Population in Tanzania
The population of Tanzania was 70,545,865 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Tanzania, 2025
70,545,865
Change from 2024
+2.9%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
21st of 217
Population in Tanzania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70,545,865 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 68,560,157 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 66,617,606 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 64,711,821 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 62,830,412 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 60,972,798 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 59,174,891 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 57,437,145 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 55,652,890 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 53,824,013 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 52,020,962 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 50,351,512 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 48,824,128 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 47,374,260 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 46,029,367 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 44,758,488 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 43,633,982 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 42,570,728 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 41,435,512 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 40,294,902 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 39,182,076 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 38,109,668 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 37,089,555 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 36,121,304 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 35,198,299 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.9% from 68,560,157 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 52,020,962 people, the figure has changed by +35.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Tanzania has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Tanzania
All statistics for Tanzania
Population growth
2.86%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
66,617,606 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.61 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.88%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.0%
2025 · World Bank