The latest officially reported population of Tanzania was 68,560,157 in 2024 vs 9,646 people in Tuvalu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tanzania's population is 72,166,806 people compared to 9,493 in Tuvalu.
Population statistics:
- Tanzania's population is 7,602 times bigger than Tuvalu's.
- Tanzania is ranked the 20th most populous country in the world, while Tuvalu is the 196th.
- The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.87% for Tanzania vs 0.0001% for Tuvalu.
- For the last 10 years, Tanzania has had an average growth rate of +3.13% per year vs -1.19% in Tuvalu.
- Since 2005, the population of Tanzania has increased from 39.2M people to 72.2M (84.2% growth), while Tuvalu has declined from 9.94K to 9.49K (4.5% decline).
- Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 263M people compared to the peak of 12.3K people in 2100 for Tuvalu.
Tanzania vs Tuvalu: live population counter
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| Current population |
72166806
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9493
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| Population rank | 20/197 | 196/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.87% | 0.0001% |
| One net population change |
16.2 seconds
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2.15 days
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| One birth every |
13.4 seconds
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1.62 days
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| One death every |
1.36 minutes
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4.1 days
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| One migration net change every |
17.6 minutes
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1.3 days
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| Annual migration change | -29,865 | -280 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,322 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,942,551 | -170 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.92% | -1.73% |
| Population growth rate rank | 19/197 | 194/197 |
Tanzania and Tuvalu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,901,419 | 5,598 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,187,886 | 5,648 | 2.89% | 0.89% |
| 1962 | 10,487,756 | 5,699 | 2.94% | 0.9% |
| 1963 | 10,799,528 | 5,751 | 2.97% | 0.91% |
| 1964 | 11,127,826 | 5,752 | 3.04% | 0.02% |
| 1965 | 11,470,728 | 5,715 | 3.08% | -0.64% |
| 1966 | 11,827,459 | 5,686 | 3.11% | -0.51% |
| 1967 | 12,200,109 | 5,652 | 3.15% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 12,602,076 | 5,624 | 3.29% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 13,036,700 | 5,631 | 3.45% | 0.12% |
| 1970 | 13,492,677 | 5,663 | 3.5% | 0.57% |
| 1971 | 13,971,451 | 5,685 | 3.55% | 0.39% |
| 1972 | 14,479,308 | 5,692 | 3.63% | 0.12% |
| 1973 | 15,010,101 | 5,681 | 3.67% | -0.19% |
| 1974 | 15,561,630 | 5,822 | 3.67% | 2.48% |
| 1975 | 16,138,361 | 6,117 | 3.71% | 5.07% |
| 1976 | 16,736,211 | 6,404 | 3.7% | 4.69% |
| 1977 | 17,352,929 | 6,686 | 3.68% | 4.4% |
| 1978 | 17,976,566 | 6,957 | 3.59% | 4.05% |
| 1979 | 18,592,038 | 7,184 | 3.42% | 3.26% |
| 1980 | 19,189,769 | 7,366 | 3.21% | 2.53% |
| 1981 | 19,784,703 | 7,526 | 3.1% | 2.17% |
| 1982 | 20,398,571 | 7,664 | 3.1% | 1.83% |
| 1983 | 21,079,874 | 7,789 | 3.34% | 1.63% |
| 1984 | 21,779,066 | 7,902 | 3.32% | 1.45% |
| 1985 | 22,501,693 | 8,046 | 3.32% | 1.82% |
| 1986 | 23,258,959 | 8,217 | 3.37% | 2.13% |
| 1987 | 24,030,378 | 8,371 | 3.32% | 1.87% |
| 1988 | 24,769,686 | 8,518 | 3.08% | 1.76% |
| 1989 | 25,438,759 | 8,662 | 2.7% | 1.69% |
| 1990 | 26,110,207 | 8,798 | 2.64% | 1.57% |
| 1991 | 26,780,436 | 8,928 | 2.57% | 1.48% |
| 1992 | 27,457,588 | 9,038 | 2.53% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 28,332,692 | 9,126 | 3.19% | 0.97% |
| 1994 | 29,442,356 | 9,207 | 3.92% | 0.89% |
| 1995 | 30,383,497 | 9,280 | 3.2% | 0.79% |
| 1996 | 30,945,762 | 9,342 | 1.85% | 0.67% |
| 1997 | 31,578,089 | 9,400 | 2.04% | 0.62% |
| 1998 | 32,420,458 | 9,451 | 2.67% | 0.54% |
| 1999 | 33,300,330 | 9,496 | 2.71% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 34,260,139 | 9,544 | 2.88% | 0.51% |
| 2001 | 35,198,299 | 9,586 | 2.74% | 0.44% |
| 2002 | 36,121,304 | 9,623 | 2.62% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 37,089,555 | 9,695 | 2.68% | 0.75% |
| 2004 | 38,109,668 | 9,816 | 2.75% | 1.25% |
| 2005 | 39,182,076 | 9,940 | 2.81% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 40,294,902 | 10,056 | 2.84% | 1.17% |
| 2007 | 41,435,512 | 10,182 | 2.83% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 42,570,728 | 10,321 | 2.74% | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 43,633,982 | 10,461 | 2.5% | 1.36% |
| 2010 | 44,758,488 | 10,614 | 2.58% | 1.46% |
| 2011 | 46,029,367 | 10,780 | 2.84% | 1.56% |
| 2012 | 47,374,260 | 10,934 | 2.92% | 1.43% |
| 2013 | 48,824,128 | 11,001 | 3.06% | 0.61% |
| 2014 | 50,351,512 | 10,984 | 3.13% | -0.15% |
| 2015 | 52,020,962 | 10,963 | 3.32% | -0.19% |
| 2016 | 53,824,013 | 10,930 | 3.47% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 55,652,890 | 10,869 | 3.4% | -0.56% |
| 2018 | 57,437,145 | 10,751 | 3.21% | -1.09% |
| 2019 | 59,174,891 | 10,581 | 3.03% | -1.58% |
| 2020 | 60,972,798 | 10,399 | 3.04% | -1.72% |
| 2021 | 62,830,412 | 10,194 | 3.05% | -1.97% |
| 2022 | 64,711,821 | 9,992 | 2.99% | -1.98% |
| 2023 | 66,617,606 | 9,816 | 2.95% | -1.76% |
| 2024 | 68,560,157 | 9,646 | 2.92% | -1.73% |
| 2025 | 70,545,858 | 9,493 | 2.9% | -1.58% |
| 2026 | 72,563,773 | 9,363 | 2.86% | -1.37% |
| 2027 | 74,604,804 | 9,255 | 2.81% | -1.15% |
| 2028 | 76,670,483 | 9,175 | 2.77% | -0.87% |
| 2029 | 78,773,192 | 9,102 | 2.74% | -0.79% |
| 2030 | 80,913,118 | 9,047 | 2.72% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 83,087,927 | 9,011 | 2.69% | -0.4% |
| 2032 | 85,293,126 | 8,984 | 2.65% | -0.3% |
| 2033 | 87,520,491 | 8,975 | 2.61% | -0.1% |
| 2034 | 89,788,673 | 8,970 | 2.59% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 92,091,418 | 8,977 | 2.56% | 0.08% |
| 2036 | 94,420,808 | 8,995 | 2.53% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 96,775,766 | 9,017 | 2.49% | 0.24% |
| 2038 | 99,156,465 | 9,051 | 2.46% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 101,567,525 | 9,095 | 2.43% | 0.48% |
| 2040 | 103,999,350 | 9,143 | 2.39% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 106,448,475 | 9,191 | 2.35% | 0.52% |
| 2042 | 108,926,272 | 9,245 | 2.33% | 0.6% |
| 2043 | 111,433,788 | 9,308 | 2.3% | 0.68% |
| 2044 | 113,966,263 | 9,375 | 2.27% | 0.72% |
| 2045 | 116,525,463 | 9,435 | 2.25% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 119,109,670 | 9,502 | 2.22% | 0.71% |
| 2047 | 121,721,018 | 9,571 | 2.19% | 0.72% |
| 2048 | 124,351,294 | 9,644 | 2.16% | 0.76% |
| 2049 | 126,981,394 | 9,712 | 2.12% | 0.71% |
| 2050 | 129,621,083 | 9,778 | 2.08% | 0.68% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Tanzania increased by 12,838,886 people (a 32.8% growth), while Tuvalu gained 1,023 people (a 10.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Tanzania gained 20,145,844 (a 38.7% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,470 (a 13.4% decline).
Tanzania was ranked 31st most populous country in 2005 and is 20th in 2025. Tuvalu was ranked 196th in 2005 and still ranked 196th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Tanzania's population will grow by 79.6% to 129,621,083 people with a rank change from 20th to 15th. The population of Tuvalu will increase by 3% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.
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Population differences between Tanzania and Tuvalu
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| Life expectancy | 67.4 years | 67.4 years |
| Average age | 22.7 years | 29.5 years |
| Median age | 18.4 years | 25.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.61 births per woman | 3.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 200.5 ppl/mi² | 833 ppl/mi² |
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