Refugees from Burundi: Total

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Refugees from Burundi: Total JSON 
36,609
Last updated 31 Mar 2026
Source - Government, UNHCR 
A note on the refugee population from Burundi
The above total reflects the refugee population covered by the Burundi Regional Refugee Response Plan and includes Burundian refugees who fled since April 2015, as well as the smaller population who had sought asylum in Tanzania prior to April 2015. It does not include a further 42,000 Burundian refugees who have lived for decades in Tanzania and no longer receive assistance.
Refugees from Burundi: Breakdown By Location JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Adjumani 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 2
Aru Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 1
Biringi Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 1
Dadaab 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 46
Dagahaley Ref. Camp 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 12
Dar es Salaam Government, UNHCR 31 Mar 2026   0.0% 21
Eastern Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   13.9% 41,431
Fafi 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 15
Garissa 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 46
Hagadera Ref. Camp 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 15
Haut-Katanga Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.4% 1,107
Huye Urban Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.2% 660
Ifo 2 Ref. Camp 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 16
Ifo Ref. Camp 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 46
Isingiro 30 Apr 2026   11.9% 35,482
Ituri Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 1
Kakuma Refugee Camp 30 Apr 2026   2.3% 6,743
Kalehe Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 35
Kalobeyei 30 Apr 2026   0.6% 1,693
Kamwenge 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 58
Kigali Urban Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   2.4% 7,209
Kigeme Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 1
Kinshasa Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 59
Kinshasa Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 59
Kiryandongo 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 45
Kiziba Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 8
Kyegegwa 30 Apr 2026   1.2% 3,527
Lomami Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 10
Lualaba Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 31
Lukolo (Rural Area) Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.1% 237
Lusenda Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   8.1% 24,172
Mahama Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   13.9% 41,431
Maniema Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.1% 237
Mulongwe (Rural Area) Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   4.6% 13,645
Nairobi 30 Apr 2026   0.6% 1,919
Nduta Government, UNHCR 31 Mar 2026   4.9% 14,450
Nord-Kivu Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.2% 692
Northern Region 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 9
Nyabiheke Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 11
Nyarugusu Camp Government, UNHCR 31 Mar 2026   7.4% 22,138
South-Kivu Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   2.1% 6,176
Southern Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.2% 660
Sud Kivu Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   8.1% 24,172
Tanganyika Government, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.1% 279
Turkana 30 Apr 2026   2.3% 6,743
Turkana West 30 Apr 2026   2.3% 6,743
Western Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Apr 2026   0.0% 8
Western Region 30 Apr 2026   11.9% 35,482

Refugees from Burundi: Total (Post-April 2015 Time Chart) JSON 
Refugees from Burundi: Post-April 2015 Influx JSON 
35,514
Last updated 31 Mar 2026
Source - Government, UNHCR 
Refugees from Burundi: Pre-April 2015 Influx JSON 
1,095
Last updated 31 Mar 2026
Source - Government, UNHCR 
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  Highlights
UNHCR has made significant progress in the construction of transitional shelters in all three camps in North West Tanzania in anticipation of the rainy season.
10 Oct 2016
- 2,443 New Arrivals recorded so far in July 2016, averaging 111 individuals a day.
30 Apr 2016
1,637 inter-camp family reunification performed; including previously Unaccompanied/Separated Children and female spouses.
30 Apr 2016
- 27,793 Burundian refugees relocated from Nyarugusu to Nduta and Mtendeli between 07-Oct-2015 and 30-Apr-2016.
30 Apr 2016
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RRP Financial Information (2021)
101.692.513,00 US$
Total appeal
Date of Funding Data 28 October 2021 (hace 4 años)
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More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections

UNHCR, 29 Jun 2015

NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, June 29, (UNHCR) – More than 6,000 refugees fleeing Burundi have crossed over into Tanzania in the last three days, taking to over 66,000 the total number of refugees who have arrived from its central African neighbour since May 1, according to the UN refugee agency... Read more

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More than 100,000 refugees vaccinated against cholera in Tanzania

UNHCR, 26 Jun 2015

NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, June 26 (UNHCR) – More than 100,000 refugees have been vaccinated against cholera in a major initiative to prevent a repeat outbreak of the epidemic which killed 31 people last month in northwestern Tanzania. Twenty five temporary vaccination sites were set up in... Read more

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Tanzania cholera epidemic deaths among Burundian refugees and local population halted, new cases down sharply

UNHCR, 26 May 2015

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 26 May 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In western Tanzania's Lake Tanganyika area, containment measures to deal with a cholera epidemic that has c... Read more

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Rescue on Lake Tanganyika

UNHCR TRACKS, 26 May 2015

Kagunga is a small Tanzanian village close to the border with Burundi. Wedged between a steep mountain range and the waters of Lake Tanganyika, it has little access to other parts of Tanzania except by boat. And so, almost overnight, this sleepy fishing community has become the focal point of a huma... Read more

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Cholera epidemic among refugee and host communities in Tanzania claims 31 lives, situation worsening

UNHCR, 22 May 2015

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 22 May 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. With refugees still fleeing from Burundi into neighbouring countries, the cholera epidemic declared by the ... Read more

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