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People from abroad in Tanzania, and Tanzania's people abroad

compatriots.net finds 50,027 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Tanzania, from 187 countries of origin; 34,378 of them are recorded by an official register.

The largest groups come from China, India, Kenya.

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Where they come from

China8,174India6,998Kenya5,626United States4,649United Kingdom3,951South Africa1,680Uganda1,626Egypt1,183Canada1,131Pakistan955Germany943Netherlands901Other13,889
Country of originPeople
China8,174
India6,998
Kenya5,626
United States4,649
United Kingdom3,951
South Africa1,680
Uganda1,626
Egypt1,183
Canada1,131
Pakistan955
Germany943
Netherlands901
Other13,889

Industries

Industry is not available for this register.

Where the names come from (estimate)

Where the names in Tanzania's company register come from, estimated by a name-origin model and adjusted to Tanzania's own mix. These are expected counts, not people with a documented move, and no individual is labelled by them.

Name originExpected people
Kenya1,700
Egypt420
Sri Lanka350
Burundi320
China240
Rwanda230
Oman190
Uganda180
Sudan150
South Africa140
Türkiye130
Zimbabwe110
Other2,400

Based on 106,318 names whose origin the model can place; 101,601 names common to many countries are counted but not assigned.

Tanzania's people abroad

Abroad, 27,989 people from Tanzania are documented in 174 other countries.

United States8,790United Kingdom7,603Kenya3,084South Africa2,008Canada1,495Switzerland999Netherlands904India889Germany799Australia716Luxembourg629France597Other8,470
Host countryPeople
United States8,790
United Kingdom7,603
Kenya3,084
South Africa2,008
Canada1,495
Switzerland999
Netherlands904
India889
Germany799
Australia716
Luxembourg629
France597
Other8,470

Tanzania's company register lists 465,936 officer rows, 461,864 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.00; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).

Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".

Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.