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.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| China | 8,174 |
| India | 6,998 |
| Kenya | 5,626 |
| United States | 4,649 |
| United Kingdom | 3,951 |
| South Africa | 1,680 |
| Uganda | 1,626 |
| Egypt | 1,183 |
| Canada | 1,131 |
| Pakistan | 955 |
| Germany | 943 |
| Netherlands | 901 |
| Other | 13,889 |
Industry is not available for this register.
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 origin | Expected people |
|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,700 |
| Egypt | 420 |
| Sri Lanka | 350 |
| Burundi | 320 |
| China | 240 |
| Rwanda | 230 |
| Oman | 190 |
| Uganda | 180 |
| Sudan | 150 |
| South Africa | 140 |
| Türkiye | 130 |
| Zimbabwe | 110 |
| Other | 2,400 |
Based on 106,318 names whose origin the model can place; 101,601 names common to many countries are counted but not assigned.
Abroad, 27,989 people from Tanzania are documented in 174 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 8,790 |
| United Kingdom | 7,603 |
| Kenya | 3,084 |
| South Africa | 2,008 |
| Canada | 1,495 |
| Switzerland | 999 |
| Netherlands | 904 |
| India | 889 |
| Germany | 799 |
| Australia | 716 |
| Luxembourg | 629 |
| France | 597 |
| Other | 8,470 |
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.