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Population in Cyprus compared to Tanzania: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 52.8 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Cyprus vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Tanzania
2100 1,283,630 265,496,854
2099 1,288,020 263,162,785
2098 1,292,508 260,809,535
2097 1,296,742 258,412,520
2096 1,301,023 255,996,677
2095 1,305,479 253,567,416
2094 1,309,718 251,119,386
2093 1,313,969 248,628,881
2092 1,318,737 246,107,108
2091 1,323,639 243,557,182
2090 1,328,837 241,002,065
2089 1,334,392 238,416,591
2088 1,340,131 235,797,530
2087 1,346,159 233,167,455
2086 1,352,854 230,496,041
2085 1,359,724 227,800,292
2084 1,366,740 225,111,530
2083 1,373,868 222,421,279
2082 1,381,157 219,718,263
2081 1,388,924 216,995,478
2080 1,396,828 214,255,926
2079 1,404,677 211,486,253
2078 1,412,505 208,708,063
2077 1,420,434 205,918,120
2076 1,428,032 203,106,125
2075 1,435,762 200,297,474
2074 1,443,463 197,468,017
2073 1,450,943 194,642,633
2072 1,458,241 191,824,103
2071 1,464,781 188,992,017
2070 1,471,110 186,152,377
2069 1,477,182 183,311,218
2068 1,483,033 180,475,586
2067 1,488,356 177,639,469
2066 1,492,983 174,803,090
2065 1,497,204 171,913,445
2064 1,501,025 169,064,549
2063 1,504,504 166,217,933
2062 1,507,711 163,370,044
2061 1,509,940 160,537,159
2060 1,511,787 157,722,273
2059 1,513,161 154,920,005
2058 1,514,533 152,120,539
2057 1,515,475 149,325,489
2056 1,515,978 146,519,472
2055 1,516,427 143,736,540
2054 1,516,816 140,983,905
2053 1,517,078 138,262,668
2052 1,517,120 135,553,723
2051 1,516,244 132,851,383
2050 1,515,102 130,157,751
2049 1,513,890 127,495,278
2048 1,512,298 124,821,109
2047 1,510,494 122,158,290
2046 1,508,356 119,522,516
2045 1,506,087 116,914,785
2044 1,503,508 114,329,740
2043 1,500,726 111,776,234
2042 1,497,592 109,241,835
2041 1,493,983 106,748,632
2040 1,489,871 104,272,418
2039 1,485,335 101,814,304
2038 1,480,323 99,380,232
2037 1,475,124 96,983,729
2036 1,469,196 94,601,865
2035 1,463,098 92,257,269
2034 1,456,442 89,929,444
2033 1,449,244 87,654,982
2032 1,441,479 85,409,993
2031 1,433,522 83,180,507
2030 1,424,675 80,997,163
2029 1,415,483 78,838,461
2028 1,405,454 76,730,649
2027 1,394,504 74,647,063
2026 1,383,344 72,589,279
2025 1,371,233 70,552,589
2024 1,358,282 68,560,157
2023 1,344,976 66,617,606
2022 1,331,370 64,711,821
2021 1,317,309 62,830,412
2020 1,302,247 60,972,798
2019 1,286,671 59,174,891
2018 1,270,737 57,437,145
2017 1,254,275 55,652,890
2016 1,237,112 53,824,013
2015 1,219,502 52,020,962
2014 1,201,801 50,351,512
2013 1,183,895 48,824,128
2012 1,165,397 47,374,260
2011 1,146,493 46,029,367
2010 1,127,816 44,758,488
2009 1,109,371 43,633,982
2008 1,091,026 42,570,728
2007 1,072,714 41,435,512
2006 1,054,418 40,294,902
2005 1,036,151 39,182,076
2004 1,017,875 38,109,668
2003 999,590 37,089,555
2002 981,440 36,121,304
2001 964,127 35,198,299
2000 947,667 34,260,139
1999 931,234 33,300,330
1998 914,548 32,420,458
1997 897,568 31,578,089
1996 880,290 30,945,762
1995 862,695 30,383,497
1994 844,667 29,442,356
1993 826,034 28,332,692
1992 810,341 27,457,588
1991 798,944 26,780,436
1990 788,351 26,110,207
1989 777,420 25,438,759
1988 766,235 24,769,686
1987 754,785 24,030,378
1986 743,105 23,258,959
1985 731,277 22,501,693
1984 719,334 21,779,066
1983 707,225 21,079,874
1982 696,497 20,398,571
1981 688,893 19,784,703
1980 683,076 19,189,769
1979 677,549 18,592,038
1978 672,249 17,976,566
1977 667,101 17,352,929
1976 662,032 16,736,211
1975 659,405 16,138,361
1974 663,254 15,561,630
1973 665,937 15,010,101
1972 661,063 14,479,308
1971 654,050 13,971,451
1970 647,446 13,492,677
1969 641,189 13,036,700
1968 635,157 12,602,076
1967 629,251 12,200,109
1966 623,390 11,827,459
1965 617,736 11,470,728
1964 612,521 11,127,826
1963 607,252 10,799,528
1962 601,466 10,487,756
1961 595,514 10,187,886
1960 586,490 9,901,419

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Tanzania
2100 -0.34% 0.89%
2099 -0.35% 0.9%
2098 -0.33% 0.93%
2097 -0.33% 0.94%
2096 -0.34% 0.96%
2095 -0.32% 0.97%
2094 -0.32% 1%
2093 -0.36% 1.02%
2092 -0.37% 1.05%
2091 -0.39% 1.06%
2090 -0.42% 1.08%
2089 -0.43% 1.11%
2088 -0.45% 1.13%
2087 -0.49% 1.16%
2086 -0.51% 1.18%
2085 -0.51% 1.19%
2084 -0.52% 1.21%
2083 -0.53% 1.23%
2082 -0.56% 1.25%
2081 -0.57% 1.28%
2080 -0.56% 1.31%
2079 -0.55% 1.33%
2078 -0.56% 1.35%
2077 -0.53% 1.38%
2076 -0.54% 1.4%
2075 -0.53% 1.43%
2074 -0.52% 1.45%
2073 -0.5% 1.47%
2072 -0.45% 1.5%
2071 -0.43% 1.53%
2070 -0.41% 1.55%
2069 -0.39% 1.57%
2068 -0.36% 1.6%
2067 -0.31% 1.62%
2066 -0.28% 1.68%
2065 -0.25% 1.69%
2064 -0.23% 1.71%
2063 -0.21% 1.74%
2062 -0.15% 1.76%
2061 -0.12% 1.78%
2060 -0.09% 1.81%
2059 -0.09% 1.84%
2058 -0.06% 1.87%
2057 -0.03% 1.92%
2056 -0.03% 1.94%
2055 -0.03% 1.95%
2054 -0.02% 1.97%
2053 -0.003% 2%
2052 0.06% 2.03%
2051 0.08% 2.07%
2050 0.08% 2.09%
2049 0.11% 2.14%
2048 0.12% 2.18%
2047 0.14% 2.21%
2046 0.15% 2.23%
2045 0.17% 2.26%
2044 0.19% 2.28%
2043 0.21% 2.32%
2042 0.24% 2.34%
2041 0.28% 2.37%
2040 0.31% 2.41%
2039 0.34% 2.45%
2038 0.35% 2.47%
2037 0.4% 2.52%
2036 0.42% 2.54%
2035 0.46% 2.59%
2034 0.5% 2.59%
2033 0.54% 2.63%
2032 0.56% 2.68%
2031 0.62% 2.7%
2030 0.65% 2.74%
2029 0.71% 2.75%
2028 0.79% 2.79%
2027 0.81% 2.83%
2026 0.88% 2.89%
2025 0.95% 2.91%
2024 0.99% 2.92%
2023 1.02% 2.95%
2022 1.07% 2.99%
2021 1.16% 3.05%
2020 1.21% 3.04%
2019 1.25% 3.03%
2018 1.31% 3.21%
2017 1.39% 3.4%
2016 1.44% 3.47%
2015 1.47% 3.32%
2014 1.51% 3.13%
2013 1.59% 3.06%
2012 1.65% 2.92%
2011 1.66% 2.84%
2010 1.66% 2.58%
2009 1.68% 2.5%
2008 1.71% 2.74%
2007 1.74% 2.83%
2006 1.76% 2.84%
2005 1.8% 2.81%
2004 1.83% 2.75%
2003 1.85% 2.68%
2002 1.8% 2.62%
2001 1.74% 2.74%
2000 1.76% 2.88%
1999 1.82% 2.71%
1998 1.89% 2.67%
1997 1.96% 2.04%
1996 2.04% 1.85%
1995 2.13% 3.2%
1994 2.26% 3.92%
1993 1.94% 3.19%
1992 1.43% 2.53%
1991 1.34% 2.57%
1990 1.41% 2.64%
1989 1.46% 2.7%
1988 1.52% 3.08%
1987 1.57% 3.32%
1986 1.62% 3.37%
1985 1.66% 3.32%
1984 1.71% 3.32%
1983 1.54% 3.34%
1982 1.1% 3.1%
1981 0.85% 3.1%
1980 0.82% 3.21%
1979 0.79% 3.42%
1978 0.77% 3.59%
1977 0.77% 3.68%
1976 0.4% 3.7%
1975 -0.58% 3.71%
1974 -0.4% 3.67%
1973 0.74% 3.67%
1972 1.07% 3.63%
1971 1.02% 3.55%
1970 0.98% 3.5%
1969 0.95% 3.45%
1968 0.94% 3.29%
1967 0.94% 3.15%
1966 0.92% 3.11%
1965 0.85% 3.08%
1964 0.87% 3.04%
1963 0.96% 2.97%
1962 1% 2.94%
1961 1.54% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Tanzania
Current population
1386362
73145892
Population rank 153/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.88%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
55.3 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 -12,730
Net migration rank 46/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - -12,730
2024 - 8,138 - -29,865
2023 5,025 8,697 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 4,466 9,014 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 5,305 9,341 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 5,826 9,653 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 5,679 9,983 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 5,905 10,311 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 6,082 10,632 1,726,909 119,142
2016 6,643 10,951 1,659,502 152,194
2015 6,340 11,277 1,592,882 201,495
2014 6,193 11,599 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 6,116 11,914 1,509,008 1,241
2012 6,726 12,237 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 6,271 12,566 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 6,723 11,793 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 6,820 11,555 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 6,429 11,887 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 5,983 12,332 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 6,166 12,110 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 5,646 12,616 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 5,705 12,583 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 5,484 12,786 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 5,225 12,814 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 5,308 11,283 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 5,570 10,753 985,185 -9,701
1999 5,524 11,023 948,659 -4,489
1998 5,879 10,942 920,806 -105,184
1997 6,444 10,696 882,544 -13,400
1996 6,911 10,506 868,524 -473,007
1995 7,226 10,549 838,980 -109,971
1994 7,973 10,305 803,953 349,348
1993 8,463 10,520 778,044 288,004
1992 9,844 2,562 767,961 -83,825
1991 9,102 1,294 762,011 -91,851
1990 9,417 1,371 750,825 -80,529
1989 9,156 1,903 743,854 -71,268
1988 9,595 1,727 736,551 -71,012
1987 9,114 2,465 718,580 94,498
1986 9,412 2,362 705,677 24,101
1985 9,242 2,647 697,867 86,864
1984 9,516 2,485 687,435 -26,938
1983 9,318 2,899 679,720 58,161
1982 9,282 -46 662,627 -37,883
1981 7,135 -1,171 645,496 -42,485
1980 7,954 -2,284 629,444 -42,588
1979 6,620 -1,232 613,388 -4,792
1978 5,949 -735 595,024 27,307
1977 5,607 -521 574,938 49,997
1976 6,546 -1,496 553,617 54,875
1975 5,023 -4,820 533,906 53,290
1974 321 -8,220 515,152 51,127
1973 5,405 -2,877 488,429 48,363
1972 8,244 -1,037 467,305 57,489
1971 8,398 -1,586 449,014 41,900
1970 8,412 -2,001 427,988 38,635
1969 8,857 -2,744 408,322 37,006
1968 9,153 -3,207 389,467 34,455
1967 9,313 -3,451 374,763 5,265
1966 9,478 -3,623 360,229 5,049
1965 9,643 -4,184 343,456 4,742
1964 8,322 -3,347 328,527 9,090
1963 8,568 -3,005 314,644 4,333
1962 9,455 -3,441 300,663 3,916
1961 9,584 -3,695 286,839 8,338
1960 8,385 3,766 275,814 1,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/tanzania | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people). In Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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