As of 2020, there were some 271.7 thousand refugees and asylum seekers in Tanzania. The number increased from 214 thousand in 2015. In recent years, Tanzania has been the destination for refugees from the neighboring Burundi, who fled armed violence in the country.
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UN DESA. (December 30, 2020). Number of refugee and asylum seekers in Tanzania from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230123/number-of-refugee-and-asylum-seekers-in-tanzania/
UN DESA. "Number of refugee and asylum seekers in Tanzania from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230123/number-of-refugee-and-asylum-seekers-in-tanzania/
UN DESA. (2020). Number of refugee and asylum seekers in Tanzania from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230123/number-of-refugee-and-asylum-seekers-in-tanzania/
UN DESA. "Number of Refugee and Asylum Seekers in Tanzania from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230123/number-of-refugee-and-asylum-seekers-in-tanzania/
UN DESA, Number of refugee and asylum seekers in Tanzania from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230123/number-of-refugee-and-asylum-seekers-in-tanzania/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of refugee and asylum seekers in Tanzania from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], UN DESA, December 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230123/number-of-refugee-and-asylum-seekers-in-tanzania/