Migration trends in Tanzania
Africa
422.9K people from around the world have made Tanzania their home. That's 0.6% of the country population, arriving from 27 different countries
68.6M
Population
422.9K
Immigrants
225K
Emigrants
+197.9K
Inflow
Immigrants make up 0.6% of the population in Tanzania
The #86 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Tanzania
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
569.6K immigrants · 194.7K emigrants
1995
- Rwanda overtook Burundi as the largest source of new arrivals
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 93%
- Rose into the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Africa
- Surge of immigrants from Rwanda — 532K new arrivals
2000
- Surge of immigrants from Burundi — 318K new arrivals
- Surge of immigrants from DR Congo — 90.5K new arrivals
2005
- Rwanda replaced Kenya as the main destination for those leaving
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Africa
2010
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 60%
- Immigration from Burundi declined sharply — 350K fewer migrants from there
- Immigration from DR Congo declined sharply — 88K fewer migrants from there
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
Today
- Since 1990: 146.7K fewer foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad