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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Tanzania

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population70.55M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$90.14B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.32K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth67.22024 · yearsInternet use31.2%2024 · % of populationForest area50.1%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.9%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Tanzania2025 · 2.9%
00.961.922.883.841960199320251961: 2.9%1962: 2.9%1963: 2.9%1964: 3%1965: 3%1966: 3.1%1967: 3.1%1968: 3.2%1969: 3.4%1970: 3.4%1971: 3.5%1972: 3.6%1973: 3.6%1974: 3.6%1975: 3.6%1976: 3.6%1977: 3.6%1978: 3.5%1979: 3.4%1980: 3.2%1981: 3.1%1982: 3.1%1983: 3.3%1984: 3.3%1985: 3.3%1986: 3.3%1987: 3.3%1988: 3%1989: 2.7%1990: 2.6%1991: 2.5%1992: 2.5%1993: 3.1%1994: 3.8%1995: 3.1%1996: 1.8%1997: 2%1998: 2.6%1999: 2.7%2000: 2.8%2001: 2.7%2002: 2.6%2003: 2.6%2004: 2.7%2005: 2.8%2006: 2.8%2007: 2.8%2008: 2.7%2009: 2.5%2010: 2.5%2011: 2.8%2012: 2.9%2013: 3%2014: 3.1%2015: 3.3%2016: 3.4%2017: 3.3%2018: 3.2%2019: 3%2020: 3%2021: 3%2022: 3%2023: 2.9%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.9%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Tanzania in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Dodoma
Country code
TZA

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