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

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The latest officially reported population of Tanzania was 70,545,865 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tanzania's population is 73,639,263 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 1.03 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Tanzania is ranked the 20th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.89% for Tanzania vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Tanzania has had an average growth rate of +3.11% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tanzania has increased from 40.3M people to 73.6M (82.8% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Tanzania vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tanzania Thailand
2100 265,471,550 45,708,431
2099 263,137,702 46,053,146
2098 260,784,676 46,403,189
2097 258,387,890 46,757,918
2096 255,972,277 47,118,652
2095 253,543,248 47,484,043
2094 251,095,452 47,853,561
2093 248,605,184 48,226,682
2092 246,083,651 48,605,235
2091 243,533,968 48,984,504
2090 240,979,094 49,368,049
2089 238,393,867 49,756,629
2088 235,775,056 50,142,276
2087 233,145,231 50,532,164
2086 230,474,072 50,925,294
2085 227,778,580 51,321,960
2084 225,090,075 51,724,454
2083 222,400,079 52,127,592
2082 219,697,321 52,533,368
2081 216,974,796 52,938,345
2080 214,235,505 53,347,733
2079 211,466,096 53,762,492
2078 208,688,171 54,177,529
2077 205,898,494 54,595,112
2076 203,086,766 55,015,291
2075 200,278,383 55,438,108
2074 197,449,196 55,867,914
2073 194,624,081 56,300,358
2072 191,805,820 56,735,274
2071 188,974,004 57,172,515
2070 186,134,634 57,616,731
2069 183,293,747 58,061,962
2068 180,458,385 58,512,248
2067 177,622,538 58,962,990
2066 174,786,430 59,413,893
2065 171,897,059 59,873,261
2064 169,048,435 60,331,851
2063 166,202,091 60,792,306
2062 163,354,473 61,257,068
2061 160,521,858 61,720,030
2060 157,707,240 62,187,380
2059 154,905,240 62,651,158
2058 152,106,040 63,113,332
2057 149,311,257 63,572,746
2056 146,505,507 64,027,520
2055 143,722,840 64,473,146
2054 140,970,467 64,912,210
2053 138,249,490 65,338,122
2052 135,540,803 65,758,061
2051 132,838,721 66,162,612
2050 130,145,345 66,552,915
2049 127,483,126 66,931,487
2048 124,809,212 67,291,479
2047 122,146,647 67,636,461
2046 119,511,124 67,967,131
2045 116,903,642 68,281,902
2044 114,318,843 68,579,656
2043 111,765,580 68,864,788
2042 109,231,423 69,133,982
2041 106,738,458 69,390,832
2040 104,262,479 69,626,857
2039 101,804,600 69,848,522
2038 99,370,760 70,056,903
2037 96,974,485 70,250,371
2036 94,592,848 70,429,677
2035 92,248,476 70,599,021
2034 89,920,872 70,751,094
2033 87,646,627 70,891,510
2032 85,401,853 71,019,665
2031 83,172,579 71,134,882
2030 80,989,443 71,241,584
2029 78,830,947 71,337,147
2028 76,723,335 71,423,119
2027 74,639,948 71,499,411
2026 72,582,361 71,565,981
2025 70,545,865 71,619,863
2024 68,560,157 71,668,011
2023 66,617,606 71,702,435
2022 64,711,821 71,735,329
2021 62,830,412 71,727,332
2020 60,972,798 71,641,484
2019 59,174,891 71,522,271
2018 57,437,145 71,376,079
2017 55,652,890 71,160,187
2016 53,824,013 70,859,841
2015 52,020,962 70,540,795
2014 50,351,512 70,216,367
2013 48,824,128 69,845,114
2012 47,374,260 69,436,098
2011 46,029,367 69,007,208
2010 44,758,488 68,579,447
2009 43,633,982 68,121,080
2008 42,570,728 67,619,830
2007 41,435,512 67,102,394
2006 40,294,902 66,567,687
2005 39,182,076 66,017,420
2004 38,109,668 65,452,047
2003 37,089,555 64,868,166
2002 36,121,304 64,266,437
2001 35,198,299 63,651,141
2000 34,260,139 63,007,815
1999 33,300,330 62,299,043
1998 32,420,458 61,522,630
1997 31,578,089 60,724,584
1996 30,945,762 59,920,064
1995 30,383,497 59,098,232
1994 29,442,356 58,260,854
1993 28,332,692 57,408,198
1992 27,457,588 56,528,834
1991 26,780,436 55,637,434
1990 26,110,207 54,738,329
1989 25,438,759 53,848,956
1988 24,769,686 52,969,595
1987 24,030,378 52,074,105
1986 23,258,959 51,177,834
1985 22,501,693 50,270,753
1984 21,779,066 49,351,708
1983 21,079,874 48,423,309
1982 20,398,571 47,494,577
1981 19,784,703 46,575,855
1980 19,189,769 45,650,022
1979 18,592,038 44,718,434
1978 17,976,566 43,788,976
1977 17,352,929 42,843,974
1976 16,736,211 41,896,504
1975 16,138,361 40,940,005
1974 15,561,630 39,952,891
1973 15,010,101 38,947,787
1972 14,479,308 37,933,929
1971 13,971,451 36,937,387
1970 13,492,677 35,954,408
1969 13,036,700 34,973,782
1968 12,602,076 34,002,560
1967 12,200,109 33,037,801
1966 11,827,459 32,086,071
1965 11,470,728 31,149,337
1964 11,127,826 30,232,141
1963 10,799,528 29,342,322
1962 10,487,756 28,481,040
1961 10,187,886 27,650,334
1960 9,901,419 26,851,747

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 Tanzania increased by 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tanzania gained 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 people (a 1% growth).

Tanzania was ranked 30th most populous country in 2006 and is 20th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Tanzania's population will grow by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people with a rank change from 20th to 15th. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tanzania Thailand
2100 0.89% -0.75%
2099 0.9% -0.75%
2098 0.93% -0.76%
2097 0.94% -0.77%
2096 0.96% -0.77%
2095 0.97% -0.77%
2094 1% -0.77%
2093 1.02% -0.78%
2092 1.05% -0.77%
2091 1.06% -0.78%
2090 1.08% -0.78%
2089 1.11% -0.77%
2088 1.13% -0.77%
2087 1.16% -0.77%
2086 1.18% -0.77%
2085 1.19% -0.78%
2084 1.21% -0.77%
2083 1.23% -0.77%
2082 1.25% -0.76%
2081 1.28% -0.77%
2080 1.31% -0.77%
2079 1.33% -0.77%
2078 1.35% -0.76%
2077 1.38% -0.76%
2076 1.4% -0.76%
2075 1.43% -0.77%
2074 1.45% -0.77%
2073 1.47% -0.77%
2072 1.5% -0.76%
2071 1.53% -0.77%
2070 1.55% -0.77%
2069 1.57% -0.77%
2068 1.6% -0.76%
2067 1.62% -0.76%
2066 1.68% -0.77%
2065 1.69% -0.76%
2064 1.71% -0.76%
2063 1.74% -0.76%
2062 1.76% -0.75%
2061 1.78% -0.75%
2060 1.81% -0.74%
2059 1.84% -0.73%
2058 1.87% -0.72%
2057 1.92% -0.71%
2056 1.94% -0.69%
2055 1.95% -0.68%
2054 1.97% -0.65%
2053 2% -0.64%
2052 2.03% -0.61%
2051 2.07% -0.59%
2050 2.09% -0.57%
2049 2.14% -0.53%
2048 2.18% -0.51%
2047 2.21% -0.49%
2046 2.23% -0.46%
2045 2.26% -0.43%
2044 2.28% -0.41%
2043 2.32% -0.39%
2042 2.34% -0.37%
2041 2.37% -0.34%
2040 2.41% -0.32%
2039 2.45% -0.3%
2038 2.47% -0.28%
2037 2.52% -0.25%
2036 2.54% -0.24%
2035 2.59% -0.21%
2034 2.59% -0.2%
2033 2.63% -0.18%
2032 2.68% -0.16%
2031 2.7% -0.15%
2030 2.74% -0.13%
2029 2.75% -0.12%
2028 2.79% -0.11%
2027 2.83% -0.09%
2026 2.89% -0.08%
2025 2.9% -0.07%
2024 2.92% -0.05%
2023 2.95% -0.05%
2022 2.99% 0.01%
2021 3.05% 0.12%
2020 3.04% 0.17%
2019 3.03% 0.2%
2018 3.21% 0.3%
2017 3.4% 0.42%
2016 3.47% 0.45%
2015 3.32% 0.46%
2014 3.13% 0.53%
2013 3.06% 0.59%
2012 2.92% 0.62%
2011 2.84% 0.62%
2010 2.58% 0.67%
2009 2.5% 0.74%
2008 2.74% 0.77%
2007 2.83% 0.8%
2006 2.84% 0.83%
2005 2.81% 0.86%
2004 2.75% 0.9%
2003 2.68% 0.94%
2002 2.62% 0.97%
2001 2.74% 1.02%
2000 2.88% 1.14%
1999 2.71% 1.26%
1998 2.67% 1.31%
1997 2.04% 1.34%
1996 1.85% 1.39%
1995 3.2% 1.44%
1994 3.92% 1.49%
1993 3.19% 1.56%
1992 2.53% 1.6%
1991 2.57% 1.64%
1990 2.64% 1.65%
1989 2.7% 1.66%
1988 3.08% 1.72%
1987 3.32% 1.75%
1986 3.37% 1.8%
1985 3.32% 1.86%
1984 3.32% 1.92%
1983 3.34% 1.96%
1982 3.1% 1.97%
1981 3.1% 2.03%
1980 3.21% 2.08%
1979 3.42% 2.12%
1978 3.59% 2.21%
1977 3.68% 2.26%
1976 3.7% 2.34%
1975 3.71% 2.47%
1974 3.67% 2.58%
1973 3.67% 2.67%
1972 3.63% 2.7%
1971 3.55% 2.73%
1970 3.5% 2.8%
1969 3.45% 2.86%
1968 3.29% 2.92%
1967 3.15% 2.97%
1966 3.11% 3.01%
1965 3.08% 3.03%
1964 3.04% 3.03%
1963 2.97% 3.02%
1962 2.94% 3%
1961 2.89% 2.97%

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 Tanzania grew by 2.9%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Tanzania Thailand
Current population
73639263
71565981
Population rank 20/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.89% 0.86%
One net population change
15.9 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
13.2 seconds
54.2 seconds
One death every
1.34 minutes
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,440 -132
Annual growth/decline +1,985,708 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +2.9% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 16/197 164/197
One migration net change every
41.4 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -12,730 +27,509
Net migration rank 139/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 462,371 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 83/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 167/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tanzania
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tanzania Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,730 - 27,509
2024 1,993,730 -29,865 -65,720 23,321
2023 1,960,623 -39,388 -46,105 19,648
2022 1,927,960 -37,557 -61,046 21,683
2021 1,880,137 -7,704 57,382 -2,093
2020 1,861,377 -18,587 84,107 32,277
2019 1,816,669 -63,602 116,867 5,221
2018 1,777,852 -55,444 159,383 10,984
2017 1,726,909 119,142 194,695 66,805
2016 1,659,502 152,194 226,255 112,978
2015 1,592,882 201,495 266,362 32,500
2014 1,565,630 -21,083 294,628 55,358
2013 1,509,008 1,241 325,059 67,452
2012 1,439,325 -49,875 351,485 74,033
2011 1,384,886 -84,546 365,670 66,607
2010 1,363,477 -122,020 370,466 52,791
2009 1,332,015 -324,478 382,636 110,883
2008 1,303,728 -184,816 401,730 107,333
2007 1,278,285 -126,793 425,362 100,486
2006 1,257,927 -128,231 441,211 102,362
2005 1,224,165 -128,251 456,378 100,542
2004 1,175,379 -126,490 466,542 107,199
2003 1,118,435 -127,101 488,003 105,917
2002 1,063,195 -118,047 504,299 105,215
2001 1,026,242 -125,375 524,230 96,817
2000 985,185 -9,701 543,884 121,640
1999 948,659 -4,489 578,073 173,924
1998 920,806 -105,184 617,318 183,471
1997 882,544 -13,400 644,834 150,411
1996 868,524 -473,007 661,397 152,397
1995 838,980 -109,971 682,703 147,226
1994 803,953 349,348 712,589 132,271
1993 778,044 288,004 737,696 122,746
1992 767,961 -83,825 754,999 143,318
1991 762,011 -91,851 760,508 124,034
1990 750,825 -80,529 760,808 152,916
1989 743,854 -71,268 774,563 90,497
1988 736,551 -71,012 765,252 128,469
1987 718,580 94,498 774,498 122,791
1986 705,677 24,101 783,430 111,820
1985 697,867 86,864 776,935 141,963
1984 687,435 -26,938 779,856 139,345
1983 679,720 58,161 794,239 143,393
1982 662,627 -37,883 817,951 101,885
1981 645,496 -42,485 839,297 78,337
1980 629,444 -42,588 845,575 88,478
1979 613,388 -4,792 843,434 85,693
1978 595,024 27,307 847,799 82,011
1977 574,938 49,997 871,232 88,937
1976 553,617 54,875 894,072 40,656
1975 533,906 53,290 911,980 66,306
1974 515,152 51,127 923,151 72,801
1973 488,429 48,363 933,540 80,704
1972 467,305 57,489 940,420 73,082
1971 449,014 41,900 936,215 43,400
1970 427,988 38,635 937,116 49,221
1969 408,322 37,006 948,314 26,551
1968 389,467 34,455 953,806 13,718
1967 374,763 5,265 944,980 17,005
1966 360,229 5,049 929,469 12,016
1965 343,456 4,742 909,000 22,995
1964 328,527 9,090 885,137 17,249
1963 314,644 4,333 860,728 16,494
1962 300,663 3,916 828,741 16,605
1961 286,839 8,338 801,140 14,968
1960 275,814 1,946 774,190 6,886

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

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Over the last 10 years, 98.8% of the population change in Tanzania is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people). In Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people).

As of 2024, 462,371 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Tanzania, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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