Refugees from Burundi: Total

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Refugees from Burundi: Total JSON 
104,260
Last updated 30 Sep 2024
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 
Nom du lieu Source Data date Population
Adjumani 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 2
Aru Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 1
Biringi Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 1
Dadaab 30 Sep 2024   1.0% 3,633
Dagahaley Ref. Camp 30 Sep 2024   0.6% 2,110
Dar es Salaam Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 23
Eastern Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 Aug 2024   10.4% 39,544
Fafi 30 Sep 2024   0.4% 1,421
Garissa 30 Sep 2024   1.0% 3,633
Hagadera Ref. Camp 30 Sep 2024   0.4% 1,421
Haut-Katanga Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.4% 1,542
Huye Urban Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 Aug 2024   0.2% 667
Ifo 2 Ref. Camp 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 3
Ifo Ref. Camp 30 Sep 2024   1.0% 3,633
Isingiro 30 Sep 2024   8.9% 33,678
Ituri Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 1
Kakuma Refugee Camp 30 Sep 2024   1.6% 6,117
Kalehe Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 35
Kalobeyei 30 Sep 2024   0.4% 1,534
Kamwenge 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 47
Kasai Oriental Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 1
Kigali Urban Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 Aug 2024   1.9% 7,240
Kigeme Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 Aug 2024   0.0% 6
Kinshasa Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 43
Kinshasa Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 43
Kiryandongo 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 43
Kiziba Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 Aug 2024   0.0% 8
Kyegegwa 30 Sep 2024   0.9% 3,369
Lomami Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 10
Lualaba Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 30
Lukolo (Rural Area) Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.1% 237
Lusenda Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   6.9% 26,200
Mahama Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 Aug 2024   10.4% 39,544
Maniema Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.1% 237
Mulongwe (Rural Area) Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   3.3% 12,549
Nairobi 30 Sep 2024   0.5% 1,760
Nduta Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   15.0% 56,740
Nord-Kivu Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.2% 688
Northern Region 30 Sep 2024   0.0% 10
Nyabiheke Camp Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 Aug 2024   0.0% 6
Nyarugusu Camp Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   12.5% 47,497
South-Kivu Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   2.7% 10,309
Southern Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 Aug 2024   0.2% 667
Sud Kivu Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   6.9% 26,200
Tanganyika Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   0.1% 497
Turkana 30 Sep 2024   1.6% 6,117
Turkana West 30 Sep 2024   1.6% 6,117
Western Government, MINEMA, UNHCR 31 Aug 2024   0.0% 8
Western Region 30 Sep 2024   8.9% 33,678

Refugees from Burundi: Total (Post-April 2015 Time Chart) JSON 
Refugees from Burundi: Post-April 2015 Influx JSON 
103,036
Last updated 30 Sep 2024
Source - Government, UNHCR 
Refugees from Burundi: Pre-April 2015 Influx JSON 
1,224
Last updated 30 Sep 2024
Source - Government, UNHCR 
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10 Oct 2016
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UNHCR, 29 Jun 2015

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UNHCR, 26 Jun 2015

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UNHCR, 26 May 2015

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UNHCR, 22 May 2015

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