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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 11.9 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.96% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Singapore vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Tanzania
2100 4,344,248 265,496,854
2099 4,387,645 263,162,785
2098 4,435,189 260,809,535
2097 4,483,484 258,412,520
2096 4,533,994 255,996,677
2095 4,585,243 253,567,416
2094 4,639,568 251,119,386
2093 4,692,749 248,628,881
2092 4,745,364 246,107,108
2091 4,802,089 243,557,182
2090 4,859,572 241,002,065
2089 4,919,853 238,416,591
2088 4,977,701 235,797,530
2087 5,036,662 233,167,455
2086 5,096,772 230,496,041
2085 5,155,480 227,800,292
2084 5,212,381 225,111,530
2083 5,269,612 222,421,279
2082 5,327,281 219,718,263
2081 5,383,608 216,995,478
2080 5,438,023 214,255,926
2079 5,491,695 211,486,253
2078 5,541,781 208,708,063
2077 5,589,429 205,918,120
2076 5,632,686 203,106,125
2075 5,679,862 200,297,474
2074 5,725,351 197,468,017
2073 5,764,008 194,642,633
2072 5,799,655 191,824,103
2071 5,833,262 188,992,017
2070 5,864,115 186,152,377
2069 5,896,709 183,311,218
2068 5,927,631 180,475,586
2067 5,955,955 177,639,469
2066 5,988,826 174,803,090
2065 6,020,244 171,913,445
2064 6,046,805 169,064,549
2063 6,069,231 166,217,933
2062 6,093,782 163,370,044
2061 6,116,847 160,537,159
2060 6,142,295 157,722,273
2059 6,163,191 154,920,005
2058 6,185,611 152,120,539
2057 6,203,303 149,325,489
2056 6,221,491 146,519,472
2055 6,240,206 143,736,540
2054 6,261,488 140,983,905
2053 6,277,678 138,262,668
2052 6,290,046 135,553,723
2051 6,307,270 132,851,383
2050 6,325,698 130,157,751
2049 6,342,616 127,495,278
2048 6,355,818 124,821,109
2047 6,373,684 122,158,290
2046 6,387,901 119,522,516
2045 6,399,811 116,914,785
2044 6,412,802 114,329,740
2043 6,420,804 111,776,234
2042 6,427,555 109,241,835
2041 6,433,153 106,748,632
2040 6,434,727 104,272,418
2039 6,431,367 101,814,304
2038 6,422,540 99,380,232
2037 6,410,923 96,983,729
2036 6,398,937 94,601,865
2035 6,382,637 92,257,269
2034 6,360,610 89,929,444
2033 6,333,556 87,654,982
2032 6,306,749 85,409,993
2031 6,277,847 83,180,507
2030 6,250,608 80,997,163
2029 6,221,161 78,838,461
2028 6,186,754 76,730,649
2027 6,150,947 74,647,063
2026 6,116,548 72,589,279
2025 6,078,250 70,552,589
2024 6,036,860 68,560,157
2023 5,917,648 66,617,606
2022 5,637,022 64,711,821
2021 5,453,566 62,830,412
2020 5,685,807 60,972,798
2019 5,703,569 59,174,891
2018 5,638,676 57,437,145
2017 5,612,253 55,652,890
2016 5,607,283 53,824,013
2015 5,535,002 52,020,962
2014 5,469,724 50,351,512
2013 5,399,162 48,824,128
2012 5,312,437 47,374,260
2011 5,183,688 46,029,367
2010 5,076,732 44,758,488
2009 4,987,573 43,633,982
2008 4,839,396 42,570,728
2007 4,588,599 41,435,512
2006 4,401,365 40,294,902
2005 4,265,762 39,182,076
2004 4,166,664 38,109,668
2003 4,114,826 37,089,555
2002 4,175,950 36,121,304
2001 4,138,012 35,198,299
2000 4,027,887 34,260,139
1999 3,958,723 33,300,330
1998 3,927,213 32,420,458
1997 3,796,038 31,578,089
1996 3,670,704 30,945,762
1995 3,524,506 30,383,497
1994 3,419,048 29,442,356
1993 3,313,471 28,332,692
1992 3,230,698 27,457,588
1991 3,135,083 26,780,436
1990 3,047,132 26,110,207
1989 2,930,901 25,438,759
1988 2,846,108 24,769,686
1987 2,774,789 24,030,378
1986 2,733,373 23,258,959
1985 2,735,957 22,501,693
1984 2,732,221 21,779,066
1983 2,681,061 21,079,874
1982 2,646,466 20,398,571
1981 2,532,835 19,784,703
1980 2,413,945 19,189,769
1979 2,383,500 18,592,038
1978 2,353,600 17,976,566
1977 2,325,300 17,352,929
1976 2,293,300 16,736,211
1975 2,262,600 16,138,361
1974 2,229,800 15,561,630
1973 2,193,000 15,010,101
1972 2,152,400 14,479,308
1971 2,112,900 13,971,451
1970 2,074,507 13,492,677
1969 2,042,500 13,036,700
1968 2,012,000 12,602,076
1967 1,977,600 12,200,109
1966 1,934,400 11,827,459
1965 1,886,900 11,470,728
1964 1,841,600 11,127,826
1963 1,795,000 10,799,528
1962 1,750,200 10,487,756
1961 1,702,400 10,187,886
1960 1,646,400 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/singapore/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th 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) Singapore's population will grow by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Tanzania
2100 -0.99% 0.89%
2099 -1.07% 0.9%
2098 -1.08% 0.93%
2097 -1.11% 0.94%
2096 -1.12% 0.96%
2095 -1.17% 0.97%
2094 -1.13% 1%
2093 -1.11% 1.02%
2092 -1.18% 1.05%
2091 -1.18% 1.06%
2090 -1.23% 1.08%
2089 -1.16% 1.11%
2088 -1.17% 1.13%
2087 -1.18% 1.16%
2086 -1.14% 1.18%
2085 -1.09% 1.19%
2084 -1.09% 1.21%
2083 -1.08% 1.23%
2082 -1.05% 1.25%
2081 -1% 1.28%
2080 -0.98% 1.31%
2079 -0.9% 1.33%
2078 -0.85% 1.35%
2077 -0.77% 1.38%
2076 -0.83% 1.4%
2075 -0.79% 1.43%
2074 -0.67% 1.45%
2073 -0.61% 1.47%
2072 -0.58% 1.5%
2071 -0.53% 1.53%
2070 -0.55% 1.55%
2069 -0.52% 1.57%
2068 -0.48% 1.6%
2067 -0.55% 1.62%
2066 -0.52% 1.68%
2065 -0.44% 1.69%
2064 -0.37% 1.71%
2063 -0.4% 1.74%
2062 -0.38% 1.76%
2061 -0.41% 1.78%
2060 -0.34% 1.81%
2059 -0.36% 1.84%
2058 -0.29% 1.87%
2057 -0.29% 1.92%
2056 -0.3% 1.94%
2055 -0.34% 1.95%
2054 -0.26% 1.97%
2053 -0.2% 2%
2052 -0.27% 2.03%
2051 -0.29% 2.07%
2050 -0.27% 2.09%
2049 -0.21% 2.14%
2048 -0.28% 2.18%
2047 -0.22% 2.21%
2046 -0.19% 2.23%
2045 -0.2% 2.26%
2044 -0.12% 2.28%
2043 -0.11% 2.32%
2042 -0.09% 2.34%
2041 -0.02% 2.37%
2040 0.05% 2.41%
2039 0.14% 2.45%
2038 0.18% 2.47%
2037 0.19% 2.52%
2036 0.26% 2.54%
2035 0.35% 2.59%
2034 0.43% 2.59%
2033 0.43% 2.63%
2032 0.46% 2.68%
2031 0.44% 2.7%
2030 0.47% 2.74%
2029 0.56% 2.75%
2028 0.58% 2.79%
2027 0.56% 2.83%
2026 0.63% 2.89%
2025 0.69% 2.91%
2024 2.01% 2.92%
2023 4.98% 2.95%
2022 3.36% 2.99%
2021 -4.08% 3.05%
2020 -0.31% 3.04%
2019 1.15% 3.03%
2018 0.47% 3.21%
2017 0.09% 3.4%
2016 1.31% 3.47%
2015 1.19% 3.32%
2014 1.31% 3.13%
2013 1.63% 3.06%
2012 2.48% 2.92%
2011 2.11% 2.84%
2010 1.79% 2.58%
2009 3.06% 2.5%
2008 5.47% 2.74%
2007 4.25% 2.83%
2006 3.18% 2.84%
2005 2.38% 2.81%
2004 1.26% 2.75%
2003 -1.46% 2.68%
2002 0.92% 2.62%
2001 2.73% 2.74%
2000 1.75% 2.88%
1999 0.8% 2.71%
1998 3.46% 2.67%
1997 3.41% 2.04%
1996 4.15% 1.85%
1995 3.08% 3.2%
1994 3.19% 3.92%
1993 2.56% 3.19%
1992 3.05% 2.53%
1991 2.89% 2.57%
1990 3.97% 2.64%
1989 2.98% 2.7%
1988 2.57% 3.08%
1987 1.52% 3.32%
1986 -0.09% 3.37%
1985 0.14% 3.32%
1984 1.91% 3.32%
1983 1.31% 3.34%
1982 4.49% 3.1%
1981 4.93% 3.1%
1980 1.28% 3.21%
1979 1.27% 3.42%
1978 1.22% 3.59%
1977 1.4% 3.68%
1976 1.36% 3.7%
1975 1.47% 3.71%
1974 1.68% 3.67%
1973 1.89% 3.67%
1972 1.87% 3.63%
1971 1.85% 3.55%
1970 1.57% 3.5%
1969 1.52% 3.45%
1968 1.74% 3.29%
1967 2.23% 3.15%
1966 2.52% 3.11%
1965 2.46% 3.08%
1964 2.6% 3.04%
1963 2.56% 2.97%
1962 2.81% 2.94%
1961 3.4% 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/singapore/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Singapore Tanzania
Current population
6125852
73145892
Population rank 113/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.88%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
12 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
14.3 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +327 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +119,212 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 18/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 -12,730
Net migration rank 36/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - -12,730
2024 - 20,011 - -29,865
2023 7,101 26,996 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 9,019 214,842 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 15,270 -44,030 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 18,763 -145,556 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 21,674 870 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 21,427 21,820 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 21,888 -8,880 1,726,909 119,142
2016 25,794 13,737 1,659,502 152,194
2015 27,121 41,852 1,592,882 201,495
2014 27,896 40,154 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 25,376 52,176 1,509,008 1,241
2012 29,750 78,501 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 25,919 89,856 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 24,876 72,571 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 27,930 95,841 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 28,068 176,182 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 26,614 192,292 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 25,968 135,625 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 24,741 92,023 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 24,583 50,487 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 24,689 -30,012 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 29,231 -40,023 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 31,035 45,027 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 37,057 55,218 985,185 -9,701
1999 32,857 19,681 948,659 -4,489
1998 33,381 51,905 920,806 -105,184
1997 37,960 95,241 882,544 -13,400
1996 38,542 102,018 868,524 -473,007
1995 38,065 91,947 838,980 -109,971
1994 39,319 71,170 803,953 349,348
1993 40,425 58,820 778,044 288,004
1992 39,091 54,359 767,961 -83,825
1991 39,188 57,821 762,011 -91,851
1990 41,136 66,950 750,825 -80,529
1989 36,929 68,031 743,854 -71,268
1988 42,407 40,976 736,551 -71,012
1987 33,020 25,411 718,580 94,498
1986 27,880 -7,858 705,677 24,101
1985 32,010 -31,036 697,867 86,864
1984 31,967 -4,396 687,435 -26,938
1983 30,296 11,699 679,720 58,161
1982 33,346 41,568 662,627 -37,883
1981 32,167 85,869 645,496 -42,485
1980 30,657 42,433 629,444 -42,588
1979 28,363 -2,384 613,388 -4,792
1978 27,537 436 595,024 27,307
1977 26,508 2,757 574,938 49,997
1976 31,189 949 553,617 54,875
1975 28,509 4,104 533,906 53,290
1974 31,664 2,748 515,152 51,127
1973 36,404 -495 488,429 48,363
1972 38,098 -1,631 467,305 57,489
1971 35,708 573 449,014 41,900
1970 35,059 4,024 427,988 38,635
1969 34,314 6,763 408,322 37,006
1968 36,216 6,792 389,467 34,455
1967 40,145 6,006 374,763 5,265
1966 44,298 3,507 360,229 5,049
1965 45,474 4,199 343,456 4,742
1964 47,697 3,043 328,527 9,090
1963 49,542 2,668 314,644 4,333
1962 48,830 3,714 300,663 3,916
1961 49,880 3,490 286,839 8,338
1960 51,533 2,008 275,814 1,946

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

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Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 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, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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