UNHCR Tanzania Operational Update - September 2026

Countries: United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. As of 30 September 2026, Tanzania hosts 132,775 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from the DRC and Burundi. Of these, 91,480 live in Nyarugusu Camp, while 42,441 (mostly Burundian) refugees live in Dar es Salaam, urban areas, villages, and old settlements in Kigoma, Katavi, and Tabora regions. In collaboration with the Government, UNHCR