Sukuma was the largest ethnic group in Tanzania as of 2021. Around 17.5 percent of the surveyed population identified themselves as from the Bantu ethnic group. Nearly six percent belonged to the Ha group, while 4.1 percent were from the Gogo group. About 1.3 percent of the respondents identified themselves as Tanzanians only or reported that they don't think of themselves in terms of ethnic communities, cultural groups, or tribes. Overall, around 130 ethnic groups are estimated to live in Tanzania.

Population density per pixel at 100 metre resolution. WorldPop provides estimates of numbers of people residing in each 100x100m grid cell for every low and middle income country. Through ingegrating cencus, survey, satellite and GIS datasets in a flexible machine-learning framework, high resolution maps of population counts and densities for 2000-2020 are produced, along with accompanying metadata. DATASET: Alpha version 2010 and 2015 estimates of numbers of people per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match UN population division estimates (http://esa.un.org/wpp/) and remaining unadjusted. REGION: Africa SPATIAL RESOLUTION: 0.000833333 decimal degrees (approx 100m at the equator) PROJECTION: Geographic, WGS84 UNITS: Estimated persons per grid square MAPPING APPROACH: Land cover based, as described in: Linard, C., Gilbert, M., Snow, R.W., Noor, A.M. and Tatem, A.J., 2012, Population distribution, settlement patterns and accessibility across Africa in 2010, PLoS ONE, 7(2): e31743. FORMAT: Geotiff (zipped using 7-zip (open access tool): www.7-zip.org) FILENAMES: Example - AGO10adjv4.tif = Angola (AGO) population count map for 2010 (10) adjusted to match UN national estimates (adj), version 4 (v4). Population maps are updated to new versions when improved census or other input data become available. Tanzania data available from WorldPop here.

This statistic shows the total population of Tanzania from 2013 to 2023 by gender. In 2023, Tanzania's female population amounted to approximately 33.6 million, while the male population amounted to approximately 33.01 million inhabitants.

WorldPop produces different types of gridded population count datasets, depending on the methods used and end application. Datasets are available to download in Geotiff and ASCII XYZ format at a resolution of 30 arc-seconds (approximately 1km at the equator) -Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020: Population density datasets for all countries of the World for each year 2000-2020 – derived from the corresponding Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 population count datasets by dividing the number of people in each pixel by the pixel surface area. These are produced using the unconstrained top-down modelling method. -Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 UN adjusted: Population density datasets for all countries of the World for each year 2000-2020 – derived from the corresponding Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 population UN adjusted count datasets by dividing the number of people in each pixel, adjusted to match the country total from the official United Nations population estimates (UN 2019), by the pixel surface area. These are produced using the unconstrained top-down modelling method. Data for earlier dates is available directly from WorldPop. WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville; Departement de Geographie, Universite de Namur) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University (2018). Global High Resolution Population Denominators Project - Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1134076). https://dx.doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/WP00674

Tanzania TZ: Population: Growth data was reported at 3.079 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.092 % for 2016. Tanzania TZ: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 3.097 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.380 % in 1992 and a record low of 2.548 % in 1998. Tanzania TZ: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tanzania – Table TZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. 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.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Total current population for Tanzania in 2025 is 71,427,810, a 2.89% increase from 2024.

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<li>Total population for Tanzania in 2024 was <strong>69,419,073</strong>, a <strong>2.94% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Total population for Tanzania in 2023 was <strong>67,438,106</strong>, a <strong>2.96% increase</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Total population for Tanzania in 2022 was <strong>65,497,748</strong>, a <strong>3% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Population, female (% of total population) in Tanzania was reported at 50.44 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tanzania - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The total population of Tanzania was estimated at approximately 65.23 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by around 47.20 million people since 1980. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by around 12.57 million people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

The total population in Tanzania was estimated at 61.7 million people in 2022, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Tanzania Population - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Tanzania TZ: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 64.699 Person/sq km in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 62.737 Person/sq km for 2016. Tanzania TZ: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 27.840 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.699 Person/sq km in 2017 and a record low of 11.711 Person/sq km in 1961. Tanzania TZ: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tanzania – Table TZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.; Weighted average;

Tanzania TZ: Population: Total data was reported at 57,310,019.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 55,572,201.000 Person for 2016. Tanzania TZ: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 24,285,264.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57,310,019.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 10,074,507.000 Person in 1960. Tanzania TZ: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tanzania – Table TZ.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Nearly half of Tanzania's population was aged 15-49 years in 2021. Around 27.6 million people, of which 14.3 million were women and 13.3 million were men, belonged to this age group. Overall, Tanzania's female population was slightly higher than the male one.

Tanzania TZ: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 51.499 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 51.329 % for 2016. Tanzania TZ: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 51.047 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.678 % in 2001 and a record low of 50.285 % in 1982. Tanzania TZ: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tanzania – Table TZ.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Tanzania TZ: Rural Population data was reported at 38,367,338.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 37,604,041.000 Person for 2016. Tanzania TZ: Rural Population data is updated yearly, averaging 19,817,830.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38,367,338.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 9,545,998.000 Person in 1960. Tanzania TZ: Rural Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tanzania – Table TZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

Dar es Salaam was the most populated region in Tanzania as of 2021. Around 5.5 million people lived in the area. The namesake Dar es Salaam city is the capital of the region and Tanzania's largest city. Mwanza followed as second-leading region by number of inhabitants, roughly four million people.

In 2023, the annual population growth in Tanzania decreased by 0.1 percentage points (-3.39 percent) compared to 2022. This marks the lowest population growth during the observed period. Annual population growth refers to the change in the population over time, and is affected by factors such as fertility, mortality, and migration.Find more key insights for the annual population growth in countries like Rwanda and Burundi.

Tanzania TZ: Population: Female data was reported at 28,968,049.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 28,099,514.000 Person for 2016. Tanzania TZ: Population: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 12,272,897.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28,968,049.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 5,139,484.000 Person in 1960. Tanzania TZ: Population: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tanzania – Table TZ.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system. The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Population, female in Tanzania was reported at 33603791 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tanzania - Population, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) in Tanzania was reported at 42.72 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tanzania - Population ages 0-14 (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.