| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 16 Oct 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Tanzania is projected at 68.56 million, compared to 66.62 million in 2023. It is the fifth-most populous country in Africa and ranks 22nd in the world. The population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 2.87 percent, the 15th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 33.98 million males and 34.58 million females in Tanzania. The percentage of the male population is 49.57%, compared to 50.43% of the female population. Tanzania has 594k more females than males. The sex ratio in Tanzania in 2024 will be 98.283 males per 100 females. Tanzania is in the 116th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 3,723,072 | 3,902,084 | 7,625,155 | 2.41 | 95.412 |
| 1955 | 4,233,265 | 4,411,597 | 8,644,862 | 2.60 | 95.958 |
| 1960 | 4,862,279 | 5,039,140 | 9,901,419 | 2.81 | 96.490 |
| 1965 | 5,651,849 | 5,818,880 | 11,470,728 | 3.04 | 97.129 |
| 1970 | 6,671,378 | 6,821,300 | 13,492,677 | 3.46 | 97.802 |
| 1975 | 8,004,139 | 8,134,222 | 16,138,361 | 3.64 | 98.401 |
| 1980 | 9,509,129 | 9,680,640 | 19,189,769 | 3.06 | 98.228 |
| 1985 | 11,125,981 | 11,375,711 | 22,501,693 | 3.49 | 97.805 |
| 1990 | 12,988,127 | 13,122,080 | 26,110,207 | 2.57 | 98.979 |
| 1995 | 15,176,929 | 15,206,568 | 30,383,497 | 2.40 | 99.805 |
| 2000 | 17,024,412 | 17,235,727 | 34,260,139 | 2.85 | 98.774 |
| 2005 | 19,407,597 | 19,774,479 | 39,182,076 | 2.80 | 98.145 |
| 2010 | 22,068,182 | 22,690,305 | 44,758,488 | 2.77 | 97.258 |
| 2015 | 25,693,439 | 26,327,523 | 52,020,962 | 3.45 | 97.592 |
| 2020 | 30,204,465 | 30,768,332 | 60,972,798 | 3.02 | 98.167 |
| 2021 | 31,128,864 | 31,701,548 | 62,830,412 | 2.98 | 98.194 |
| 2022 | 32,065,744 | 32,646,077 | 64,711,821 | 2.92 | 98.222 |
| 2023 | 33,013,815 | 33,603,792 | 66,617,606 | 2.88 | 98.244 |
| 2024 | 33,983,247 | 34,576,910 | 68,560,157 | 2.87 | 98.283 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.032 | 15.995 | 6.182 |
| 1955 | 41.826 | 16.252 | 6.305 |
| 1960 | 42.596 | 16.267 | 6.536 |
| 1965 | 44.542 | 16.298 | 6.727 |
| 1970 | 46.495 | 15.974 | 7.001 |
| 1975 | 48.922 | 15.788 | 7.101 |
| 1980 | 51.272 | 15.376 | 6.991 |
| 1985 | 52.184 | 15.162 | 6.598 |
| 1990 | 51.985 | 15.536 | 6.201 |
| 1995 | 51.005 | 16.338 | 5.822 |
| 2000 | 53.244 | 16.355 | 5.670 |
| 2005 | 57.675 | 16.297 | 5.579 |
| 2010 | 61.127 | 16.091 | 5.225 |
| 2015 | 63.928 | 16.404 | 5.025 |
| 2020 | 66.771 | 16.917 | 4.801 |
| 2021 | 66.131 | 17.016 | 4.734 |
| 2022 | 66.879 | 17.124 | 4.671 |
| 2023 | 66.995 | 17.240 | 4.606 |
| 2024 | 67.212 | 17.364 | 4.541 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 167,401 | 349,853 | 21.954 | 45.881 |
| 1955 | 184,145 | 407,550 | 21.301 | 47.144 |
| 1960 | 209,063 | 484,870 | 21.114 | 48.970 |
| 1965 | 229,191 | 572,637 | 19.980 | 49.922 |
| 1970 | 252,502 | 680,484 | 18.714 | 50.434 |
| 1975 | 276,520 | 810,418 | 17.134 | 50.217 |
| 1980 | 297,652 | 927,103 | 15.511 | 48.312 |
| 1985 | 330,067 | 1,027,954 | 14.669 | 45.683 |
| 1990 | 371,801 | 1,122,627 | 14.240 | 42.996 |
| 1995 | 434,007 | 1,272,977 | 14.284 | 41.897 |
| 2000 | 437,582 | 1,422,747 | 12.772 | 41.528 |
| 2005 | 400,513 | 1,624,699 | 10.222 | 41.465 |
| 2010 | 371,186 | 1,734,654 | 8.293 | 38.756 |
| 2015 | 364,228 | 1,957,132 | 7.002 | 37.622 |
| 2020 | 360,300 | 2,221,661 | 5.909 | 36.437 |
| 2021 | 382,677 | 2,262,827 | 6.091 | 36.015 |
| 2022 | 378,178 | 2,306,107 | 5.844 | 35.637 |
| 2023 | 385,799 | 2,346,391 | 5.791 | 35.222 |
| 2024 | 392,220 | 2,385,984 | 5.721 | 34.801 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 267,063 | 7,382,698 | 3.491 |
| 1955 | 385,389 | 8,355,597 | 4.409 |
| 1960 | 528,498 | 9,546,009 | 5.246 |
| 1965 | 704,473 | 10,979,055 | 6.030 |
| 1970 | 1,068,352 | 12,537,177 | 7.852 |
| 1975 | 1,781,210 | 14,199,091 | 11.146 |
| 1980 | 2,719,241 | 15,963,916 | 14.555 |
| 1985 | 3,661,481 | 18,175,518 | 16.767 |
| 1990 | 4,807,840 | 20,651,764 | 18.884 |
| 1995 | 6,154,968 | 23,805,808 | 20.543 |
| 2000 | 7,624,725 | 26,553,317 | 22.309 |
| 2005 | 9,791,527 | 29,619,018 | 24.845 |
| 2010 | 12,959,969 | 33,138,622 | 28.114 |
| 2015 | 17,035,213 | 36,844,744 | 31.617 |
| 2020 | 22,113,353 | 40,661,266 | 35.227 |
| 2021 | 23,252,740 | 41,421,114 | 35.954 |
| 2022 | 24,434,383 | 42,177,764 | 36.682 |
| 2023 | 25,659,393 | 42,931,803 | 37.409 |
| 2024 | 26,929,194 | 43,684,338 | 38.136 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 5,574,551 | 5,445,381 | 11,019,932 | 16.07 | 102.372 |
| 05-09 | 4,927,303 | 4,828,626 | 9,755,929 | 14.23 | 102.044 |
| 10-14 | 4,224,958 | 4,162,003 | 8,386,961 | 12.23 | 101.513 |
| 15-19 | 3,751,722 | 3,720,956 | 7,472,679 | 10.90 | 100.827 |
| 20-24 | 3,191,034 | 3,184,287 | 6,375,320 | 9.30 | 100.212 |
| 25-29 | 2,697,887 | 2,693,066 | 5,390,953 | 7.86 | 100.179 |
| 30-34 | 2,208,598 | 2,231,497 | 4,440,095 | 6.48 | 98.974 |
| 35-39 | 1,820,200 | 1,894,391 | 3,714,591 | 5.42 | 96.084 |
| 40-44 | 1,485,718 | 1,592,187 | 3,077,905 | 4.49 | 93.313 |
| 45-49 | 1,217,017 | 1,302,052 | 2,519,069 | 3.67 | 93.469 |
| 50-54 | 959,372 | 990,716 | 1,950,088 | 2.84 | 96.836 |
| 55-59 | 659,946 | 714,256 | 1,374,203 | 2.00 | 92.396 |
| 60-64 | 432,698 | 562,076 | 994,774 | 1.45 | 76.982 |
| 65-69 | 321,964 | 481,723 | 803,687 | 1.17 | 66.836 |
| 70-74 | 240,959 | 351,394 | 592,353 | 0.86 | 68.572 |
| 75-79 | 159,786 | 225,045 | 384,830 | 0.56 | 71.002 |
| 80-84 | 75,907 | 116,809 | 192,716 | 0.28 | 64.984 |
| 85-89 | 26,381 | 54,319 | 80,700 | 0.12 | 48.567 |
| 90-94 | 6,248 | 20,171 | 26,419 | 0.04 | 30.975 |
| 95-99 | 919 | 5,104 | 6,024 | 0.01 | 18.005 |
| 100+ | 76 | 852 | 928 | 0.00 | 8.920 |
| Total | 33,983,244 | 34,576,911 | 68,560,156 | 98.283 | |