United Republic of Tanzania

1950

2025

2100

United Republic of Tanzania

1950

2025

2100

What to know

Net emigration of 12,730 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, United Republic of Tanzania has lost a cumulative 1.3 million people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Key statistics for 2025

Net migrants

-12,730

Net migration rate

-0.2 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Is migration positive or negative?

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-2,762,678

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

349,348

Top year: 1994

Peak emigration

-473,007

Lowest year: 1996

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-21724

Per year

United Republic of Tanzania loses approximately 12,730 people per year to emigration (0.2 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 349,348 in 1994.

The bottom line

Migration flows in United Republic of Tanzania are relatively modest.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).