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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tanzania was 68,560,157 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tanzania's population is 73,145,892 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 5.88 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Tanzania is ranked the 20th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.88% for Tanzania vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Tanzania has had an average growth rate of +3.13% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tanzania has increased from 40.3M people to 73.1M (81.5% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Tanzania vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tanzania Tunisia
2100 265,496,854 10,722,837
2099 263,162,785 10,798,417
2098 260,809,535 10,872,527
2097 258,412,520 10,944,510
2096 255,996,677 11,017,262
2095 253,567,416 11,088,773
2094 251,119,386 11,159,761
2093 248,628,881 11,228,741
2092 246,107,108 11,296,441
2091 243,557,182 11,362,922
2090 241,002,065 11,428,150
2089 238,416,591 11,492,395
2088 235,797,530 11,554,451
2087 233,167,455 11,616,399
2086 230,496,041 11,677,706
2085 227,800,292 11,736,824
2084 225,111,530 11,795,185
2083 222,421,279 11,853,617
2082 219,718,263 11,911,196
2081 216,995,478 11,966,771
2080 214,255,926 12,023,486
2079 211,486,253 12,080,879
2078 208,708,063 12,138,513
2077 205,918,120 12,194,072
2076 203,106,125 12,247,445
2075 200,297,474 12,301,960
2074 197,468,017 12,355,470
2073 194,642,633 12,410,281
2072 191,824,103 12,463,568
2071 188,992,017 12,517,952
2070 186,152,377 12,571,557
2069 183,311,218 12,625,027
2068 180,475,586 12,677,388
2067 177,639,469 12,728,611
2066 174,803,090 12,778,160
2065 171,913,445 12,827,417
2064 169,064,549 12,873,288
2063 166,217,933 12,917,720
2062 163,370,044 12,960,075
2061 160,537,159 12,999,502
2060 157,722,273 13,037,172
2059 154,920,005 13,069,268
2058 152,120,539 13,098,461
2057 149,325,489 13,124,682
2056 146,519,472 13,147,057
2055 143,736,540 13,164,337
2054 140,983,905 13,177,456
2053 138,262,668 13,184,564
2052 135,553,723 13,188,052
2051 132,851,383 13,187,435
2050 130,157,751 13,181,992
2049 127,495,278 13,173,401
2048 124,821,109 13,160,968
2047 122,158,290 13,144,429
2046 119,522,516 13,125,908
2045 116,914,785 13,104,999
2044 114,329,740 13,081,801
2043 111,776,234 13,057,259
2042 109,241,835 13,031,516
2041 106,748,632 13,006,019
2040 104,272,418 12,979,703
2039 101,814,304 12,952,741
2038 99,380,232 12,925,306
2037 96,983,729 12,896,316
2036 94,601,865 12,865,989
2035 92,257,269 12,835,689
2034 89,929,444 12,803,284
2033 87,654,982 12,766,519
2032 85,409,993 12,728,299
2031 83,180,507 12,687,827
2030 80,997,163 12,644,489
2029 78,838,461 12,596,686
2028 76,730,649 12,542,752
2027 74,647,063 12,484,560
2026 72,589,279 12,420,467
2025 70,552,589 12,351,028
2024 68,560,157 12,277,109
2023 66,617,606 12,200,431
2022 64,711,821 12,119,334
2021 62,830,412 12,048,622
2020 60,972,798 11,974,057
2019 59,174,891 11,875,081
2018 57,437,145 11,765,514
2017 55,652,890 11,650,498
2016 53,824,013 11,528,674
2015 52,020,962 11,402,264
2014 50,351,512 11,274,288
2013 48,824,128 11,141,361
2012 47,374,260 11,009,647
2011 46,029,367 10,886,035
2010 44,758,488 10,765,980
2009 43,633,982 10,650,681
2008 42,570,728 10,542,635
2007 41,435,512 10,441,702
2006 40,294,902 10,346,410
2005 39,182,076 10,255,472
2004 38,109,668 10,166,163
2003 37,089,555 10,071,632
2002 36,121,304 9,971,515
2001 35,198,299 9,869,677
2000 34,260,139 9,764,935
1999 33,300,330 9,655,963
1998 32,420,458 9,541,667
1997 31,578,089 9,421,270
1996 30,945,762 9,294,432
1995 30,383,497 9,161,258
1994 29,442,356 9,018,448
1993 28,332,692 8,857,910
1992 27,457,588 8,682,512
1991 26,780,436 8,501,827
1990 26,110,207 8,324,509
1989 25,438,759 8,151,660
1988 24,769,686 7,974,440
1987 24,030,378 7,789,987
1986 23,258,959 7,600,301
1985 22,501,693 7,409,903
1984 21,779,066 7,220,044
1983 21,079,874 7,053,800
1982 20,398,571 6,908,642
1981 19,784,703 6,758,284
1980 19,189,769 6,606,195
1979 18,592,038 6,456,419
1978 17,976,566 6,309,390
1977 17,352,929 6,155,931
1976 16,736,211 5,996,994
1975 16,138,361 5,839,262
1974 15,561,630 5,684,674
1973 15,010,101 5,537,242
1972 14,479,308 5,396,557
1971 13,971,451 5,261,658
1970 13,492,677 5,131,396
1969 13,036,700 5,004,697
1968 12,602,076 4,879,899
1967 12,200,109 4,760,970
1966 11,827,459 4,652,287
1965 11,470,728 4,561,385
1964 11,127,826 4,489,869
1963 10,799,528 4,427,131
1962 10,487,756 4,369,136
1961 10,187,886 4,316,278
1960 9,901,419 4,267,288

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/tanzania/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tanzania increased by 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tanzania gained 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Tanzania was ranked 30th most populous country in 2006 and is 20th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Tanzania's population will grow by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people with a rank change from 20th to 15th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tanzania Tunisia
2100 0.89% -0.7%
2099 0.9% -0.68%
2098 0.93% -0.66%
2097 0.94% -0.66%
2096 0.96% -0.64%
2095 0.97% -0.64%
2094 1% -0.61%
2093 1.02% -0.6%
2092 1.05% -0.59%
2091 1.06% -0.57%
2090 1.08% -0.56%
2089 1.11% -0.54%
2088 1.13% -0.53%
2087 1.16% -0.52%
2086 1.18% -0.5%
2085 1.19% -0.49%
2084 1.21% -0.49%
2083 1.23% -0.48%
2082 1.25% -0.46%
2081 1.28% -0.47%
2080 1.31% -0.48%
2079 1.33% -0.47%
2078 1.35% -0.46%
2077 1.38% -0.44%
2076 1.4% -0.44%
2075 1.43% -0.43%
2074 1.45% -0.44%
2073 1.47% -0.43%
2072 1.5% -0.43%
2071 1.53% -0.43%
2070 1.55% -0.42%
2069 1.57% -0.41%
2068 1.6% -0.4%
2067 1.62% -0.39%
2066 1.68% -0.38%
2065 1.69% -0.36%
2064 1.71% -0.34%
2063 1.74% -0.33%
2062 1.76% -0.3%
2061 1.78% -0.29%
2060 1.81% -0.25%
2059 1.84% -0.22%
2058 1.87% -0.2%
2057 1.92% -0.17%
2056 1.94% -0.13%
2055 1.95% -0.1%
2054 1.97% -0.05%
2053 2% -0.03%
2052 2.03% 0.005%
2051 2.07% 0.04%
2050 2.09% 0.07%
2049 2.14% 0.09%
2048 2.18% 0.13%
2047 2.21% 0.14%
2046 2.23% 0.16%
2045 2.26% 0.18%
2044 2.28% 0.19%
2043 2.32% 0.2%
2042 2.34% 0.2%
2041 2.37% 0.2%
2040 2.41% 0.21%
2039 2.45% 0.21%
2038 2.47% 0.22%
2037 2.52% 0.24%
2036 2.54% 0.24%
2035 2.59% 0.25%
2034 2.59% 0.29%
2033 2.63% 0.3%
2032 2.68% 0.32%
2031 2.7% 0.34%
2030 2.74% 0.38%
2029 2.75% 0.43%
2028 2.79% 0.47%
2027 2.83% 0.52%
2026 2.89% 0.56%
2025 2.91% 0.6%
2024 2.92% 0.63%
2023 2.95% 0.67%
2022 2.99% 0.59%
2021 3.05% 0.62%
2020 3.04% 0.83%
2019 3.03% 0.93%
2018 3.21% 0.99%
2017 3.4% 1.06%
2016 3.47% 1.11%
2015 3.32% 1.14%
2014 3.13% 1.19%
2013 3.06% 1.2%
2012 2.92% 1.14%
2011 2.84% 1.12%
2010 2.58% 1.08%
2009 2.5% 1.02%
2008 2.74% 0.97%
2007 2.83% 0.92%
2006 2.84% 0.89%
2005 2.81% 0.88%
2004 2.75% 0.94%
2003 2.68% 1%
2002 2.62% 1.03%
2001 2.74% 1.07%
2000 2.88% 1.13%
1999 2.71% 1.2%
1998 2.67% 1.28%
1997 2.04% 1.36%
1996 1.85% 1.45%
1995 3.2% 1.58%
1994 3.92% 1.81%
1993 3.19% 2.02%
1992 2.53% 2.13%
1991 2.57% 2.13%
1990 2.64% 2.12%
1989 2.7% 2.22%
1988 3.08% 2.37%
1987 3.32% 2.5%
1986 3.37% 2.57%
1985 3.32% 2.63%
1984 3.32% 2.36%
1983 3.34% 2.1%
1982 3.1% 2.22%
1981 3.1% 2.3%
1980 3.21% 2.32%
1979 3.42% 2.33%
1978 3.59% 2.49%
1977 3.68% 2.65%
1976 3.7% 2.7%
1975 3.71% 2.72%
1974 3.67% 2.66%
1973 3.67% 2.61%
1972 3.63% 2.56%
1971 3.55% 2.54%
1970 3.5% 2.53%
1969 3.45% 2.56%
1968 3.29% 2.5%
1967 3.15% 2.34%
1966 3.11% 1.99%
1965 3.08% 1.59%
1964 3.04% 1.42%
1963 2.97% 1.33%
1962 2.94% 1.22%
1961 2.89% 1.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Tanzania grew by 2.92%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Tanzania Tunisia
Current population
73145892
12437803
Population rank 20/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.88% 0.15%
One net population change
16.2 seconds
6.85 minutes
One birth every
13.4 seconds
3.13 minutes
One death every
1.36 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,322 +210
Annual growth/decline +1,942,551 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +2.92% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 18/197 124/197
One migration net change every
41.4 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -12,730 -14,523
Net migration rank 139/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 462,371 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 83/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 167/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tanzania
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tanzania Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,730 - -14,523
2024 - -29,865 - -15,221
2023 1,960,623 -39,388 93,663 -14,001
2022 1,927,960 -37,557 96,531 -14,001
2021 1,880,137 -7,704 68,087 -9,190
2020 1,861,377 -18,587 109,431 -19,188
2019 1,816,669 -63,602 127,312 -19,612
2018 1,777,852 -55,444 132,445 -21,012
2017 1,726,909 119,142 140,971 -22,365
2016 1,659,502 152,194 148,870 -23,827
2015 1,592,882 201,495 153,007 -25,229
2014 1,565,630 -21,083 154,762 -26,586
2013 1,509,008 1,241 154,687 -17,020
2012 1,439,325 -49,875 151,812 -26,059
2011 1,384,886 -84,546 143,401 -21,935
2010 1,363,477 -122,020 132,809 -14,168
2009 1,332,015 -324,478 125,465 -13,512
2008 1,303,728 -184,816 121,873 -17,742
2007 1,278,285 -126,793 118,920 -21,190
2006 1,257,927 -128,231 116,945 -24,098
2005 1,224,165 -128,251 115,374 -26,361
2004 1,175,379 -126,490 113,322 -23,735
2003 1,118,435 -127,101 111,926 -12,459
2002 1,063,195 -118,047 109,099 -8,334
2001 1,026,242 -125,375 110,146 -7,235
2000 985,185 -9,701 112,501 -5,937
1999 948,659 -4,489 114,829 -3,452
1998 920,806 -105,184 121,332 -4,111
1997 882,544 -13,400 128,327 -4,756
1996 868,524 -473,007 135,615 -5,506
1995 838,980 -109,971 144,345 -8,095
1994 803,953 349,348 153,647 -4,271
1993 778,044 288,004 160,922 10,771
1992 767,961 -83,825 163,978 15,124
1991 762,011 -91,851 166,245 16,021
1990 750,825 -80,529 168,180 4,183
1989 743,854 -71,268 169,221 4,100
1988 736,551 -71,012 177,176 3,934
1987 718,580 94,498 184,101 3,711
1986 705,677 24,101 188,107 3,464
1985 697,867 86,864 186,344 2,887
1984 687,435 -26,938 182,386 8,109
1983 679,720 58,161 179,878 -37,895
1982 662,627 -37,883 177,898 -29,559
1981 645,496 -42,485 176,628 -24,242
1980 629,444 -42,588 171,094 -19,321
1979 613,388 -4,792 171,463 -23,688
1978 595,024 27,307 173,255 -26,968
1977 574,938 49,997 174,539 -13,910
1976 553,617 54,875 172,744 -15,499
1975 533,906 53,290 166,991 -8,765
1974 515,152 51,127 160,200 -9,254
1973 488,429 48,363 153,525 -9,606
1972 467,305 57,489 147,239 -9,790
1971 449,014 41,900 142,296 -9,949
1970 427,988 38,635 138,235 -10,054
1969 408,322 37,006 135,257 -10,049
1968 389,467 34,455 134,246 -9,848
1967 374,763 5,265 132,626 -19,155
1966 360,229 5,049 131,274 -27,393
1965 343,456 4,742 127,673 -49,751
1964 328,527 9,090 124,711 -59,602
1963 314,644 4,333 120,865 -60,505
1962 300,663 3,916 116,887 -61,260
1961 286,839 8,338 111,459 -61,369
1960 275,814 1,946 109,234 -61,334

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). In Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 462,371 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Tanzania, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

Biggest 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
Stone Town 18K
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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