Tanzania Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Tanzania vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Tanzania	World
1960	17.4	22.5
1961	17.4	22.5
1962	17.4	22.4
1963	17.4	22.2
1964	17.4	22
1965	17.3	21.8
1966	17.2	21.7
1967	17.2	21.6
1968	17.1	21.5
1969	17.1	21.5
1970	17.1	21.4
1971	17	21.4
1972	17	21.5
1973	17	21.5
1974	16.9	21.6
1975	16.9	21.7
1976	16.8	21.9
1977	16.8	22
1978	16.7	22.2
1979	16.6	22.3
1980	16.5	22.5
1981	16.4	22.6
1982	16.3	22.7
1983	16.2	22.9
1984	16.2	23
1985	16.3	23.2
1986	16.4	23.3
1987	16.5	23.4
1988	16.6	23.6
1989	16.6	23.8
1990	16.7	23.9
1991	16.7	24.1
1992	16.8	24.3
1993	17	24.5
1994	17.3	24.7
1995	17.4	25
1996	17.4	25.2
1997	17.3	25.4
1998	17.3	25.7
1999	17.4	25.9
2000	17.4	26.1
2001	17.5	26.3
2002	17.5	26.5
2003	17.4	26.7
2004	17.4	27
2005	17.4	27.2
2006	17.4	27.4
2007	17.3	27.6
2008	17.3	27.8
2009	17.2	28
2010	17.2	28.2
2011	17.2	28.4
2012	17.3	28.6
2013	17.3	28.9
2014	17.4	29.1
2015	17.5	29.3
2016	17.6	29.5
2017	17.8	29.8
2018	17.9	30
2019	17.9	30.3
2020	18	30.6
2021	18.1	30.8
2022	18.2	31
2023	18.3	31.3
2024	18.4	31.6
2025	18.5	31.9
2026	18.6	32.1
2027	18.7	32.3
2028	18.9	32.6
2029	19	32.8
2030	19.1	33
2031	19.2	33.2
2032	19.4	33.4
2033	19.5	33.6
2034	19.7	33.8
2035	19.9	34
2036	20	34.2
2037	20.2	34.4
2038	20.4	34.6
2039	20.6	34.8
2040	20.8	35
2041	21	35.2
2042	21.2	35.4
2043	21.4	35.6
2044	21.6	35.8
2045	21.8	36
2046	22	36.2
2047	22.2	36.4
2048	22.4	36.6
2049	22.6	36.8
2050	22.8	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Tanzania was 17.4 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 18.4 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 165th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Tanzania ranks 184th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Tanzania is expected to increase to around 22.8 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Tanzania demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Tanzania
	Male	Female
0-4	8.13%	7.94%
5-9	7.19%	7.04%
10-14	6.16%	6.07%
15-19	5.47%	5.43%
20-24	4.65%	4.64%
25-29	3.94%	3.93%
30-34	3.22%	3.25%
35-39	2.65%	2.76%
40-44	2.17%	2.32%
45-49	1.78%	1.9%
50-54	1.4%	1.45%
55-59	0.96%	1.04%
60-64	0.63%	0.82%
65-69	0.47%	0.7%
70-74	0.35%	0.51%
75-79	0.23%	0.33%
80+	0.16%	0.29%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Tanzania has high demographic potential with 77.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 12/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Tanzania			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	89.8%	85.2%	4.56%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	89.6%	85%	4.58%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	89.5%	84.9%	4.6%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	89.7%	85%	4.63%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	90.1%	85.5%	4.67%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	90.9%	86.2%	4.72%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	91.8%	87.1%	4.77%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	92.8%	88%	4.82%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	93.4%	88.5%	4.86%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	93.8%	88.9%	4.9%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	94.2%	89.3%	4.96%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	94.7%	89.7%	5.03%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	95%	89.9%	5.1%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	95.4%	90.2%	5.18%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	95.9%	90.6%	5.27%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	96.4%	91.1%	5.37%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	97%	91.5%	5.46%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	97.5%	91.9%	5.56%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	98.2%	92.6%	5.66%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	99.2%	93.4%	5.76%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	100.3%	94.5%	5.87%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	101.4%	95.4%	5.97%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	102.1%	96.1%	6.06%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	102.3%	96.2%	6.1%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	102.2%	96.1%	6.11%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	101.7%	95.6%	6.1%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	100.8%	94.7%	6.05%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	99.6%	93.6%	5.98%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	98.6%	92.7%	5.92%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	98%	92.1%	5.89%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	97.2%	91.4%	5.85%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	96.5%	90.7%	5.82%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	95.8%	90%	5.79%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	94.1%	88.4%	5.68%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	91.4%	85.9%	5.51%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	90%	84.5%	5.42%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	90.6%	85.2%	5.45%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	91.1%	85.6%	5.46%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	90.7%	85.3%	5.41%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	90.4%	85%	5.36%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	89.9%	84.6%	5.3%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	89.8%	84.5%	5.26%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	89.9%	84.6%	5.24%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	90.1%	84.8%	5.22%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	90.3%	85.1%	5.21%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	90.7%	85.5%	5.21%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	91.1%	85.9%	5.21%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	91.4%	86.2%	5.23%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	91.8%	86.6%	5.27%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	92.5%	87.1%	5.34%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	92.8%	87.4%	5.42%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	92.6%	87.1%	5.48%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	92.2%	86.7%	5.54%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	91.8%	86.2%	5.59%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	91.2%	85.6%	5.61%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	90.4%	84.8%	5.61%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	89.3%	83.7%	5.6%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	88.4%	82.8%	5.59%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	87.8%	82.2%	5.6%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	87.2%	81.6%	5.62%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	86.5%	80.9%	5.63%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	85.7%	80.1%	5.62%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	85%	79.4%	5.62%	54%	39%	15%
2023	84.4%	78.8%	5.61%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	83.8%	78.2%	5.6%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Tanzania decreased from 90.3% to 83.8% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Tanzania working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Tanzania	World
1960	52.7%	57.6%
1961	52.7%	57.5%
1962	52.8%	57.4%
1963	52.7%	57.2%
1964	52.6%	57%
1965	52.4%	56.9%
1966	52.1%	56.8%
1967	51.9%	56.9%
1968	51.7%	56.9%
1969	51.6%	56.9%
1970	51.5%	57%
1971	51.4%	57.1%
1972	51.3%	57.2%
1973	51.2%	57.3%
1974	51%	57.3%
1975	50.9%	57.4%
1976	50.8%	57.5%
1977	50.6%	57.7%
1978	50.5%	58%
1979	50.2%	58.4%
1980	49.9%	58.7%
1981	49.7%	59%
1982	49.5%	59.3%
1983	49.4%	59.6%
1984	49.5%	59.9%
1985	49.6%	60.1%
1986	49.8%	60.4%
1987	50.1%	60.5%
1988	50.3%	60.7%
1989	50.5%	60.8%
1990	50.7%	60.9%
1991	50.9%	61%
1992	51.1%	61.1%
1993	51.5%	61.2%
1994	52.3%	61.3%
1995	52.6%	61.5%
1996	52.5%	61.7%
1997	52.3%	61.9%
1998	52.4%	62.2%
1999	52.5%	62.5%
2000	52.7%	62.8%
2001	52.7%	63.1%
2002	52.7%	63.4%
2003	52.6%	63.7%
2004	52.5%	64%
2005	52.4%	64.3%
2006	52.3%	64.5%
2007	52.2%	64.7%
2008	52.1%	64.9%
2009	52%	65%
2010	51.9%	65.1%
2011	51.9%	65.2%
2012	52%	65.2%
2013	52.2%	65.2%
2014	52.3%	65.2%
2015	52.5%	65.1%
2016	52.8%	65.1%
2017	53.1%	65%
2018	53.3%	64.9%
2019	53.4%	64.9%
2020	53.6%	64.8%
2021	53.8%	64.9%
2022	54%	64.9%
2023	54.2%	65%
2024	54.4%	65.1%
2025	54.6%	65.2%
2026	54.8%	65.3%
2027	55%	65.4%
2028	55.3%	65.4%
2029	55.5%	65.4%
2030	55.8%	65.4%
2031	56.1%	65.4%
2032	56.4%	65.4%
2033	56.7%	65.4%
2034	57%	65.3%
2035	57.3%	65.2%
2036	57.6%	65%
2037	57.9%	64.9%
2038	58.2%	64.7%
2039	58.4%	64.6%
2040	58.7%	64.5%
2041	58.9%	64.4%
2042	59.1%	64.3%
2043	59.4%	64.2%
2044	59.6%	64.1%
2045	59.8%	63.9%
2046	60%	63.8%
2047	60.2%	63.7%
2048	60.4%	63.6%
2049	60.6%	63.4%
2050	60.8%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Tanzania changed from 52.5% to 54.4% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Tanzania	World
1960	44.9%	37.4%
1961	44.8%	37.5%
1962	44.8%	37.6%
1963	44.8%	37.8%
1964	45%	38%
1965	45.2%	38%
1966	45.4%	38%
1967	45.6%	38%
1968	45.8%	37.9%
1969	45.9%	37.8%
1970	46%	37.7%
1971	46.1%	37.6%
1972	46.1%	37.5%
1973	46.2%	37.3%
1974	46.3%	37.2%
1975	46.4%	37.1%
1976	46.5%	36.9%
1977	46.6%	36.7%
1978	46.7%	36.3%
1979	46.9%	35.9%
1980	47.2%	35.5%
1981	47.4%	35.2%
1982	47.5%	34.9%
1983	47.6%	34.6%
1984	47.5%	34.3%
1985	47.4%	34%
1986	47.2%	33.8%
1987	46.9%	33.6%
1988	46.7%	33.4%
1989	46.5%	33.2%
1990	46.3%	33%
1991	46.2%	32.9%
1992	46%	32.7%
1993	45.5%	32.5%
1994	44.9%	32.3%
1995	44.5%	32.1%
1996	44.7%	31.8%
1997	44.8%	31.5%
1998	44.7%	31.1%
1999	44.7%	30.8%
2000	44.6%	30.4%
2001	44.5%	30%
2002	44.6%	29.6%
2003	44.6%	29.2%
2004	44.7%	28.8%
2005	44.8%	28.5%
2006	44.9%	28.1%
2007	45%	27.9%
2008	45.1%	27.6%
2009	45.3%	27.5%
2010	45.3%	27.3%
2011	45.2%	27.1%
2012	45.1%	27%
2013	44.9%	26.9%
2014	44.8%	26.8%
2015	44.5%	26.6%
2016	44.2%	26.5%
2017	44%	26.4%
2018	43.8%	26.2%
2019	43.6%	26%
2020	43.4%	25.8%
2021	43.1%	25.6%
2022	42.9%	25.3%
2023	42.7%	25%
2024	42.5%	24.7%
2025	42.3%	24.4%
2026	42.1%	24.1%
2027	41.9%	23.8%
2028	41.7%	23.4%
2029	41.4%	23.1%
2030	41.1%	22.8%
2031	40.9%	22.6%
2032	40.5%	22.3%
2033	40.2%	22.1%
2034	39.8%	21.9%
2035	39.5%	21.7%
2036	39.1%	21.6%
2037	38.8%	21.5%
2038	38.4%	21.4%
2039	38.1%	21.3%
2040	37.8%	21.2%
2041	37.5%	21.1%
2042	37.1%	21%
2043	36.8%	21%
2044	36.5%	20.9%
2045	36.2%	20.8%
2046	35.9%	20.7%
2047	35.6%	20.7%
2048	35.4%	20.6%
2049	35.1%	20.5%
2050	34.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Tanzania decreased from 44.7% to 42.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Tanzania	World
1960	2.4%	4.97%
1961	2.42%	4.99%
1962	2.43%	5.01%
1963	2.44%	5.02%
1964	2.46%	5.04%
1965	2.47%	5.08%
1966	2.49%	5.12%
1967	2.5%	5.16%
1968	2.51%	5.2%
1969	2.53%	5.24%
1970	2.55%	5.28%
1971	2.58%	5.32%
1972	2.62%	5.37%
1973	2.65%	5.42%
1974	2.69%	5.47%
1975	2.73%	5.53%
1976	2.77%	5.59%
1977	2.82%	5.65%
1978	2.86%	5.71%
1979	2.89%	5.77%
1980	2.93%	5.81%
1981	2.96%	5.81%
1982	3%	5.8%
1983	3.01%	5.79%
1984	3.02%	5.8%
1985	3.02%	5.82%
1986	3.01%	5.86%
1987	3%	5.91%
1988	2.98%	5.95%
1989	2.97%	6.01%
1990	2.97%	6.07%
1991	2.96%	6.14%
1992	2.95%	6.21%
1993	2.93%	6.29%
1994	2.88%	6.37%
1995	2.85%	6.45%
1996	2.86%	6.53%
1997	2.86%	6.61%
1998	2.84%	6.68%
1999	2.82%	6.76%
2000	2.79%	6.84%
2001	2.77%	6.92%
2002	2.76%	7.01%
2003	2.75%	7.1%
2004	2.74%	7.18%
2005	2.73%	7.26%
2006	2.73%	7.34%
2007	2.73%	7.41%
2008	2.75%	7.47%
2009	2.77%	7.52%
2010	2.81%	7.58%
2011	2.84%	7.66%
2012	2.88%	7.78%
2013	2.91%	7.92%
2014	2.94%	8.08%
2015	2.95%	8.26%
2016	2.96%	8.45%
2017	2.97%	8.65%
2018	2.98%	8.88%
2019	3%	9.1%
2020	3.02%	9.33%
2021	3.03%	9.53%
2022	3.04%	9.74%
2023	3.04%	9.98%
2024	3.05%	10.2%
2025	3.04%	10.4%
2026	3.04%	10.6%
2027	3.03%	10.8%
2028	3.02%	11.1%
2029	3.02%	11.5%
2030	3.03%	11.7%
2031	3.04%	12%
2032	3.07%	12.3%
2033	3.1%	12.6%
2034	3.14%	12.8%
2035	3.2%	13.1%
2036	3.26%	13.4%
2037	3.32%	13.7%
2038	3.4%	13.9%
2039	3.48%	14.1%
2040	3.56%	14.3%
2041	3.64%	14.5%
2042	3.73%	14.7%
2043	3.82%	14.9%
2044	3.9%	15%
2045	3.99%	15.2%
2046	4.08%	15.4%
2047	4.17%	15.7%
2048	4.26%	15.9%
2049	4.36%	16.1%
2050	4.45%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Tanzania increased from 2.74% to 3.05% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.