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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tanzania was 68,560,157 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tanzania's population is 73,145,892 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.18 times bigger than Tanzania's.
  • Tanzania is ranked the 20th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.92% of the world: 0.88% for Tanzania vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Tanzania has had an average growth rate of +3.13% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tanzania has increased from 40.3M people to 73.1M (81.5% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Tanzania vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tanzania Turkey
2100 265,496,854 64,274,243
2099 263,162,785 64,924,706
2098 260,809,535 65,567,989
2097 258,412,520 66,219,045
2096 255,996,677 66,865,890
2095 253,567,416 67,516,190
2094 251,119,386 68,169,346
2093 248,628,881 68,835,313
2092 246,107,108 69,496,264
2091 243,557,182 70,159,325
2090 241,002,065 70,828,304
2089 238,416,591 71,490,133
2088 235,797,530 72,146,464
2087 233,167,455 72,792,552
2086 230,496,041 73,439,558
2085 227,800,292 74,085,313
2084 225,111,530 74,713,882
2083 222,421,279 75,342,464
2082 219,718,263 75,969,760
2081 216,995,478 76,583,769
2080 214,255,926 77,195,480
2079 211,486,253 77,793,711
2078 208,708,063 78,386,293
2077 205,918,120 78,973,194
2076 203,106,125 79,556,991
2075 200,297,474 80,128,010
2074 197,468,017 80,697,544
2073 194,642,633 81,244,619
2072 191,824,103 81,785,452
2071 188,992,017 82,311,503
2070 186,152,377 82,827,402
2069 183,311,218 83,324,862
2068 180,475,586 83,806,741
2067 177,639,469 84,270,976
2066 174,803,090 84,728,547
2065 171,913,445 85,177,268
2064 169,064,549 85,611,517
2063 166,217,933 86,026,471
2062 163,370,044 86,425,827
2061 160,537,159 86,800,591
2060 157,722,273 87,156,663
2059 154,920,005 87,500,101
2058 152,120,539 87,809,920
2057 149,325,489 88,100,397
2056 146,519,472 88,369,840
2055 143,736,540 88,598,739
2054 140,983,905 88,806,632
2053 138,262,668 88,985,609
2052 135,553,723 89,144,425
2051 132,851,383 89,270,515
2050 130,157,751 89,374,730
2049 127,495,278 89,447,182
2048 124,821,109 89,484,074
2047 122,158,290 89,492,406
2046 119,522,516 89,467,391
2045 116,914,785 89,441,098
2044 114,329,740 89,390,601
2043 111,776,234 89,326,342
2042 109,241,835 89,237,658
2041 106,748,632 89,137,199
2040 104,272,418 89,021,820
2039 101,814,304 88,885,792
2038 99,380,232 88,736,121
2037 96,983,729 88,562,197
2036 94,601,865 88,373,007
2035 92,257,269 88,178,595
2034 89,929,444 87,975,336
2033 87,654,982 87,754,631
2032 85,409,993 87,524,158
2031 83,180,507 87,274,280
2030 80,997,163 87,004,538
2029 78,838,461 86,741,614
2028 76,730,649 86,466,107
2027 74,647,063 86,189,693
2026 72,589,279 85,932,926
2025 70,552,589 85,718,588
2024 68,560,157 85,518,661
2023 66,617,606 85,325,965
2022 64,711,821 84,979,913
2021 62,830,412 84,147,318
2020 60,972,798 83,384,680
2019 59,174,891 82,579,440
2018 57,437,145 81,407,204
2017 55,652,890 80,312,698
2016 53,824,013 79,277,962
2015 52,020,962 78,218,479
2014 50,351,512 77,181,884
2013 48,824,128 76,147,624
2012 47,374,260 75,175,827
2011 46,029,367 74,223,629
2010 44,758,488 73,142,150
2009 43,633,982 72,039,206
2008 42,570,728 71,051,678
2007 41,435,512 70,158,112
2006 40,294,902 70,045,349
2005 39,182,076 69,329,557
2004 38,109,668 68,592,617
2003 37,089,555 67,831,730
2002 36,121,304 67,048,795
2001 35,198,299 66,245,128
2000 34,260,139 65,425,961
1999 33,300,330 64,591,923
1998 32,420,458 63,734,383
1997 31,578,089 62,852,966
1996 30,945,762 61,951,134
1995 30,383,497 61,024,503
1994 29,442,356 60,033,836
1993 28,332,692 58,999,167
1992 27,457,588 57,990,118
1991 26,780,436 57,009,887
1990 26,110,207 56,015,628
1989 25,438,759 54,976,723
1988 24,769,686 53,909,626
1987 24,030,378 52,843,670
1986 23,258,959 51,777,772
1985 22,501,693 50,687,115
1984 21,779,066 49,574,069
1983 21,079,874 48,447,410
1982 20,398,571 47,322,096
1981 19,784,703 46,321,190
1980 19,189,769 45,408,815
1979 18,592,038 44,510,429
1978 17,976,566 43,645,306
1977 17,352,929 42,773,298
1976 16,736,211 41,899,984
1975 16,138,361 41,053,126
1974 15,561,630 40,210,234
1973 15,010,101 39,329,533
1972 14,479,308 38,430,221
1971 13,971,451 37,518,611
1970 13,492,677 36,638,465
1969 13,036,700 35,787,774
1968 12,602,076 34,921,684
1967 12,200,109 34,050,421
1966 11,827,459 33,177,672
1965 11,470,728 32,345,220
1964 11,127,826 31,543,072
1963 10,799,528 30,726,841
1962 10,487,756 29,916,147
1961 10,187,886 29,119,238
1960 9,901,419 28,329,898

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tanzania increased by 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tanzania gained 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Tanzania was ranked 30th most populous country in 2006 and is 20th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tanzania Turkey
2100 0.89% -1%
2099 0.9% -0.98%
2098 0.93% -0.98%
2097 0.94% -0.97%
2096 0.96% -0.96%
2095 0.97% -0.96%
2094 1% -0.97%
2093 1.02% -0.95%
2092 1.05% -0.95%
2091 1.06% -0.94%
2090 1.08% -0.93%
2089 1.11% -0.91%
2088 1.13% -0.89%
2087 1.16% -0.88%
2086 1.18% -0.87%
2085 1.19% -0.84%
2084 1.21% -0.83%
2083 1.23% -0.83%
2082 1.25% -0.8%
2081 1.28% -0.79%
2080 1.31% -0.77%
2079 1.33% -0.76%
2078 1.35% -0.74%
2077 1.38% -0.73%
2076 1.4% -0.71%
2075 1.43% -0.71%
2074 1.45% -0.67%
2073 1.47% -0.66%
2072 1.5% -0.64%
2071 1.53% -0.62%
2070 1.55% -0.6%
2069 1.57% -0.57%
2068 1.6% -0.55%
2067 1.62% -0.54%
2066 1.68% -0.53%
2065 1.69% -0.51%
2064 1.71% -0.48%
2063 1.74% -0.46%
2062 1.76% -0.43%
2061 1.78% -0.41%
2060 1.81% -0.39%
2059 1.84% -0.35%
2058 1.87% -0.33%
2057 1.92% -0.3%
2056 1.94% -0.26%
2055 1.95% -0.23%
2054 1.97% -0.2%
2053 2% -0.18%
2052 2.03% -0.14%
2051 2.07% -0.12%
2050 2.09% -0.08%
2049 2.14% -0.04%
2048 2.18% -0.009%
2047 2.21% 0.03%
2046 2.23% 0.03%
2045 2.26% 0.06%
2044 2.28% 0.07%
2043 2.32% 0.1%
2042 2.34% 0.11%
2041 2.37% 0.13%
2040 2.41% 0.15%
2039 2.45% 0.17%
2038 2.47% 0.2%
2037 2.52% 0.21%
2036 2.54% 0.22%
2035 2.59% 0.23%
2034 2.59% 0.25%
2033 2.63% 0.26%
2032 2.68% 0.29%
2031 2.7% 0.31%
2030 2.74% 0.3%
2029 2.75% 0.32%
2028 2.79% 0.32%
2027 2.83% 0.3%
2026 2.89% 0.25%
2025 2.91% 0.23%
2024 2.92% 0.23%
2023 2.95% 0.41%
2022 2.99% 0.99%
2021 3.05% 0.91%
2020 3.04% 0.98%
2019 3.03% 1.44%
2018 3.21% 1.36%
2017 3.4% 1.31%
2016 3.47% 1.35%
2015 3.32% 1.34%
2014 3.13% 1.36%
2013 3.06% 1.29%
2012 2.92% 1.28%
2011 2.84% 1.48%
2010 2.58% 1.53%
2009 2.5% 1.39%
2008 2.74% 1.27%
2007 2.83% 0.16%
2006 2.84% 1.03%
2005 2.81% 1.07%
2004 2.75% 1.12%
2003 2.68% 1.17%
2002 2.62% 1.21%
2001 2.74% 1.25%
2000 2.88% 1.29%
1999 2.71% 1.35%
1998 2.67% 1.4%
1997 2.04% 1.46%
1996 1.85% 1.52%
1995 3.2% 1.65%
1994 3.92% 1.75%
1993 3.19% 1.74%
1992 2.53% 1.72%
1991 2.57% 1.77%
1990 2.64% 1.89%
1989 2.7% 1.98%
1988 3.08% 2.02%
1987 3.32% 2.06%
1986 3.37% 2.15%
1985 3.32% 2.25%
1984 3.32% 2.33%
1983 3.34% 2.38%
1982 3.1% 2.16%
1981 3.1% 2.01%
1980 3.21% 2.02%
1979 3.42% 1.98%
1978 3.59% 2.04%
1977 3.68% 2.08%
1976 3.7% 2.06%
1975 3.71% 2.1%
1974 3.67% 2.24%
1973 3.67% 2.34%
1972 3.63% 2.43%
1971 3.55% 2.4%
1970 3.5% 2.38%
1969 3.45% 2.48%
1968 3.29% 2.56%
1967 3.15% 2.63%
1966 3.11% 2.57%
1965 3.08% 2.54%
1964 3.04% 2.66%
1963 2.97% 2.71%
1962 2.94% 2.74%
1961 2.89% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Tanzania Turkey
Current population
73145892
86002379
Population rank 20/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.88% 1.04%
One net population change
16.2 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
13.4 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
1.36 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,322 +528
Annual growth/decline +1,942,551 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +2.92% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 18/197 154/197
One migration net change every
41.4 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -12,730 -258,205
Net migration rank 139/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 462,371 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 83/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 167/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tanzania
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tanzania Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,730 - -258,205
2024 - -29,865 - -275,952
2023 1,960,623 -39,388 426,630 -318,070
2022 1,927,960 -37,557 535,373 -301,544
2021 1,880,137 -7,704 521,713 20,283
2020 1,861,377 -18,587 608,708 37,934
2019 1,816,669 -63,602 751,472 -15,690
2018 1,777,852 -55,444 830,353 187,570
2017 1,726,909 119,142 875,408 659,846
2016 1,659,502 152,194 895,841 352,063
2015 1,592,882 201,495 930,799 1,063,140
2014 1,565,630 -21,083 957,055 1,033,384
2013 1,509,008 1,241 921,386 438,618
2012 1,439,325 -49,875 917,145 258,623
2011 1,384,886 -84,546 875,839 68,849
2010 1,363,477 -122,020 892,334 55,532
2009 1,332,015 -324,478 900,491 24,276
2008 1,303,728 -184,816 868,749 47,915
2007 1,278,285 -126,793 876,626 -186,402
2006 1,257,927 -128,231 897,351 -190,194
2005 1,224,165 -128,251 898,650 -174,177
2004 1,175,379 -126,490 896,025 -146,574
2003 1,118,435 -127,101 893,683 -121,383
2002 1,063,195 -118,047 922,927 -129,444
2001 1,026,242 -125,375 980,560 -166,759
2000 985,185 -9,701 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 948,659 -4,489 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 920,806 -105,184 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 882,544 -13,400 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 868,524 -473,007 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 838,980 -109,971 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 803,953 349,348 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 778,044 288,004 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 767,961 -83,825 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 762,011 -91,851 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 750,825 -80,529 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 743,854 -71,268 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 736,551 -71,012 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 718,580 94,498 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 705,677 24,101 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 697,867 86,864 1,098,846 8,960
1984 687,435 -26,938 1,096,529 21,787
1983 679,720 58,161 1,095,106 39,871
1982 662,627 -37,883 1,091,863 23,728
1981 645,496 -42,485 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 629,444 -42,588 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 613,388 -4,792 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 595,024 27,307 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 574,938 49,997 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 553,617 54,875 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 533,906 53,290 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 515,152 51,127 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 488,429 48,363 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 467,305 57,489 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 449,014 41,900 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 427,988 38,635 991,950 -150,924
1969 408,322 37,006 970,958 -110,578
1968 389,467 34,455 950,778 -78,973
1967 374,763 5,265 936,727 -65,993
1966 360,229 5,049 925,790 -50,999
1965 343,456 4,742 904,016 -113,911
1964 328,527 9,090 884,152 -69,978
1963 314,644 4,333 862,626 -44,317
1962 300,663 3,916 837,473 -34,353
1961 286,839 8,338 816,911 -26,187
1960 275,814 1,946 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 462,371 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Tanzania, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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