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

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The latest officially reported population of Tanzania was 70,545,865 in 2025 vs 16,950,795 people in Zimbabwe in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tanzania's population is 73,639,263 people compared to 17,443,108 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 4.22 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Tanzania is ranked the 20th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 1.1% of the world: 0.89% for Tanzania vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Tanzania has had an average growth rate of +3.11% per year vs +1.62% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tanzania has increased from 40.3M people to 73.6M (82.8% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (38% growth).

Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tanzania Zimbabwe
2100 265,471,550 37,486,352
2099 263,137,702 37,415,690
2098 260,784,676 37,331,540
2097 258,387,890 37,238,819
2096 255,972,277 37,146,184
2095 253,543,248 37,035,388
2094 251,095,452 36,915,996
2093 248,605,184 36,814,133
2092 246,083,651 36,691,740
2091 243,533,968 36,570,481
2090 240,979,094 36,428,812
2089 238,393,867 36,284,166
2088 235,775,056 36,144,627
2087 233,145,231 35,980,805
2086 230,474,072 35,811,286
2085 227,778,580 35,640,228
2084 225,090,075 35,459,328
2083 222,400,079 35,271,139
2082 219,697,321 35,081,992
2081 216,974,796 34,876,198
2080 214,235,505 34,662,013
2079 211,466,096 34,442,751
2078 208,688,171 34,220,306
2077 205,898,494 33,985,899
2076 203,086,766 33,742,198
2075 200,278,383 33,498,815
2074 197,449,196 33,247,764
2073 194,624,081 32,981,390
2072 191,805,820 32,708,937
2071 188,974,004 32,448,602
2070 186,134,634 32,183,952
2069 183,293,747 31,909,601
2068 180,458,385 31,633,783
2067 177,622,538 31,348,096
2066 174,786,430 31,065,618
2065 171,897,059 30,769,538
2064 169,048,435 30,482,622
2063 166,202,091 30,178,760
2062 163,354,473 29,870,308
2061 160,521,858 29,559,670
2060 157,707,240 29,254,998
2059 154,905,240 28,947,636
2058 152,106,040 28,634,199
2057 149,311,257 28,309,796
2056 146,505,507 27,993,176
2055 143,722,840 27,661,321
2054 140,970,467 27,334,325
2053 138,249,490 26,989,310
2052 135,540,803 26,645,898
2051 132,838,721 26,289,905
2050 130,145,345 25,937,176
2049 127,483,126 25,587,491
2048 124,809,212 25,230,302
2047 122,146,647 24,876,838
2046 119,511,124 24,515,600
2045 116,903,642 24,149,762
2044 114,318,843 23,785,181
2043 111,765,580 23,404,024
2042 109,231,423 23,037,316
2041 106,738,458 22,649,943
2040 104,262,479 22,275,480
2039 101,804,600 21,904,908
2038 99,370,760 21,532,024
2037 96,974,485 21,161,527
2036 94,592,848 20,792,863
2035 92,248,476 20,415,452
2034 89,920,872 20,049,783
2033 87,646,627 19,678,070
2032 85,401,853 19,313,685
2031 83,172,579 18,960,968
2030 80,989,443 18,615,376
2029 78,830,947 18,271,657
2028 76,723,335 17,935,044
2027 74,639,948 17,602,533
2026 72,582,361 17,274,728
2025 70,545,865 16,950,795
2024 68,560,157 16,634,373
2023 66,617,606 16,340,822
2022 64,711,821 16,069,056
2021 62,830,412 15,797,210
2020 60,972,798 15,526,888
2019 59,174,891 15,271,368
2018 57,437,145 15,034,452
2017 55,652,890 14,812,482
2016 53,824,013 14,600,294
2015 52,020,962 14,399,013
2014 50,351,512 14,207,359
2013 48,824,128 14,013,808
2012 47,374,260 13,817,887
2011 46,029,367 13,595,424
2010 44,758,488 13,356,548
2009 43,633,982 13,142,790
2008 42,570,728 12,959,149
2007 41,435,512 12,804,058
2006 40,294,902 12,636,445
2005 39,182,076 12,483,432
2004 38,109,668 12,365,896
2003 37,089,555 12,232,323
2002 36,121,304 12,087,653
2001 35,198,299 11,971,901
2000 34,260,139 11,892,055
1999 33,300,330 11,783,458
1998 32,420,458 11,594,297
1997 31,578,089 11,369,827
1996 30,945,762 11,158,360
1995 30,383,497 10,974,599
1994 29,442,356 10,873,148
1993 28,332,692 10,860,288
1992 27,457,588 10,702,700
1991 26,780,436 10,404,816
1990 26,110,207 10,137,281
1989 25,438,759 9,864,798
1988 24,769,686 9,583,094
1987 24,030,378 9,284,644
1986 23,258,959 8,982,578
1985 22,501,693 8,686,813
1984 21,779,066 8,391,488
1983 21,079,874 8,098,404
1982 20,398,571 7,796,496
1981 19,784,703 7,498,635
1980 19,189,769 7,041,303
1979 18,592,038 6,647,556
1978 17,976,566 6,543,575
1977 17,352,929 6,449,512
1976 16,736,211 6,287,105
1975 16,138,361 6,098,658
1974 15,561,630 5,908,328
1973 15,010,101 5,720,404
1972 14,479,308 5,542,445
1971 13,971,451 5,374,712
1970 13,492,677 5,215,918
1969 13,036,700 5,058,181
1968 12,602,076 4,900,440
1967 12,200,109 4,748,307
1966 11,827,459 4,601,217
1965 11,470,728 4,458,462
1964 11,127,826 4,320,006
1963 10,799,528 4,185,877
1962 10,487,756 4,055,959
1961 10,187,886 3,930,401
1960 9,901,419 3,809,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tanzania increased by 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tanzania gained 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,842,814 people (a 19.5% growth).

Tanzania was ranked 30th most populous country in 2006 and is 20th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Tanzania's population will grow by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people with a rank change from 20th to 15th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 48.7% to 25,937,176 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Tanzania
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tanzania Zimbabwe
2100 0.89% 0.19%
2099 0.9% 0.23%
2098 0.93% 0.25%
2097 0.94% 0.25%
2096 0.96% 0.3%
2095 0.97% 0.32%
2094 1% 0.28%
2093 1.02% 0.33%
2092 1.05% 0.33%
2091 1.06% 0.39%
2090 1.08% 0.4%
2089 1.11% 0.39%
2088 1.13% 0.46%
2087 1.16% 0.47%
2086 1.18% 0.48%
2085 1.19% 0.51%
2084 1.21% 0.53%
2083 1.23% 0.54%
2082 1.25% 0.59%
2081 1.28% 0.62%
2080 1.31% 0.64%
2079 1.33% 0.65%
2078 1.35% 0.69%
2077 1.38% 0.72%
2076 1.4% 0.73%
2075 1.43% 0.76%
2074 1.45% 0.81%
2073 1.47% 0.83%
2072 1.5% 0.8%
2071 1.53% 0.82%
2070 1.55% 0.86%
2069 1.57% 0.87%
2068 1.6% 0.91%
2067 1.62% 0.91%
2066 1.68% 0.96%
2065 1.69% 0.94%
2064 1.71% 1.01%
2063 1.74% 1.03%
2062 1.76% 1.05%
2061 1.78% 1.04%
2060 1.81% 1.06%
2059 1.84% 1.09%
2058 1.87% 1.15%
2057 1.92% 1.13%
2056 1.94% 1.2%
2055 1.95% 1.2%
2054 1.97% 1.28%
2053 2% 1.29%
2052 2.03% 1.35%
2051 2.07% 1.36%
2050 2.09% 1.37%
2049 2.14% 1.42%
2048 2.18% 1.42%
2047 2.21% 1.47%
2046 2.23% 1.51%
2045 2.26% 1.53%
2044 2.28% 1.63%
2043 2.32% 1.59%
2042 2.34% 1.71%
2041 2.37% 1.68%
2040 2.41% 1.69%
2039 2.45% 1.73%
2038 2.47% 1.75%
2037 2.52% 1.77%
2036 2.54% 1.85%
2035 2.59% 1.82%
2034 2.59% 1.89%
2033 2.63% 1.89%
2032 2.68% 1.86%
2031 2.7% 1.86%
2030 2.74% 1.88%
2029 2.75% 1.88%
2028 2.79% 1.89%
2027 2.83% 1.9%
2026 2.89% 1.91%
2025 2.9% 1.9%
2024 2.92% 1.8%
2023 2.95% 1.69%
2022 2.99% 1.72%
2021 3.05% 1.74%
2020 3.04% 1.67%
2019 3.03% 1.58%
2018 3.21% 1.5%
2017 3.4% 1.45%
2016 3.47% 1.4%
2015 3.32% 1.35%
2014 3.13% 1.38%
2013 3.06% 1.42%
2012 2.92% 1.64%
2011 2.84% 1.79%
2010 2.58% 1.63%
2009 2.5% 1.42%
2008 2.74% 1.21%
2007 2.83% 1.33%
2006 2.84% 1.23%
2005 2.81% 0.95%
2004 2.75% 1.09%
2003 2.68% 1.2%
2002 2.62% 0.97%
2001 2.74% 0.67%
2000 2.88% 0.92%
1999 2.71% 1.63%
1998 2.67% 1.97%
1997 2.04% 1.9%
1996 1.85% 1.67%
1995 3.2% 0.93%
1994 3.92% 0.12%
1993 3.19% 1.47%
1992 2.53% 2.86%
1991 2.57% 2.64%
1990 2.64% 2.76%
1989 2.7% 2.94%
1988 3.08% 3.21%
1987 3.32% 3.36%
1986 3.37% 3.4%
1985 3.32% 3.52%
1984 3.32% 3.62%
1983 3.34% 3.87%
1982 3.1% 3.97%
1981 3.1% 6.49%
1980 3.21% 5.92%
1979 3.42% 1.59%
1978 3.59% 1.46%
1977 3.68% 2.58%
1976 3.7% 3.09%
1975 3.71% 3.22%
1974 3.67% 3.29%
1973 3.67% 3.21%
1972 3.63% 3.12%
1971 3.55% 3.04%
1970 3.5% 3.12%
1969 3.45% 3.22%
1968 3.29% 3.2%
1967 3.15% 3.2%
1966 3.11% 3.2%
1965 3.08% 3.2%
1964 3.04% 3.2%
1963 2.97% 3.2%
1962 2.94% 3.19%
1961 2.89% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Tanzania grew by 2.9%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Tanzania Zimbabwe
Current population
73639263
17443108
Population rank 20/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.89% 0.21%
One net population change
15.9 seconds
1.67 minutes
One birth every
13.2 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
1.34 minutes
4.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,440 +867
Annual growth/decline +1,985,708 +316,422
Annual growth/decline rate +2.9% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 16/197 53/197
One migration net change every
41.4 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -12,730 -54,555
Net migration rank 139/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 462,371 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 83/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 167/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tanzania
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tanzania Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,730 - -54,555
2024 1,993,730 -29,865 372,494 -60,528
2023 1,960,623 -39,388 372,505 -97,380
2022 1,927,960 -37,557 371,243 -102,828
2021 1,880,137 -7,704 349,908 -74,623
2020 1,861,377 -18,587 354,790 -89,440
2019 1,816,669 -63,602 348,798 -103,107
2018 1,777,852 -55,444 345,883 -117,758
2017 1,726,909 119,142 344,035 -128,241
2016 1,659,502 152,194 348,772 -140,181
2015 1,592,882 201,495 356,203 -162,220
2014 1,565,630 -21,083 366,350 -177,029
2013 1,509,008 1,241 374,757 -176,972
2012 1,439,325 -49,875 371,135 -177,061
2011 1,384,886 -84,546 359,572 -108,714
2010 1,363,477 -122,020 335,570 -108,671
2009 1,332,015 -324,478 309,316 -108,689
2008 1,303,728 -184,816 280,527 -113,858
2007 1,278,285 -126,793 261,805 -118,299
2006 1,257,927 -128,231 248,963 -57,257
2005 1,224,165 -128,251 248,545 -134,212
2004 1,175,379 -126,490 248,307 -127,550
2003 1,118,435 -127,101 243,057 -96,667
2002 1,063,195 -118,047 244,170 -101,212
2001 1,026,242 -125,375 227,909 -139,361
2000 985,185 -9,701 236,343 -165,181
1999 948,659 -4,489 232,393 -86,343
1998 920,806 -105,184 225,614 6,645
1997 882,544 -13,400 216,288 395
1996 868,524 -473,007 205,269 978
1995 838,980 -109,971 206,695 -45,428
1994 803,953 349,348 216,343 -174,723
1993 778,044 288,004 228,045 -243,947
1992 767,961 -83,825 255,291 75,788
1991 762,011 -91,851 260,943 3,749
1990 750,825 -80,529 265,444 4,948
1989 743,854 -71,268 270,838 3,736
1988 736,551 -71,012 277,498 11,327
1987 718,580 94,498 286,766 21,308
1986 705,677 24,101 289,894 6,154
1985 697,867 86,864 290,756 4,718
1984 687,435 -26,938 290,052 5,124
1983 679,720 58,161 286,545 4,456
1982 662,627 -37,883 279,934 32,899
1981 645,496 -42,485 271,361 11,523
1980 629,444 -42,588 241,179 390,593
1979 613,388 -4,792 223,657 -67,937
1978 595,024 27,307 222,979 -170,727
1977 574,938 49,997 225,139 -89,270
1976 553,617 54,875 221,419 -32,495
1975 533,906 53,290 216,947 -28,988
1974 515,152 51,127 208,806 -16,105
1973 488,429 48,363 201,885 -18,733
1972 467,305 57,489 193,725 -20,959
1971 449,014 41,900 185,427 -22,719
1970 427,988 38,635 178,979 -24,102
1969 408,322 37,006 172,626 -12,028
1968 389,467 34,455 166,865 -11,997
1967 374,763 5,265 161,205 -11,814
1966 360,229 5,049 156,014 -11,211
1965 343,456 4,742 151,164 -10,465
1964 328,527 9,090 145,848 -9,631
1963 314,644 4,333 140,984 -8,936
1962 300,663 3,916 136,317 -8,529
1961 286,839 8,338 131,531 -8,204
1960 275,814 1,946 126,959 -8,260

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.8% of the population change in Tanzania is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people). In Zimbabwe 76.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,564,631 people) and 23.2% is from migration (a loss of 1,076,306 people).

As of 2024, 462,371 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Tanzania, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

Biggest cities by population

Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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