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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tanzania was 68,560,157 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tanzania's population is 73,145,892 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 1.82 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Tanzania is ranked the 20th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 1.37% of the world: 0.88% for Tanzania vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Tanzania has had an average growth rate of +3.13% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tanzania has increased from 40.3M people to 73.1M (81.5% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Tanzania vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tanzania Ukraine
2100 265,496,854 15,493,960
2099 263,162,785 15,751,557
2098 260,809,535 16,012,938
2097 258,412,520 16,278,602
2096 255,996,677 16,547,938
2095 253,567,416 16,820,897
2094 251,119,386 17,098,910
2093 248,628,881 17,381,822
2092 246,107,108 17,669,049
2091 243,557,182 17,960,681
2090 241,002,065 18,257,867
2089 238,416,591 18,559,027
2088 235,797,530 18,865,031
2087 233,167,455 19,176,483
2086 230,496,041 19,492,606
2085 227,800,292 19,812,584
2084 225,111,530 20,138,855
2083 222,421,279 20,468,747
2082 219,718,263 20,803,241
2081 216,995,478 21,140,953
2080 214,255,926 21,482,498
2079 211,486,253 21,827,152
2078 208,708,063 22,175,099
2077 205,918,120 22,525,846
2076 203,106,125 22,879,896
2075 200,297,474 23,236,521
2074 197,468,017 23,596,095
2073 194,642,633 23,957,807
2072 191,824,103 24,319,928
2071 188,992,017 24,685,370
2070 186,152,377 25,053,352
2069 183,311,218 25,423,272
2068 180,475,586 25,794,560
2067 177,639,469 26,168,072
2066 174,803,090 26,543,206
2065 171,913,445 26,920,121
2064 169,064,549 27,298,592
2063 166,217,933 27,677,528
2062 163,370,044 28,056,960
2061 160,537,159 28,437,884
2060 157,722,273 28,818,343
2059 154,920,005 29,198,891
2058 152,120,539 29,580,044
2057 149,325,489 29,958,884
2056 146,519,472 30,335,136
2055 143,736,540 30,710,041
2054 140,983,905 31,080,334
2053 138,262,668 31,447,868
2052 135,553,723 31,811,171
2051 132,851,383 32,170,929
2050 130,157,751 32,525,262
2049 127,495,278 32,875,483
2048 124,821,109 33,217,836
2047 122,158,290 33,556,749
2046 119,522,516 33,892,646
2045 116,914,785 34,221,999
2044 114,329,740 34,547,153
2043 111,776,234 34,869,270
2042 109,241,835 35,189,550
2041 106,748,632 35,507,946
2040 104,272,418 35,823,225
2039 101,814,304 36,141,658
2038 99,380,232 36,457,134
2037 96,983,729 36,772,578
2036 94,601,865 37,084,252
2035 92,257,269 37,396,243
2034 89,929,444 37,706,533
2033 87,654,982 38,015,585
2032 85,409,993 38,322,554
2031 83,180,507 38,630,259
2030 80,997,163 38,935,791
2029 78,838,461 39,238,099
2028 76,730,649 39,537,815
2027 74,647,063 39,830,895
2026 72,589,279 40,125,599
2025 70,552,589 38,707,520
2024 68,560,157 37,860,221
2023 66,617,606 37,732,836
2022 64,711,821 41,048,766
2021 62,830,412 44,298,640
2020 60,972,798 44,680,014
2019 59,174,891 44,957,458
2018 57,437,145 45,208,907
2017 55,652,890 45,436,041
2016 53,824,013 45,616,832
2015 52,020,962 45,784,896
2014 50,351,512 45,972,380
2013 48,824,128 46,126,770
2012 47,374,260 46,210,056
2011 46,029,367 46,307,853
2010 44,758,488 46,456,003
2009 43,633,982 46,623,731
2008 42,570,728 46,819,175
2007 41,435,512 47,062,798
2006 40,294,902 47,278,694
2005 39,182,076 47,585,556
2004 38,109,668 47,979,507
2003 37,089,555 48,315,136
2002 36,121,304 48,677,281
2001 35,198,299 49,106,855
2000 34,260,139 49,556,660
1999 33,300,330 49,976,446
1998 32,420,458 50,379,731
1997 31,578,089 50,786,885
1996 30,945,762 51,226,109
1995 30,383,497 51,665,539
1994 29,442,356 52,075,998
1993 28,332,692 52,350,126
1992 27,457,588 52,323,671
1991 26,780,436 52,170,961
1990 26,110,207 52,054,092
1989 25,438,759 51,917,817
1988 24,769,686 51,724,853
1987 24,030,378 51,515,732
1986 23,258,959 51,318,745
1985 22,501,693 51,108,770
1984 21,779,066 50,887,599
1983 21,079,874 50,637,029
1982 20,398,571 50,402,724
1981 19,784,703 50,189,281
1980 19,189,769 49,955,152
1979 18,592,038 49,721,381
1978 17,976,566 49,521,243
1977 17,352,929 49,336,481
1976 16,736,211 49,120,842
1975 16,138,361 48,865,229
1974 15,561,630 48,576,570
1973 15,010,101 48,277,121
1972 14,479,308 47,946,893
1971 13,971,451 47,573,287
1970 13,492,677 47,261,306
1969 13,036,700 46,976,256
1968 12,602,076 46,614,325
1967 12,200,109 46,215,988
1966 11,827,459 45,802,519
1965 11,470,728 45,386,892
1964 11,127,826 44,951,156
1963 10,799,528 44,462,372
1962 10,487,756 43,943,674
1961 10,187,886 43,399,766
1960 9,901,419 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tanzania gained 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Tanzania was ranked 30th most populous country in 2006 and is 20th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tanzania Ukraine
2100 0.89% -1.64%
2099 0.9% -1.63%
2098 0.93% -1.63%
2097 0.94% -1.63%
2096 0.96% -1.62%
2095 0.97% -1.63%
2094 1% -1.63%
2093 1.02% -1.63%
2092 1.05% -1.62%
2091 1.06% -1.63%
2090 1.08% -1.62%
2089 1.11% -1.62%
2088 1.13% -1.62%
2087 1.16% -1.62%
2086 1.18% -1.62%
2085 1.19% -1.62%
2084 1.21% -1.61%
2083 1.23% -1.61%
2082 1.25% -1.6%
2081 1.28% -1.59%
2080 1.31% -1.58%
2079 1.33% -1.57%
2078 1.35% -1.56%
2077 1.38% -1.55%
2076 1.4% -1.53%
2075 1.43% -1.52%
2074 1.45% -1.51%
2073 1.47% -1.49%
2072 1.5% -1.48%
2071 1.53% -1.47%
2070 1.55% -1.46%
2069 1.57% -1.44%
2068 1.6% -1.43%
2067 1.62% -1.41%
2066 1.68% -1.4%
2065 1.69% -1.39%
2064 1.71% -1.37%
2063 1.74% -1.35%
2062 1.76% -1.34%
2061 1.78% -1.32%
2060 1.81% -1.3%
2059 1.84% -1.29%
2058 1.87% -1.26%
2057 1.92% -1.24%
2056 1.94% -1.22%
2055 1.95% -1.19%
2054 1.97% -1.17%
2053 2% -1.14%
2052 2.03% -1.12%
2051 2.07% -1.09%
2050 2.09% -1.07%
2049 2.14% -1.03%
2048 2.18% -1.01%
2047 2.21% -0.99%
2046 2.23% -0.96%
2045 2.26% -0.94%
2044 2.28% -0.92%
2043 2.32% -0.91%
2042 2.34% -0.9%
2041 2.37% -0.88%
2040 2.41% -0.88%
2039 2.45% -0.87%
2038 2.47% -0.86%
2037 2.52% -0.84%
2036 2.54% -0.83%
2035 2.59% -0.82%
2034 2.59% -0.81%
2033 2.63% -0.8%
2032 2.68% -0.8%
2031 2.7% -0.78%
2030 2.74% -0.77%
2029 2.75% -0.76%
2028 2.79% -0.74%
2027 2.83% -0.73%
2026 2.89% 3.66%
2025 2.91% 2.24%
2024 2.92% 0.34%
2023 2.95% -8.08%
2022 2.99% -7.34%
2021 3.05% -0.85%
2020 3.04% -0.62%
2019 3.03% -0.56%
2018 3.21% -0.5%
2017 3.4% -0.4%
2016 3.47% -0.37%
2015 3.32% -0.41%
2014 3.13% -0.33%
2013 3.06% -0.18%
2012 2.92% -0.21%
2011 2.84% -0.32%
2010 2.58% -0.36%
2009 2.5% -0.42%
2008 2.74% -0.52%
2007 2.83% -0.46%
2006 2.84% -0.64%
2005 2.81% -0.82%
2004 2.75% -0.69%
2003 2.68% -0.74%
2002 2.62% -0.87%
2001 2.74% -0.91%
2000 2.88% -0.84%
1999 2.71% -0.8%
1998 2.67% -0.8%
1997 2.04% -0.86%
1996 1.85% -0.85%
1995 3.2% -0.79%
1994 3.92% -0.52%
1993 3.19% 0.05%
1992 2.53% 0.29%
1991 2.57% 0.22%
1990 2.64% 0.26%
1989 2.7% 0.37%
1988 3.08% 0.41%
1987 3.32% 0.38%
1986 3.37% 0.41%
1985 3.32% 0.43%
1984 3.32% 0.49%
1983 3.34% 0.46%
1982 3.1% 0.43%
1981 3.1% 0.47%
1980 3.21% 0.47%
1979 3.42% 0.4%
1978 3.59% 0.37%
1977 3.68% 0.44%
1976 3.7% 0.52%
1975 3.71% 0.59%
1974 3.67% 0.62%
1973 3.67% 0.69%
1972 3.63% 0.79%
1971 3.55% 0.66%
1970 3.5% 0.61%
1969 3.45% 0.78%
1968 3.29% 0.86%
1967 3.15% 0.9%
1966 3.11% 0.92%
1965 3.08% 0.97%
1964 3.04% 1.1%
1963 2.97% 1.18%
1962 2.94% 1.25%
1961 2.89% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Tanzania Ukraine
Current population
73145892
40125599
Population rank 20/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.88% 0.48%
One net population change
16.2 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
13.4 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
1.36 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,322 +349
Annual growth/decline +1,942,551 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.92% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 18/197 147/197
One migration net change every
41.4 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -12,730 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 139/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 462,371 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 83/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 167/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tanzania
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tanzania Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,730 - 1,702,358
2024 - -29,865 - 1,146,012
2023 1,960,623 -39,388 -283,185 -299,961
2022 1,927,960 -37,557 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 1,880,137 -7,704 -449,941 -1,129
2020 1,861,377 -18,587 -307,533 -4,167
2019 1,816,669 -63,602 -236,296 -6,908
2018 1,777,852 -55,444 -227,491 -32,220
2017 1,726,909 119,142 -158,390 -36,155
2016 1,659,502 152,194 -135,710 -31,340
2015 1,592,882 201,495 -147,107 -21,992
2014 1,565,630 -21,083 -140,216 -65,678
2013 1,509,008 1,241 -129,662 26,781
2012 1,439,325 -49,875 -130,451 66,768
2011 1,384,886 -84,546 -158,372 26,457
2010 1,363,477 -122,020 -180,388 16,030
2009 1,332,015 -324,478 -197,918 26,796
2008 1,303,728 -184,816 -229,086 9,312
2007 1,278,285 -126,793 -282,659 15,237
2006 1,257,927 -128,231 -300,787 136,442
2005 1,224,165 -128,251 -337,857 -111,493
2004 1,175,379 -126,490 -344,157 5,644
2003 1,118,435 -127,101 -351,299 18,540
2002 1,063,195 -118,047 -364,544 -26,991
2001 1,026,242 -125,375 -374,734 -92,847
2000 985,185 -9,701 -364,143 -67,865
1999 948,659 -4,489 -348,286 -59,247
1998 920,806 -105,184 -318,299 -80,684
1997 882,544 -13,400 -306,549 -108,735
1996 868,524 -473,007 -305,154 -158,008
1995 838,980 -109,971 -281,629 -134,053
1994 803,953 349,348 -238,820 -166,380
1993 778,044 288,004 -169,405 26,357
1992 767,961 -83,825 -95,857 291,788
1991 762,011 -91,851 -16,486 125,962
1990 750,825 -80,529 48,463 75,760
1989 743,854 -71,268 106,431 36,978
1988 736,551 -71,012 162,002 75,637
1987 718,580 94,498 198,850 -18,275
1986 705,677 24,101 225,751 -12,369
1985 697,867 86,864 201,011 5,546
1984 687,435 -26,938 222,430 13,340
1983 679,720 58,161 241,741 23,608
1982 662,627 -37,883 194,101 9,096
1981 645,496 -42,485 182,839 40,807
1980 629,444 -42,588 197,223 47,406
1979 613,388 -4,792 197,294 25,635
1978 595,024 27,307 206,554 -29,180
1977 574,938 49,997 216,932 -24,745
1976 553,617 54,875 247,323 -8,219
1975 533,906 53,290 256,787 15,336
1974 515,152 51,127 273,486 31,725
1973 488,429 48,363 274,938 18,777
1972 467,305 57,489 309,785 56,928
1971 449,014 41,900 305,849 74,604
1970 427,988 38,635 291,839 -48,335
1969 408,322 37,006 274,858 51,763
1968 389,467 34,455 295,162 102,096
1967 374,763 5,265 313,899 85,527
1966 360,229 5,049 337,794 89,737
1965 343,456 4,742 334,365 69,354
1964 328,527 9,090 391,120 76,650
1963 314,644 4,333 449,648 60,178
1962 300,663 3,916 481,887 45,712
1961 286,839 8,338 508,602 51,625
1960 275,814 1,946 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 462,371 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Tanzania, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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