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 72,586,079 people compared to 12,415,813 in Tunisia.
Population statistics:
- Tanzania's population is 5.85 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 72.6M (80.1% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20% growth).
- Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 263M people compared to the peak of 13.1M people in 2051 for Tunisia.
Tanzania vs Tunisia: live population counter
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| Current population |
72586079
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12415813
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| Population rank | 20/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.88% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
16.2 seconds
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6.85 minutes
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| One birth every |
13.4 seconds
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3.13 minutes
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| One death every |
1.36 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.6 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -29,865 | -15,221 |
| 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 | 125/197 |
Tanzania and Tunisia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,901,419 | 4,267,288 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,187,886 | 4,316,278 | 2.89% | 1.15% |
| 1962 | 10,487,756 | 4,369,136 | 2.94% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 10,799,528 | 4,427,131 | 2.97% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 11,127,826 | 4,489,869 | 3.04% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 11,470,728 | 4,561,385 | 3.08% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 11,827,459 | 4,652,287 | 3.11% | 1.99% |
| 1967 | 12,200,109 | 4,760,970 | 3.15% | 2.34% |
| 1968 | 12,602,076 | 4,879,899 | 3.29% | 2.5% |
| 1969 | 13,036,700 | 5,004,697 | 3.45% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 13,492,677 | 5,131,396 | 3.5% | 2.53% |
| 1971 | 13,971,451 | 5,261,658 | 3.55% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 14,479,308 | 5,396,557 | 3.63% | 2.56% |
| 1973 | 15,010,101 | 5,537,242 | 3.67% | 2.61% |
| 1974 | 15,561,630 | 5,684,674 | 3.67% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 16,138,361 | 5,839,262 | 3.71% | 2.72% |
| 1976 | 16,736,211 | 5,996,994 | 3.7% | 2.7% |
| 1977 | 17,352,929 | 6,155,931 | 3.68% | 2.65% |
| 1978 | 17,976,566 | 6,309,390 | 3.59% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 18,592,038 | 6,456,419 | 3.42% | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 19,189,769 | 6,606,195 | 3.21% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 19,784,703 | 6,758,284 | 3.1% | 2.3% |
| 1982 | 20,398,571 | 6,908,642 | 3.1% | 2.22% |
| 1983 | 21,079,874 | 7,053,800 | 3.34% | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 21,779,066 | 7,220,044 | 3.32% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 22,501,693 | 7,409,903 | 3.32% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 23,258,959 | 7,600,301 | 3.37% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 24,030,378 | 7,789,987 | 3.32% | 2.5% |
| 1988 | 24,769,686 | 7,974,440 | 3.08% | 2.37% |
| 1989 | 25,438,759 | 8,151,660 | 2.7% | 2.22% |
| 1990 | 26,110,207 | 8,324,509 | 2.64% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 26,780,436 | 8,501,827 | 2.57% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 27,457,588 | 8,682,512 | 2.53% | 2.13% |
| 1993 | 28,332,692 | 8,857,910 | 3.19% | 2.02% |
| 1994 | 29,442,356 | 9,018,448 | 3.92% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 30,383,497 | 9,161,258 | 3.2% | 1.58% |
| 1996 | 30,945,762 | 9,294,432 | 1.85% | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 31,578,089 | 9,421,270 | 2.04% | 1.36% |
| 1998 | 32,420,458 | 9,541,667 | 2.67% | 1.28% |
| 1999 | 33,300,330 | 9,655,963 | 2.71% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 34,260,139 | 9,764,935 | 2.88% | 1.13% |
| 2001 | 35,198,299 | 9,869,677 | 2.74% | 1.07% |
| 2002 | 36,121,304 | 9,971,515 | 2.62% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 37,089,555 | 10,071,632 | 2.68% | 1% |
| 2004 | 38,109,668 | 10,166,163 | 2.75% | 0.94% |
| 2005 | 39,182,076 | 10,255,472 | 2.81% | 0.88% |
| 2006 | 40,294,902 | 10,346,410 | 2.84% | 0.89% |
| 2007 | 41,435,512 | 10,441,702 | 2.83% | 0.92% |
| 2008 | 42,570,728 | 10,542,635 | 2.74% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 43,633,982 | 10,650,681 | 2.5% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 44,758,488 | 10,765,980 | 2.58% | 1.08% |
| 2011 | 46,029,367 | 10,886,035 | 2.84% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 47,374,260 | 11,009,647 | 2.92% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 48,824,128 | 11,141,361 | 3.06% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 50,351,512 | 11,274,288 | 3.13% | 1.19% |
| 2015 | 52,020,962 | 11,402,264 | 3.32% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 53,824,013 | 11,528,674 | 3.47% | 1.11% |
| 2017 | 55,652,890 | 11,650,498 | 3.4% | 1.06% |
| 2018 | 57,437,145 | 11,765,514 | 3.21% | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 59,174,891 | 11,875,081 | 3.03% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | 60,972,798 | 11,974,057 | 3.04% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | 62,830,412 | 12,048,622 | 3.05% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | 64,711,821 | 12,119,334 | 2.99% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | 66,617,606 | 12,200,431 | 2.95% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 68,560,157 | 12,277,109 | 2.92% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 70,545,858 | 12,348,580 | 2.9% | 0.58% |
| 2026 | 72,563,773 | 12,415,147 | 2.86% | 0.54% |
| 2027 | 74,604,804 | 12,476,105 | 2.81% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 76,670,483 | 12,531,994 | 2.77% | 0.45% |
| 2029 | 78,773,192 | 12,582,709 | 2.74% | 0.4% |
| 2030 | 80,913,118 | 12,628,154 | 2.72% | 0.36% |
| 2031 | 83,087,927 | 12,669,925 | 2.69% | 0.33% |
| 2032 | 85,293,126 | 12,709,155 | 2.65% | 0.31% |
| 2033 | 87,520,491 | 12,746,538 | 2.61% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 89,788,673 | 12,781,017 | 2.59% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 92,091,418 | 12,812,275 | 2.56% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 94,420,808 | 12,842,495 | 2.53% | 0.24% |
| 2037 | 96,775,766 | 12,872,063 | 2.49% | 0.23% |
| 2038 | 99,156,465 | 12,900,190 | 2.46% | 0.22% |
| 2039 | 101,567,525 | 12,927,314 | 2.43% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 103,999,350 | 12,953,871 | 2.39% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 106,448,475 | 12,979,696 | 2.35% | 0.2% |
| 2042 | 108,926,272 | 13,005,242 | 2.33% | 0.2% |
| 2043 | 111,433,788 | 13,030,307 | 2.3% | 0.19% |
| 2044 | 113,966,263 | 13,054,103 | 2.27% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 116,525,463 | 13,076,097 | 2.25% | 0.17% |
| 2046 | 119,109,670 | 13,095,748 | 2.22% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 121,721,018 | 13,113,228 | 2.19% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 124,351,294 | 13,127,662 | 2.16% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 126,981,394 | 13,138,151 | 2.12% | 0.08% |
| 2050 | 129,621,083 | 13,145,144 | 2.08% | 0.05% |
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 18,762,066 (a 34.9% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 887,139 (a 7.7% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Tanzania's population will grow by 78.6% to 129,621,083 people with a rank change from 20th to 15th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.87% to 13,145,144 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.
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Population differences between Tanzania and Tunisia
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| Life expectancy | 67.6 years | 77.1 years |
| Average age | 22.7 years | 34.5 years |
| Median age | 18.4 years | 33.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.61 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 200.5 ppl/mi² | 204.7 ppl/mi² |
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