Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

Tanzania Population (LIVE)

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Tanzania Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of the United Republic of Tanzania is 67,946,293 as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Tanzania 2023 population is estimated at 67,438,106 people at mid year.
Tanzania population is equivalent to 0.84% of the total world population.
Tanzania ranks number 22 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Tanzania is 76 per Km² (197 people per mi²).
The total land area is 885,800 Km2 (342,009 sq. miles)
38.0 % of the population is urban (25,659,393 people in 2023)
The median age in Tanzania is 17.0 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Tanzania (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Tanzania Global Rank
2023	67,438,106	2.96 %	1,940,358	-39,997	17.0	4.59	76	38.0 %	25,659,393	0.84 %	8,045,311,447	22
2022	65,497,748	3.00 %	1,909,414	-39,997	16.9	4.66	74	37.3 %	24,434,383	0.82 %	7,975,105,156	22
2020	61,704,518	3.06 %	1,831,939	-15,795	16.7	4.80	70	35.8 %	22,113,353	0.79 %	7,840,952,880	23
2015	52,542,823	3.10 %	1,486,459	201,562	16.4	5.09	59	32.4 %	17,035,213	0.71 %	7,426,597,537	25
2010	45,110,527	2.72 %	1,134,204	-121,993	16.4	5.29	51	28.7 %	12,959,969	0.65 %	6,985,603,105	29
2005	39,439,505	2.73 %	995,160	-128,147	16.4	5.61	45	24.8 %	9,791,527	0.60 %	6,558,176,119	30
2000	34,463,704	2.43 %	780,727	-12,539	16.3	5.69	39	22.1 %	7,624,725	0.56 %	6,148,898,975	32
1995	30,560,071	3.12 %	870,812	-109,903	15.9	5.87	34	20.1 %	6,154,968	0.53 %	5,743,219,454	32
1990	26,206,012	3.03 %	727,277	-88,284	15.6	6.20	30	18.3 %	4,807,840	0.49 %	5,316,175,862	33
1985	22,569,625	3.18 %	654,393	75,784	15.2	6.57	25	16.2 %	3,661,481	0.46 %	4,861,730,613	33
1980	19,297,659	3.51 %	610,767	-46,294	15.5	6.91	22	14.1 %	2,719,241	0.43 %	4,444,007,706	35
1975	16,243,826	3.59 %	525,127	53,248	15.8	7.00	18	11.0 %	1,781,210	0.40 %	4,069,437,231	37
1970	13,618,192	3.21 %	397,518	38,628	15.8	6.91	15	7.8 %	1,068,352	0.37 %	3,695,390,336	38
1965	11,630,603	2.98 %	317,629	3,644	16.0	6.78	13	6.1 %	704,473	0.35 %	3,337,111,983	46
1960	10,042,458	2.85 %	263,376	1,953	16.0	6.73	11	5.3 %	528,498	0.33 %	3,019,233,434	42
1955	8,725,576	2.71 %	218,635	1,226	16.1	6.61	10	4.4 %	385,389	0.32 %	2,746,072,141	46

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Tanzania Population Forecast

-39,997

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Tanzania Global Rank
2025	71,427,810	2.97 %	1,944,658	-39,997	17.3	4.42	81	39.5 %	28,244,987	0.87 %	8,191,988,453	21
2030	81,885,304	2.77 %	2,091,499	-39,997	18.1	4.09	92	43.4 %	35,529,056	0.96 %	8,546,141,327	20
2035	93,088,536	2.60 %	2,240,646	-39,997	18.9	3.79	105	47.3 %	44,000,950	1.05 %	8,879,397,401	18
2040	104,957,697	2.43 %	2,373,832	-39,997	19.9	3.49	118	51.0 %	53,579,195	1.14 %	9,188,250,492	17
2045	117,289,963	2.25 %	2,466,453	-39,997	21.0	3.23	132	54.9 %	64,407,122	1.24 %	9,467,543,575	15
2050	129,931,520	2.07 %	2,528,311		22.1	3.03	147	58.9 %	76,542,196	1.34 %	9,709,491,761	15

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Tanzania Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Tanzania

Life Expectancy

67.60 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

29.5

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

39.7

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Tanzania

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Dar es Salaam	2,698,652
2	Mwanza	436,801
3	Zanzibar	403,658
4	Arusha	341,136
5	Mbeya	291,649
6	Morogoro	250,902
7	Tanga	224,876
8	Dodoma	180,541
9	Kigoma	164,268
10	Moshi	156,959
11	Tabora	145,292
12	Songea	126,449
13	Musoma	121,119
14	Iringa	111,820
15	Katumba	108,558
16	Shinyanga	107,362
17	Mtwara	96,602
18	Ushirombo	95,052
19	Kilosa	91,889
20	Sumbawanga	89,161
21	Bagamoyo	82,426
22	Mpanda	73,338
23	Bukoba	70,628
24	Singida	62,432
25	Uyovu	60,849
26	Makumbako	53,003
27	Buseresere	52,870
28	Bunda	50,944
29	Merelani	50,000
30	Katoro	49,691
31	Ifakara	49,528
32	Njombe	46,724
33	Lindi	41,912
34	Vwawa	40,145
35	Geita	40,000
36	Nguruka	39,135
37	Newala Kisimani	38,099
38	Geiro	37,909
39	Kidatu	37,542
40	Kasulu	37,349
41	Tunduma	36,556
42	Masasi	36,032
43	Kahama	36,014
44	Kidodi	35,953
45	Igunga	35,644
46	Misungwi	35,530
47	Mlimba	34,970
48	Mafinga	34,958
49	Masumbwe	34,780
50	Chalinze	34,335
51	Babati	34,291
52	Biharamulo	34,038
53	Somanda	33,932
54	Bariadi	33,865
55	Kirando	33,111
56	Tarime	33,094
57	Tumbi	32,900
58	Bugarama	32,494
59	Mvomero	31,324
60	Chanika	30,905
61	Kyela	30,684
62	Kibiti	30,163
63	Kisesa	29,804
64	Lukuledi	29,699
65	Mlandizi	29,394
66	Rujewa	29,228
67	Ilula	29,193
68	Kibondo	28,666
69	Tukuyu	28,398
70	Namanyere	28,218

Notes

The Tanzania Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of the United Republic of Tanzania delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Tanzania (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Tanzania in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.