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

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The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,111,175 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,167,445 people compared to 73,639,263 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 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.17M (40.1% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Singapore vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Tanzania
2100 4,367,779 265,471,550
2099 4,411,412 263,137,702
2098 4,459,213 260,784,676
2097 4,507,770 258,387,890
2096 4,558,553 255,972,277
2095 4,610,080 253,543,248
2094 4,664,700 251,095,452
2093 4,718,168 248,605,184
2092 4,771,068 246,083,651
2091 4,828,101 243,533,968
2090 4,885,895 240,979,094
2089 4,946,502 238,393,867
2088 5,004,664 235,775,056
2087 5,063,944 233,145,231
2086 5,124,380 230,474,072
2085 5,183,406 227,778,580
2084 5,240,616 225,090,075
2083 5,298,156 222,400,079
2082 5,356,138 219,697,321
2081 5,412,770 216,974,796
2080 5,467,479 214,235,505
2079 5,521,442 211,466,096
2078 5,571,799 208,688,171
2077 5,619,705 205,898,494
2076 5,663,197 203,086,766
2075 5,710,629 200,278,383
2074 5,756,364 197,449,196
2073 5,795,230 194,624,081
2072 5,831,071 191,805,820
2071 5,864,860 188,974,004
2070 5,895,880 186,134,634
2069 5,928,650 183,293,747
2068 5,959,740 180,458,385
2067 5,988,217 177,622,538
2066 6,021,266 174,786,430
2065 6,052,854 171,897,059
2064 6,079,559 169,048,435
2063 6,102,106 166,202,091
2062 6,126,791 163,354,473
2061 6,149,980 160,521,858
2060 6,175,566 157,707,240
2059 6,196,576 154,905,240
2058 6,219,117 152,106,040
2057 6,236,905 149,311,257
2056 6,255,191 146,505,507
2055 6,274,008 143,722,840
2054 6,295,405 140,970,467
2053 6,311,683 138,249,490
2052 6,324,118 135,540,803
2051 6,341,435 132,838,721
2050 6,359,963 130,145,345
2049 6,376,972 127,483,126
2048 6,390,246 124,809,212
2047 6,408,209 122,146,647
2046 6,422,503 119,511,124
2045 6,434,477 116,903,642
2044 6,447,538 114,318,843
2043 6,455,584 111,765,580
2042 6,462,372 109,231,423
2041 6,468,000 106,738,458
2040 6,469,582 104,262,479
2039 6,466,204 101,804,600
2038 6,457,329 99,370,760
2037 6,445,649 96,974,485
2036 6,433,599 94,592,848
2035 6,417,210 92,248,476
2034 6,395,064 89,920,872
2033 6,367,864 87,646,627
2032 6,340,911 85,401,853
2031 6,311,853 83,172,579
2030 6,284,466 80,989,443
2029 6,254,860 78,830,947
2028 6,220,267 76,723,335
2027 6,184,266 74,639,948
2026 6,149,680 72,582,361
2025 6,111,175 70,545,865
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 560,162 people (a 9.99% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% 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 3.12% to 6,359,963 people with a rank change from 113th to 117th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.47M 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 1.23% 2.9%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Singapore grew by 1.23%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Singapore Tanzania
Current population
6167445
73639263
Population rank 113/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.89%
One net population change
7.09 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
11.8 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
14.5 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +204 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +74,315 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 16/197
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 8,451 20,011 1,993,730 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 55.5% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 176,508 people) and 44.5% is from migration (a gain of 141,662 people). In Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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