What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Algeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

6,509 people, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Refugees by country of asylum

Algeria

183,368 people

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

176,859 people

in 2024

Algeria rank

36th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

37th

Refugees by country of asylum over time

Algeria
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 183,368 people against 176,859 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 6,509 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Algeria ranks 36th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 37th of 183 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	36,180 people	147,175 people	110,995 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	156,748 people	207,722 people	50,974 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	187,966 people	535,806 people	347,840 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	131,704 people	517,938 people	386,234 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	94,626 people	185,450 people	90,824 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	115,321 people	202,755 people	87,434 people	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Algeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Algeria, at 183,368 people against 176,859 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Algeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 6,509 people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?: Algeria ranks 36th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Refugees by country of asylum
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,465 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.