Refugees from Burundi: Total

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Refugees from Burundi: Total JSON 
104,113
Last updated 30 Nov 2024
Source - UNHCR, Government 
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 
Nom du lieu Source Data date Population
Adjumani 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 2
Aru UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 1
Biringi UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 1
Dadaab 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 48
Dagahaley Ref. Camp 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 11
Dar es Salaam UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 23
Eastern UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 30 Nov 2024   11.0% 39,825
Fafi 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 11
Garissa 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 48
Hagadera Ref. Camp 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 11
Haut-Katanga UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.3% 984
Huye Urban UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 30 Nov 2024   0.2% 656
Ifo 2 Ref. Camp 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 3
Ifo Ref. Camp 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 48
Isingiro 30 Nov 2024   9.4% 34,028
Ituri UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 1
Kakuma Refugee Camp 30 Nov 2024   1.7% 6,202
Kalehe UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 35
Kalobeyei 30 Nov 2024   0.4% 1,565
Kamwenge 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 47
Kasai Oriental UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 1
Kigali Urban UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 30 Nov 2024   2.0% 7,231
Kigeme Camp UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 2
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 60
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 60
Kiryandongo 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 43
Kiziba Camp UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 8
Kyegegwa 30 Nov 2024   0.9% 3,377
Lomami UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 10
Lualaba UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 31
Lukolo (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.1% 237
Lusenda UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   7.2% 26,085
Mahama Camp UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 30 Nov 2024   11.0% 39,825
Maniema UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.1% 237
Mulongwe (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   4.1% 14,759
Nairobi 30 Nov 2024   0.5% 1,767
Nduta UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   15.5% 56,505
Nord-Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.2% 693
Northern Region 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 10
Nyabiheke Camp UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 6
Nyarugusu Camp UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   13.1% 47,585
South-Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   2.2% 8,076
Southern UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 30 Nov 2024   0.2% 656
Sud Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   7.2% 26,085
Tanganyika UNHCR, Government 30 Nov 2024   0.1% 293
Turkana 30 Nov 2024   1.7% 6,202
Turkana West 30 Nov 2024   1.7% 6,202
Western UNHCR, Government, MINEMA 30 Nov 2024   0.0% 8
Western Region 30 Nov 2024   9.4% 34,028

Refugees from Burundi: Total (Post-April 2015 Time Chart) JSON 
Refugees from Burundi: Post-April 2015 Influx JSON 
102,882
Last updated 30 Nov 2024
Source - UNHCR, Government 
Refugees from Burundi: Pre-April 2015 Influx JSON 
1,231
Last updated 30 Nov 2024
Source - UNHCR, Government 
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UNHCR, 29 Jun 2015

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UNHCR, 26 Jun 2015

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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... Lire plus

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UNHCR TRACKS, 26 May 2015

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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 ... Lire plus

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