Refugees from Burundi: Total

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Refugees from Burundi: Total JSON 
43,551
Last updated 30 Nov 2025
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 Uganda prior to April 2015.
Refugees from Burundi: Breakdown by Location JSON 
Nom du lieu Source Data date Population
Adjumani 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 2
Aru Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 1
Biringi Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 1
Dadaab 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 52
Dagahaley Ref. Camp 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 16
Dar es Salaam Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 22
Eastern Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   11.3% 41,007
Fafi 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 14
Garissa 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 52
Hagadera Ref. Camp 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 14
Haut-Katanga Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.3% 1,103
Huye Urban Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.2% 673
Ifo 2 Ref. Camp 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 12
Ifo Ref. Camp 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 52
Isingiro 30 Nov 2025   9.9% 35,732
Ituri Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 1
Kakuma Refugee Camp 30 Nov 2025   1.8% 6,641
Kalehe Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 35
Kalobeyei 30 Nov 2025   0.5% 1,645
Kamwenge 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 58
Kigali Urban Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   2.0% 7,185
Kigeme Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 1
Kinshasa Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 59
Kinshasa Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 59
Kiryandongo 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 43
Kiziba Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 8
Kyegegwa 30 Nov 2025   1.0% 3,495
Lomami Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 10
Lualaba Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 31
Lukolo (Rural Area) Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.1% 237
Lusenda Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   6.7% 24,411
Mahama Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   11.3% 41,007
Maniema Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.1% 237
Mulongwe (Rural Area) Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   3.8% 13,886
Nairobi 30 Nov 2025   0.5% 1,827
Nduta Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   15.2% 55,189
Nord-Kivu Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.2% 694
Northern Region 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 9
Nyabiheke Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 6
Nyarugusu Camp Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   12.8% 46,509
South-Kivu Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   1.7% 6,291
Southern Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.2% 673
Sud Kivu Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   6.7% 24,411
Tanganyika Government, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.1% 278
Turkana 30 Nov 2025   1.8% 6,641
Turkana West 30 Nov 2025   1.8% 6,641
Western Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 30 Nov 2025   0.0% 8
Western Region 30 Nov 2025   9.9% 35,732

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  La crise des réfugiés dans la médias
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Regional emergencies push Uganda's refugee hosting to breaking point

UNHCR, 21 Dec 2015

KAMPALA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) – Three emergencies in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and South Sudan have push the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda to astronomical levels, forcing the east African country to look up to donors for support. Uganda is currently host to 51... Lire plus

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Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements was in Uganda from 14-16 November for her first visit to Africa since joining the UN Refugee Agency in July 2015.

UNHCR, 19 Nov 2015

Clements was given a first-hand look at the refugee situation in Uganda, a country which is now host to more than half a million refugees. She was accompanied by Ugandan Commissioner for Refugees David Apollo Kazungu, UNHCR Africa Bureau Director Valentin Tapsoba and UNHCR Representative in Uganda ... Lire plus

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Uganda wants intl. aid to deal with influx of Burundi refugees

PressTV, 06 Jul 2015

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An EXCOM donor mission from Geneva visited Uganda to gain a deeper understanding of UNHCR and partners responses to refugee influxes.
14 Apr 2016
A total of 18,807 Burundian refugees have been received in Uganda since the onset of the influx.
13 Jan 2016
As end of October 2015 Uganda host more than half a million refugee majority are from DR Congo, South Sudan , Somalia and Burundi .
19 Nov 2015
The Head of Offic and the Peace Advisor in the Resident Coordinator’s Office Kampala, visited Nakivale refugee settlement.
01 Oct 2015
A total of 921 individuals are residing at Kabazana Reception Centre.
23 Sep 2015
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RRP Financial Information (2021)
27 246 644,00 $US
Total appeal
Date of Funding Data 28 October 2021 (4 years ago)