Forcibly displaced people in Tanzania
Tanzania: Forcibly displaced people was 214,404 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Tanzania, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in Tanzania stood at 214,404.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Tanzania peaked at 352,700 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89,375, in 2014.
Tanzania ranks 61st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 110,532 | — |
| 2011 | 131,950 | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 101,542 | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 102,506 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 89,375 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 213,995 | +139.4% |
| 2016 | 290,037 | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 352,700 | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 317,981 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 271,725 | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 263,393 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 234,870 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 234,974 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 229,096 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 218,123 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 214,404 | -1.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 214,404 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 214,404 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +139.4% | 89,375 | 213,995 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 198,234 | 89,375 | 352,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 232,477 | 214,404 | 263,393 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Tanzania?
- Forcibly displaced people in Tanzania was 214,404 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 352,700 in 2017.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,375 in 2014.
- How does Tanzania rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Tanzania ranks 61st out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.