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

7,670 people, with Romania ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

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

Romania

184,529 people

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

176,859 people

in 2024

Romania rank

34th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

37th

Refugees by country of asylum over time

Romania
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Romania currently reports 184,529 people against 176,859 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 7,670 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Romania ranks 34th 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	Romania	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,000 people	162,130 people	161,130 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	1,000 people	168,552 people	167,552 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	756.89 people	565,875 people	565,118 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	1,698 people	517,938 people	516,240 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	2,457 people	185,450 people	182,994 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	77,084 people	202,755 people	125,672 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, Romania or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Romania, at 184,529 people against 176,859 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Romania and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 7,670 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Romania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?: Romania ranks 34th 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.