Tanzania—Net Migration
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #159 of 217Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
-12,730
2025
YoY Change
+57.4%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#159
of 217 countries
Maximum
201,495
2015
Minimum
-324,478
2009
Last
-12,730
Previous
-29,865
Highest
201,495
Lowest
-324,478
Unit
people
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Tanzania's net migration was -12,730 in 2025, ranking #159 out of 217 countries. This represents a +57.4% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 201,495 (2015) and the lowest was -324,478 (2009). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Tanzania — Net Migration: -12,730 people for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -12,730 | +57.4% |
| 2024 | -29,865 | +24.2% |
| 2023 | -39,388 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | -37,557 | -387.5% |
| 2021 | -7,704 | +58.6% |
| 2020 | -18,587 | +70.8% |
| 2019 | -63,602 | -14.7% |
| 2018 | -55,444 | -146.5% |
| 2017 | 119,142 | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 152,194 | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 201,495 | +1055.7% |
| 2014 | -21,083 | -1798.9% |
| 2013 | 1,241 | +102.5% |
| 2012 | -49,875 | +41.0% |
| 2011 | -84,546 | +30.7% |
| 2010 | -122,020 | +62.4% |
| 2009 | -324,478 | -75.6% |
| 2008 | -184,816 | -45.8% |
| 2007 | -126,793 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | -128,231 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -128,251 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | -126,490 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | -127,101 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | -118,047 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | -125,375 | -1192.4% |
| 2000 | -9,701 |
Top Countries — Net Migration
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 1.7M | 2025 |
| 2 | United States | 1.2M | 2025 |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | 421,693 | 2025 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 389,911 | 2025 |
| 5 | Canada | 326,204 | 2025 |
| 6 | Sudan | 291,469 | 2025 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 166,615 | 2025 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 158,634 | 2025 |
| 9 | South Africa | 146,370 | 2025 |
| 10 | Japan | 140,579 | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Unit
people