Tanzania
Population 2026
72,563,778
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.86%
- Density
- 82 per km²
- Land area
- 884,000 km²
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Currency
- Shilling (TZS)
- Official languages
- SW-TZ, EN, AR
- Urban population
- 36.9%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 2,459,5382026
- Deaths
- 405,9542026
- Birth rate
- 34.8per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.7per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.54
- Life expectancy
- 67.2At birth, years
- Median age
- 17.6
- Net migration
- -12,730
Age distribution
- 0–1442.3%
- 15–6454.6%
- 65+3.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $90.1B
- GDP per capita
- $1.3K
- GDP growth
- +5.9%
- Inflation
- 3.3%
- Unemployment
- 1.6%
- Exports
- $17.1B
- Imports
- $18.0B
- Tourism receipts
- 27.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture22.9%
- Industry29.8%
- Manufacturing8.4%
- Services28.8%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture64.6%
- Industry8.1%
- Services27.3%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es SalaamDar es Salaam Region | 5,383,7282026 |
| 2 | MwanzaMwanza | 1,104,5212026 |
| 3 | DodomaDodoma | 765,1792024 |
| 4 | ZanzibarZanzibar Urban/West | 709,8092026 |
| 5 | ArushaArusha | 617,6312026 |
| 6 | MbeyaMbeya | 541,6032026 |
| 7 | MorogoroMorogoro | 471,4092026 |
| 8 | KahamaShinyanga | 453,6542024 |
| 9 | TangaTanga | 393,4292026 |
| 10 | GeitaGeita | 318,0062026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72,563,778 | 2.5M | 406K |
| 2020 | 60,972,803 | 2.2M | 360K |
| 2010 | 44,758,491 | 1.7M | 371K |
| 2000 | 34,260,142 | 1.4M | 438K |
| 1990 | 26,110,210 | 1.1M | 372K |
| 1980 | 19,189,769 | 927K | 298K |
| 1970 | 13,492,674 | 680K | 252K |
| 1960 | 9,901,422 | 485K | 209K |
| 1950 | 7,625,152 | 350K | 167K |