Tanzania Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Tanzania is 73,145,892 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 68,560,157 in 2024.

Tanzania is ranked 20/197 by population and was ranked 30th in 2006.
Tanzania is projected to reach 265M people in 2100.
Tanzania accounts for 0.88% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 40.3M people to 73.1M (81.5% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Tanzania has had an average growth rate of 4.08% per year.

Tanzania population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	265,496,854	0.89%
2099	263,162,785	0.9%
2098	260,809,535	0.93%
2097	258,412,520	0.94%
2096	255,996,677	0.96%
2095	253,567,416	0.97%
2094	251,119,386	1%
2093	248,628,881	1.02%
2092	246,107,108	1.05%
2091	243,557,182	1.06%
2090	241,002,065	1.08%
2089	238,416,591	1.11%
2088	235,797,530	1.13%
2087	233,167,455	1.16%
2086	230,496,041	1.18%
2085	227,800,292	1.19%
2084	225,111,530	1.21%
2083	222,421,279	1.23%
2082	219,718,263	1.25%
2081	216,995,478	1.28%
2080	214,255,926	1.31%
2079	211,486,253	1.33%
2078	208,708,063	1.35%
2077	205,918,120	1.38%
2076	203,106,125	1.4%
2075	200,297,474	1.43%
2074	197,468,017	1.45%
2073	194,642,633	1.47%
2072	191,824,103	1.5%
2071	188,992,017	1.53%
2070	186,152,377	1.55%
2069	183,311,218	1.57%
2068	180,475,586	1.6%
2067	177,639,469	1.62%
2066	174,803,090	1.68%
2065	171,913,445	1.69%
2064	169,064,549	1.71%
2063	166,217,933	1.74%
2062	163,370,044	1.76%
2061	160,537,159	1.78%
2060	157,722,273	1.81%
2059	154,920,005	1.84%
2058	152,120,539	1.87%
2057	149,325,489	1.92%
2056	146,519,472	1.94%
2055	143,736,540	1.95%
2054	140,983,905	1.97%
2053	138,262,668	2%
2052	135,553,723	2.03%
2051	132,851,383	2.07%
2050	130,157,751	2.09%
2049	127,495,278	2.14%
2048	124,821,109	2.18%
2047	122,158,290	2.21%
2046	119,522,516	2.23%
2045	116,914,785	2.26%
2044	114,329,740	2.28%
2043	111,776,234	2.32%
2042	109,241,835	2.34%
2041	106,748,632	2.37%
2040	104,272,418	2.41%
2039	101,814,304	2.45%
2038	99,380,232	2.47%
2037	96,983,729	2.52%
2036	94,601,865	2.54%
2035	92,257,269	2.59%
2034	89,929,444	2.59%
2033	87,654,982	2.63%
2032	85,409,993	2.68%
2031	83,180,507	2.7%
2030	80,997,163	2.74%
2029	78,838,461	2.75%
2028	76,730,649	2.79%
2027	74,647,063	2.83%
2026	72,589,279	2.89%
2025	70,552,589	2.91%
2024	68,560,157	2.92%
2023	66,617,606	2.95%
2022	64,711,821	2.99%
2021	62,830,412	3.05%
2020	60,972,798	3.04%
2019	59,174,891	3.03%
2018	57,437,145	3.21%
2017	55,652,890	3.4%
2016	53,824,013	3.47%
2015	52,020,962	3.32%
2014	50,351,512	3.13%
2013	48,824,128	3.06%
2012	47,374,260	2.92%
2011	46,029,367	2.84%
2010	44,758,488	2.58%
2009	43,633,982	2.5%
2008	42,570,728	2.74%
2007	41,435,512	2.83%
2006	40,294,902	2.84%
2005	39,182,076	2.81%
2004	38,109,668	2.75%
2003	37,089,555	2.68%
2002	36,121,304	2.62%
2001	35,198,299	2.74%
2000	34,260,139	2.88%
1999	33,300,330	2.71%
1998	32,420,458	2.67%
1997	31,578,089	2.04%
1996	30,945,762	1.85%
1995	30,383,497	3.2%
1994	29,442,356	3.92%
1993	28,332,692	3.19%
1992	27,457,588	2.53%
1991	26,780,436	2.57%
1990	26,110,207	2.64%
1989	25,438,759	2.7%
1988	24,769,686	3.08%
1987	24,030,378	3.32%
1986	23,258,959	3.37%
1985	22,501,693	3.32%
1984	21,779,066	3.32%
1983	21,079,874	3.34%
1982	20,398,571	3.1%
1981	19,784,703	3.1%
1980	19,189,769	3.21%
1979	18,592,038	3.42%
1978	17,976,566	3.59%
1977	17,352,929	3.68%
1976	16,736,211	3.7%
1975	16,138,361	3.71%
1974	15,561,630	3.67%
1973	15,010,101	3.67%
1972	14,479,308	3.63%
1971	13,971,451	3.55%
1970	13,492,677	3.5%
1969	13,036,700	3.45%
1968	12,602,076	3.29%
1967	12,200,109	3.15%
1966	11,827,459	3.11%
1965	11,470,728	3.08%
1964	11,127,826	3.04%
1963	10,799,528	2.97%
1962	10,487,756	2.94%
1961	10,187,886	2.89%
1960	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).

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Tanzania has a population of 73.1M as of 2026, compared to 53.8M in 2016, 40.3M in 2006, and 30.9M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.59% per year. Tanzania is ranked 8th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Tanzania will have 119,522,516 people (63.4% growth) with a rank change from 20th to 15th.

By the year 2100, Tanzania's population is projected to grow by 263% from its current level to 265M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-12,730
2024	-	-	-29,865
2023	1,921,235	1,960,623	-39,388
2022	1,890,403	1,927,960	-37,557
2021	1,872,433	1,880,137	-7,704
2020	1,842,790	1,861,377	-18,587
2019	1,753,067	1,816,669	-63,602
2018	1,722,408	1,777,852	-55,444
2017	1,846,051	1,726,909	119,142
2016	1,811,696	1,659,502	152,194
2015	1,794,377	1,592,882	201,495
2014	1,544,547	1,565,630	-21,083
2013	1,510,249	1,509,008	1,241
2012	1,389,450	1,439,325	-49,875
2011	1,300,340	1,384,886	-84,546
2010	1,241,457	1,363,477	-122,020
2009	1,007,537	1,332,015	-324,478
2008	1,118,912	1,303,728	-184,816
2007	1,151,492	1,278,285	-126,793
2006	1,129,696	1,257,927	-128,231
2005	1,095,914	1,224,165	-128,251
2004	1,048,889	1,175,379	-126,490
2003	991,334	1,118,435	-127,101
2002	945,148	1,063,195	-118,047
2001	900,867	1,026,242	-125,375
2000	975,484	985,185	-9,701
1999	944,170	948,659	-4,489
1998	815,622	920,806	-105,184
1997	869,144	882,544	-13,400
1996	395,517	868,524	-473,007
1995	729,009	838,980	-109,971
1994	1,153,301	803,953	349,348
1993	1,066,048	778,044	288,004
1992	684,136	767,961	-83,825
1991	670,160	762,011	-91,851
1990	670,296	750,825	-80,529
1989	672,586	743,854	-71,268
1988	665,539	736,551	-71,012
1987	813,078	718,580	94,498
1986	729,778	705,677	24,101
1985	784,731	697,867	86,864
1984	660,497	687,435	-26,938
1983	737,881	679,720	58,161
1982	624,744	662,627	-37,883
1981	603,011	645,496	-42,485
1980	586,856	629,444	-42,588
1979	608,596	613,388	-4,792
1978	622,331	595,024	27,307
1977	624,935	574,938	49,997
1976	608,492	553,617	54,875
1975	587,196	533,906	53,290
1974	566,279	515,152	51,127
1973	536,792	488,429	48,363
1972	524,794	467,305	57,489
1971	490,914	449,014	41,900
1970	466,623	427,988	38,635
1969	445,328	408,322	37,006
1968	423,922	389,467	34,455
1967	380,028	374,763	5,265
1966	365,278	360,229	5,049
1965	348,198	343,456	4,742
1964	337,617	328,527	9,090
1963	318,977	314,644	4,333
1962	304,579	300,663	3,916
1961	295,177	286,839	8,338
1960	277,760	275,814	1,946

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

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Over the last 10 years, 98.7% of the population change in Tanzania 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, 462,371 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Tanzania, compared to 309,847 and 0.7% in 2010.

Tanzania population clock

	Tanzania	Rank
Current population	73145892	20/197
Percent of world population	0.88%	20/197
One net population change	16.2 seconds	9/197
One birth every	13.4 seconds	12/196
One death every	1.36 minutes	30/196
Daily growth/decline	+5,322	9/197
Annual growth/decline	+1,942,551	9/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.92%	18/197
One migration net change every	41.4 minutes	139/196
Annual migration change	-12,730	139/196
Foreign-born residents	462,371	83/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.7%	167/195

Largest cities by population

Tanzania
City	Population
Dar es Salaam	4.72M
Zanzibar	710K
Mwanza	706K
Mbeya	542K
Arusha	416K
Tanga	221K
Dodoma	214K
Morogoro	207K
Moshi	145K

Tanzania population statistics

	Tanzania	World
Life expectancy	67.6 years	73.8 years
Average age	22.7 years	33.8 years
Median age	18.4 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.6:50.4	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.61 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	212.2 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Tanzania.

Population map with other countries

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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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