Menu
English
Refugees from Burundi: Total

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations

JSON 
 
Refugees from Burundi: Total JSON 
182,966
Last updated 31 Aug 2019
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 
Location name Source Data date Population
Adjumani 31 Aug 2019
  0.0% 		3
Arua 31 Aug 2019
  0.0% 		24
Bugesera UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 30 Apr 2019
  0.0% 		83
Dar es Salaam UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  0.0% 		27
Dar es Salaam UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  0.0% 		27
Democratic Republic of the Congo UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  3.9% 		29,799
Eastern UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 30 Apr 2019
  7.8% 		59,671
Gatore UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 30 Apr 2019
  0.0% 		81
Gihembe UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 Aug 2018
  0.0% 		9
Haut-Katanga UNHCR, Government 31 May 2019
  0.1% 		581
Huye UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 30 Apr 2019
  0.1% 		833
Isingiro 31 Aug 2019
  4.7% 		35,816
Kamwenge 31 Aug 2019
  0.0% 		31
Kasai Oriental UNHCR, Government 31 May 2019
  0.0% 		4
Kavinvira UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.0% 		12
Kigali UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 30 Apr 2019
  1.4% 		10,784
Kigeme UNHCR, Government 31 Mar 2019
  0.0% 		7
Kigoma UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  11.1% 		84,668
Kikuube 31 Aug 2019
  0.0% 		86
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 31 May 2019
  0.0% 		48
Kinshasa UNHCR, Government 31 May 2019
  0.0% 		48
Kiryandongo 31 Aug 2019
  0.0% 		35
Kiziba UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 Jan 2018
  0.0% 		7
Kyegegwa 31 Aug 2019
  0.4% 		3,241
Lomami UNHCR, Government 31 May 2019
  0.0% 		14
Lukolo (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 31 May 2019
  0.0% 		265
Lusenda UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  3.9% 		29,799
Mahama UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 30 Apr 2019
  7.8% 		59,671
Maniema UNHCR, Government 31 May 2019
  0.0% 		265
Mtendeli UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  4.5% 		34,104
Mulongwe (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.9% 		7,221
Nduta UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  11.1% 		84,668
Nord-Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.1% 		626
Northern UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 Aug 2018
  0.0% 		9
Northern Region 31 Aug 2019
  0.0% 		24
Nyabiheke UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 30 Sep 2018
  0.0% 		3
Nyanza UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 Mar 2019
  0.0% 		12
Nyarugusu Camp UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  8.4% 		64,167
Rwanda UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 30 Apr 2019
  7.8% 		59,671
South-Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.8% 		6,303
Southern UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 30 Apr 2019
  0.1% 		833
Sud Kivu UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  3.9% 		29,799
Tanganyka UNHCR, Government 31 May 2019
  0.1% 		460
Tanzania (United Republic of) UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  11.1% 		84,668
TC Monge Monge (Rural Area) UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.0% 		3
Uganda 31 Aug 2019
  4.7% 		35,816
Western UNHCR, Government, MIDIMAR 31 Jan 2018
  0.0% 		7
Western Region 31 Aug 2019
  4.7% 		35,816

Refugees from Burundi: Total (Post-April 2015 Time Chart) JSON 
Refugees from Burundi: Post-April 2015 Influx JSON 
181,124
Last updated 31 Aug 2019
Source - UNHCR, Government 
Refugees from Burundi: Pre-April 2015 Influx JSON 
1,842
Last updated 31 Aug 2019
Source - UNHCR, Government 
  Latest Documents
  View all (492)
  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
  View all
RRP Financial Information (2019)
$157,079,765
Total appeal
Date of Funding Data 14 August 2019 (1 month ago)
  Links
Refugees Self-Reliance Initiative
Promoting opportunities for refugees around the world to become self-reliant and achieve a better quality of life.
Subscribe to interagency contact list
Link to subscribe to the Contact List for the Burundi refugee Situation in Tanzania
  View all
  News
...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

 View more