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

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The latest officially reported population of Spain was 49,355,143 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 49,323,658 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 1.49 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 49.3M (11.1% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Spain vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Tanzania
2100 34,221,514 265,471,550
2099 34,400,373 263,137,702
2098 34,577,450 260,784,676
2097 34,751,199 258,387,890
2096 34,917,831 255,972,277
2095 35,087,012 253,543,248
2094 35,251,362 251,095,452
2093 35,415,082 248,605,184
2092 35,577,396 246,083,651
2091 35,741,351 243,533,968
2090 35,912,083 240,979,094
2089 36,086,009 238,393,867
2088 36,257,546 235,775,056
2087 36,424,826 233,145,231
2086 36,594,101 230,474,072
2085 36,771,456 227,778,580
2084 36,951,760 225,090,075
2083 37,138,777 222,400,079
2082 37,327,720 219,697,321
2081 37,527,142 216,974,796
2080 37,732,838 214,235,505
2079 37,949,144 211,466,096
2078 38,171,047 208,688,171
2077 38,405,329 205,898,494
2076 38,654,221 203,086,766
2075 38,913,733 200,278,383
2074 39,188,284 197,449,196
2073 39,469,767 194,624,081
2072 39,765,059 191,805,820
2071 40,062,070 188,974,004
2070 40,372,388 186,134,634
2069 40,682,818 183,293,747
2068 41,005,148 180,458,385
2067 41,326,772 177,622,538
2066 41,654,672 174,786,430
2065 41,983,104 171,897,059
2064 42,321,736 169,048,435
2063 42,655,212 166,202,091
2062 42,993,328 163,354,473
2061 43,328,037 160,521,858
2060 43,648,753 157,707,240
2059 43,967,376 154,905,240
2058 44,273,756 152,106,040
2057 44,579,723 149,311,257
2056 44,885,952 146,505,507
2055 45,164,935 143,722,840
2054 45,434,986 140,970,467
2053 45,702,038 138,249,490
2052 45,951,973 135,540,803
2051 46,179,119 132,838,721
2050 46,397,620 130,145,345
2049 46,616,167 127,483,126
2048 46,812,693 124,809,212
2047 47,002,591 122,146,647
2046 47,182,235 119,511,124
2045 47,354,908 116,903,642
2044 47,514,076 114,318,843
2043 47,657,627 111,765,580
2042 47,801,904 109,231,423
2041 47,936,819 106,738,458
2040 48,066,825 104,262,479
2039 48,190,225 101,804,600
2038 48,304,880 99,370,760
2037 48,418,168 96,974,485
2036 48,528,778 94,592,848
2035 48,633,960 92,248,476
2034 48,730,594 89,920,872
2033 48,823,356 87,646,627
2032 48,914,944 85,401,853
2031 49,008,735 83,172,579
2030 49,094,273 80,989,443
2029 49,163,780 78,830,947
2028 49,223,677 76,723,335
2027 49,274,441 74,639,948
2026 49,323,658 72,582,361
2025 49,355,143 70,545,865
2024 48,848,840 68,560,157
2023 48,352,528 66,617,606
2022 47,786,102 64,711,821
2021 47,443,821 62,830,412
2020 47,359,424 60,972,798
2019 47,118,501 59,174,891
2018 46,782,011 57,437,145
2017 46,571,232 55,652,890
2016 46,458,139 53,824,013
2015 46,422,303 52,020,962
2014 46,460,733 50,351,512
2013 46,604,197 48,824,128
2012 46,773,055 47,374,260
2011 46,742,697 46,029,367
2010 46,576,897 44,758,488
2009 46,362,946 43,633,982
2008 45,954,106 42,570,728
2007 45,226,803 41,435,512
2006 44,397,319 40,294,902
2005 43,653,155 39,182,076
2004 42,921,895 38,109,668
2003 42,187,645 37,089,555
2002 41,431,558 36,121,304
2001 40,850,412 35,198,299
2000 40,567,864 34,260,139
1999 40,386,875 33,300,330
1998 40,223,509 32,420,458
1997 40,057,389 31,578,089
1996 39,889,852 30,945,762
1995 39,724,050 30,383,497
1994 39,549,108 29,442,356
1993 39,361,262 28,332,692
1992 39,157,685 27,457,588
1991 38,966,376 26,780,436
1990 38,867,322 26,110,207
1989 38,827,764 25,438,759
1988 38,766,939 24,769,686
1987 38,684,815 24,030,378
1986 38,584,624 23,258,959
1985 38,469,512 22,501,693
1984 38,330,364 21,779,066
1983 38,171,525 21,079,874
1982 37,986,012 20,398,571
1981 37,758,631 19,784,703
1980 37,491,165 19,189,769
1979 37,191,330 18,592,038
1978 36,864,898 17,976,566
1977 36,511,638 17,352,929
1976 36,137,812 16,736,211
1975 35,757,900 16,138,361
1974 35,373,335 15,561,630
1973 34,988,947 15,010,101
1972 34,604,469 14,479,308
1971 34,224,490 13,971,451
1970 33,814,531 13,492,677
1969 33,441,054 13,036,700
1968 33,113,134 12,602,076
1967 32,682,947 12,200,109
1966 32,283,194 11,827,459
1965 31,954,292 11,470,728
1964 31,609,195 11,127,826
1963 31,296,651 10,799,528
1962 31,023,366 10,487,756
1961 30,739,250 10,187,886
1960 30,455,000 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).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd 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) Spain's population will shrink by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people with a rank change from 32nd to 46th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Spain
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain Tanzania
2100 -0.52% 0.89%
2099 -0.51% 0.9%
2098 -0.5% 0.93%
2097 -0.48% 0.94%
2096 -0.48% 0.96%
2095 -0.47% 0.97%
2094 -0.46% 1%
2093 -0.46% 1.02%
2092 -0.46% 1.05%
2091 -0.48% 1.06%
2090 -0.48% 1.08%
2089 -0.47% 1.11%
2088 -0.46% 1.13%
2087 -0.46% 1.16%
2086 -0.48% 1.18%
2085 -0.49% 1.19%
2084 -0.5% 1.21%
2083 -0.51% 1.23%
2082 -0.53% 1.25%
2081 -0.55% 1.28%
2080 -0.57% 1.31%
2079 -0.58% 1.33%
2078 -0.61% 1.35%
2077 -0.64% 1.38%
2076 -0.67% 1.4%
2075 -0.7% 1.43%
2074 -0.71% 1.45%
2073 -0.74% 1.47%
2072 -0.74% 1.5%
2071 -0.77% 1.53%
2070 -0.76% 1.55%
2069 -0.79% 1.57%
2068 -0.78% 1.6%
2067 -0.79% 1.62%
2066 -0.78% 1.68%
2065 -0.8% 1.69%
2064 -0.78% 1.71%
2063 -0.79% 1.74%
2062 -0.77% 1.76%
2061 -0.73% 1.78%
2060 -0.72% 1.81%
2059 -0.69% 1.84%
2058 -0.69% 1.87%
2057 -0.68% 1.92%
2056 -0.62% 1.94%
2055 -0.59% 1.95%
2054 -0.58% 1.97%
2053 -0.54% 2%
2052 -0.49% 2.03%
2051 -0.47% 2.07%
2050 -0.47% 2.09%
2049 -0.42% 2.14%
2048 -0.4% 2.18%
2047 -0.38% 2.21%
2046 -0.36% 2.23%
2045 -0.33% 2.26%
2044 -0.3% 2.28%
2043 -0.3% 2.32%
2042 -0.28% 2.34%
2041 -0.27% 2.37%
2040 -0.26% 2.41%
2039 -0.24% 2.45%
2038 -0.23% 2.47%
2037 -0.23% 2.52%
2036 -0.22% 2.54%
2035 -0.2% 2.59%
2034 -0.19% 2.59%
2033 -0.19% 2.63%
2032 -0.19% 2.68%
2031 -0.17% 2.7%
2030 -0.14% 2.74%
2029 -0.12% 2.75%
2028 -0.1% 2.79%
2027 -0.1% 2.83%
2026 -0.06% 2.89%
2025 1.04% 2.9%
2024 1.03% 2.92%
2023 1.19% 2.95%
2022 0.72% 2.99%
2021 0.18% 3.05%
2020 0.51% 3.04%
2019 0.72% 3.03%
2018 0.45% 3.21%
2017 0.24% 3.4%
2016 0.08% 3.47%
2015 -0.08% 3.32%
2014 -0.31% 3.13%
2013 -0.36% 3.06%
2012 0.06% 2.92%
2011 0.36% 2.84%
2010 0.46% 2.58%
2009 0.89% 2.5%
2008 1.61% 2.74%
2007 1.87% 2.83%
2006 1.7% 2.84%
2005 1.7% 2.81%
2004 1.74% 2.75%
2003 1.82% 2.68%
2002 1.42% 2.62%
2001 0.7% 2.74%
2000 0.45% 2.88%
1999 0.41% 2.71%
1998 0.41% 2.67%
1997 0.42% 2.04%
1996 0.42% 1.85%
1995 0.44% 3.2%
1994 0.48% 3.92%
1993 0.52% 3.19%
1992 0.49% 2.53%
1991 0.25% 2.57%
1990 0.1% 2.64%
1989 0.16% 2.7%
1988 0.21% 3.08%
1987 0.26% 3.32%
1986 0.3% 3.37%
1985 0.36% 3.32%
1984 0.42% 3.32%
1983 0.49% 3.34%
1982 0.6% 3.1%
1981 0.71% 3.1%
1980 0.81% 3.21%
1979 0.89% 3.42%
1978 0.97% 3.59%
1977 1.03% 3.68%
1976 1.06% 3.7%
1975 1.09% 3.71%
1974 1.1% 3.67%
1973 1.11% 3.67%
1972 1.11% 3.63%
1971 1.21% 3.55%
1970 1.12% 3.5%
1969 0.99% 3.45%
1968 1.32% 3.29%
1967 1.24% 3.15%
1966 1.03% 3.11%
1965 1.09% 3.08%
1964 1% 3.04%
1963 0.88% 2.97%
1962 0.92% 2.94%
1961 0.93% 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 Spain grew by 1.04%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Spain Tanzania
Current population
49323658
73639263
Population rank 32/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.89%
One net population change
1.04 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
1.66 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
1.21 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,387 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +506,303 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +1.04% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 16/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +96,630 -12,730
Net migration rank 17/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - -12,730
2024 -117,237 111,674 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 -116,046 119,099 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -133,801 299,779 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -113,865 144,385 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -151,551 236,854 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 -56,542 464,783 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 -56,139 337,467 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 -32,600 201,135 1,726,909 119,142
2016 0 106,474 1,659,502 152,194
2015 -4,642 -1,979 1,592,882 201,495
2014 32,522 -97,870 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 37,284 -250,741 1,509,008 1,241
2012 51,450 -153,486 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 84,137 60,761 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 102,469 69,406 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 106,635 129,557 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 133,267 434,135 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 108,545 772,317 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 110,994 659,720 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 78,576 629,803 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 85,844 661,158 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 54,844 658,428 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 53,861 737,880 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 44,936 181,307 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 36,512 176,269 985,185 -9,701
1999 8,077 178,559 948,659 -4,489
1998 4,022 182,926 920,806 -105,184
1997 20,028 165,345 882,544 -13,400
1996 11,967 162,704 868,524 -473,007
1995 15,889 162,434 838,980 -109,971
1994 31,639 160,407 803,953 349,348
1993 47,234 160,907 778,044 288,004
1992 62,652 177,544 767,961 -83,825
1991 58,450 122,841 762,011 -91,851
1990 66,075 -30,684 750,825 -80,529
1989 81,538 -25,892 743,854 -71,268
1988 100,794 -17,663 736,551 -71,012
1987 116,054 -12,681 718,580 94,498
1986 131,188 -13,540 705,677 24,101
1985 146,184 -589 697,867 86,864
1984 172,487 2,754 687,435 -26,938
1983 183,223 1,241 679,720 58,161
1982 231,714 -7,384 662,627 -37,883
1981 237,879 2,563 645,496 -42,485
1980 281,184 20,166 629,444 -42,588
1979 312,407 -5,929 613,388 -4,792
1978 339,157 -2,504 595,024 27,307
1977 361,465 -1,332 574,938 49,997
1976 375,834 2,804 553,617 54,875
1975 371,882 -218 533,906 53,290
1974 396,182 105,838 515,152 51,127
1973 374,381 8,624 488,429 48,363
1972 391,030 7,935 467,305 57,489
1971 369,625 7,363 449,014 41,900
1970 378,723 -60,580 427,988 38,635
1969 367,851 -49,956 408,322 37,006
1968 387,423 -46,088 389,467 34,455
1967 402,001 -42,344 374,763 5,265
1966 397,084 -41,467 360,229 5,049
1965 405,819 -42,476 343,456 4,742
1964 429,885 -41,461 328,527 9,090
1963 394,338 -44,446 314,644 4,333
1962 384,690 -45,211 300,663 3,916
1961 396,537 -46,517 286,839 8,338
1960 398,960 -154,869 275,814 1,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 27.9% of the population change in Spain is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 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, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

Biggest cities by population

Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K
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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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