MigrantoMigration trends in Tanzania
Africa
Tanzania takes in more people than it loses: 422.9K immigrants against 225K emigrants. Net balance +197.9K — 0% of the country's population
68.6M
Population
422.9K
Immigrants
225K
Emigrants
+197.9K
Inflow
1 in 162 residents of Tanzania was born abroad — and 1 in 306 people born in Tanzania lives abroad
#86 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows 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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
Ask Migo
Tap a question — our AI assistant answers it in chat, with real migration data
Where to live?
Score countries, regions and cities by what matters to you
Living in Tanzania
See the full country overview