← Back to all countries
Tanzania
An East African nation on the Indian Ocean, Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro — Africa's highest peak — the Serengeti plains with the Great Wildebeest Migration, and the spice island of Zanzibar. The legislative capital Dodoma is inland, while Dar es Salaam remains the largest city and economic center. Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater is one of the finest wildlife viewing areas on Earth.
Major cities: Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Mwanza, Zanzibar City
2024
68.6M
UN
2050
129.6M
UN
2100
262.8M
UN
~2200
339.0M
GPU
~2500
125.0M
GPU
Population68.6M
Fertility (TFR)4.54
Life expectancy67.2
Median age17.2
Infant mortality29.9 per 1,000
Pop. density75/km²
Urbanization35%
Youth share (0-14)43%
Land area885,800 km²
LanguageSwahili
ReligionChristian
HDI0.555 (#165)
RegionAfrica
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.63M | 6.18 | 41.0 | 45.9 | 22.0 | +1K | 2.4% |
| 1955 | 8.64M | 6.30 | 41.8 | 47.1 | 21.3 | +1K | 2.6% |
| 1960 | 9.90M | 6.54 | 42.6 | 49.0 | 21.1 | +2K | 2.8% |
| 1965 | 11.5M | 6.73 | 44.5 | 49.9 | 20.0 | +5K | 3.0% |
| 1970 | 13.5M | 7.00 | 46.5 | 50.4 | 18.7 | +39K | 3.2% |
| 1975 | 16.1M | 7.10 | 48.9 | 50.2 | 17.1 | +53K | 3.3% |
| 1980 | 19.2M | 6.99 | 51.3 | 48.3 | 15.5 | -43K | 3.3% |
| 1985 | 22.5M | 6.60 | 52.2 | 45.7 | 14.7 | +87K | 3.1% |
| 1990 | 26.1M | 6.20 | 52.0 | 43.0 | 14.2 | -81K | 2.9% |
| 1995 | 30.4M | 5.82 | 51.0 | 41.9 | 14.3 | -110K | 2.8% |
| 2000 | 34.3M | 5.67 | 53.2 | 41.5 | 12.8 | -10K | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.2M | 5.58 | 57.7 | 41.5 | 10.2 | -128K | 3.1% |
| 2010 | 44.8M | 5.23 | 61.1 | 38.8 | 8.3 | -122K | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 52.0M | 5.03 | 63.9 | 37.6 | 7.0 | +201K | 3.1% |
| 2020 | 61.0M | 4.80 | 66.8 | 36.4 | 5.9 | -19K | 3.1% |
| 2024Now | 68.6M | 4.54 | 67.2 | 34.8 | 5.7 | -30K | 2.9% |
| 2025 | 70.5M | 4.47 | 67.4 | 34.3 | 5.7 | -13K | 2.9% |
| 2030 | 80.9M | 4.16 | 68.4 | 32.2 | 5.4 | -17K | 2.7% |
| 2035 | 92.1M | 3.88 | 69.4 | 30.4 | 5.2 | -14K | 2.5% |
| 2040 | 104M | 3.63 | 70.3 | 28.8 | 5.1 | -22K | 2.4% |
| 2045 | 117M | 3.40 | 71.1 | 27.2 | 5.1 | -6K | 2.2% |
| 2050 | 130M | 3.23 | 71.8 | 25.8 | 5.1 | -22K | 2.1% |
| 2055 | 143M | 3.07 | 72.6 | 24.4 | 5.2 | -0K | 1.9% |
| 2060 | 157M | 2.94 | 73.4 | 23.2 | 5.3 | -26K | 1.8% |
| 2065 | 171M | 2.83 | 74.1 | 22.0 | 5.5 | +22K | 1.7% |
| 2070 | 185M | 2.72 | 74.8 | 20.9 | 5.7 | -25K | 1.5% |
| 2075 | 199M | 2.62 | 75.6 | 19.9 | 5.9 | -18K | 1.4% |
| 2080 | 213M | 2.53 | 76.3 | 18.9 | 6.1 | -28K | 1.3% |
| 2085 | 226M | 2.46 | 77.0 | 18.1 | 6.3 | -6K | 1.2% |
| 2090 | 239M | 2.39 | 77.8 | 17.3 | 6.6 | -39K | 1.1% |
| 2095 | 251M | 2.32 | 78.5 | 16.5 | 6.8 | -30K | 1.0% |
| 2100 | 263M | 2.26 | 79.2 | 15.8 | 7.1 | -5K | 0.9% |