Tanzania
Population in Tanzania
Population in Tanzania: 7.63 million people in 1950 and 66.6 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 66.6 million people
- Since 1950
- +59 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 22 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 263 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 263 million people in 2100, between 126 million people and 522 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 3 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 66.6 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 64.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 62.8 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 61 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 59.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 57.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 55.7 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 53.8 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 52 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 50.4 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 48.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 47.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 46 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 44.8 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 43.6 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 42.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 41.4 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 40.3 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 39.2 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 38.1 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 37.1 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 36.1 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 35.2 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 34.3 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 33.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 32.4 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 31.6 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 31 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 30.4 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 29.4 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 28.3 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 27.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 26.8 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 26.1 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 25.4 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 24.8 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 24 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 23.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 22.5 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 21.8 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 21.1 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 20.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 19.8 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 19.2 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 18.6 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 18 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 17.4 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 16.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 16.1 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 15.6 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 15 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 14.5 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 14 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 13.5 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 13 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 12.6 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 12.2 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 11.8 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 11.5 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 11.1 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 10.8 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 10.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 10.2 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 9.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 9.63 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 9.37 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 9.12 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 8.88 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 8.65 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 8.43 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 8.21 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 8.01 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 7.81 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 7.63 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 7.47 million | – |
| 1948 | 7.32 million | – |
| 1947 | 7.19 million | – |
| 1946 | 7.06 million | – |
| 1945 | 6.94 million | – |
| 1944 | 6.82 million | – |
| 1943 | 6.7 million | – |
| 1942 | 6.58 million | – |
| 1941 | 6.47 million | – |
| 1940 | 6.36 million | – |
| 1939 | 6.26 million | – |
| 1938 | 6.17 million | – |
| 1937 | 6.09 million | – |
| 1936 | 6 million | – |
| 1935 | 5.92 million | – |
| 1934 | 5.84 million | – |
| 1933 | 5.76 million | – |
| 1932 | 5.68 million | – |
| 1931 | 5.6 million | – |
| 1930 | 5.52 million | – |
| 1929 | 5.44 million | – |
| 1928 | 5.36 million | – |
| 1927 | 5.28 million | – |
| 1926 | 5.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 5.13 million | – |
| 1924 | 5.05 million | – |
| 1923 | 4.98 million | – |
| 1922 | 4.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 4.84 million | – |
| 1920 | 4.8 million | – |
| 1919 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1918 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1917 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1916 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1915 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1914 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1913 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1912 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1911 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1910 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1909 | 4.79 million | – |
| 1908 | 4.8 million | – |
| 1907 | 4.82 million | – |
| 1906 | 4.84 million | – |
| 1905 | 4.86 million | – |
| 1904 | 4.88 million | – |
| 1903 | 4.9 million | – |
| 1902 | 4.92 million | – |
| 1901 | 4.95 million | – |
| 1900 | 4.98 million | – |
| 1899 | 5.01 million | – |
| 1898 | 5.05 million | – |
| 1897 | 5.09 million | – |
| 1896 | 5.13 million | – |
| 1895 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1894 | 5.21 million | – |
| 1893 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1892 | 5.3 million | – |
| 1891 | 5.33 million | – |
| 1890 | 5.35 million | – |
| 1889 | 5.36 million | – |
| 1888 | 5.37 million | – |
| 1887 | 5.36 million | – |
| 1886 | 5.35 million | – |
| 1885 | 5.34 million | – |
| 1884 | 5.33 million | – |
| 1883 | 5.32 million | – |
| 1882 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1881 | 5.3 million | – |
| 1880 | 5.3 million | – |
| 1879 | 5.3 million | – |
| 1878 | 5.3 million | – |
| 1877 | 5.3 million | – |
| 1876 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1875 | 5.32 million | – |
| 1874 | 5.32 million | – |
| 1873 | 5.33 million | – |
| 1872 | 5.33 million | – |
| 1871 | 5.34 million | – |
| 1870 | 5.35 million | – |
| 1869 | 5.35 million | – |
| 1868 | 5.36 million | – |
| 1867 | 5.36 million | – |
| 1866 | 5.37 million | – |
| 1865 | 5.38 million | – |
| 1864 | 5.38 million | – |
| 1863 | 5.39 million | – |
| 1862 | 5.39 million | – |
| 1861 | 5.4 million | – |
| 1860 | 5.41 million | – |
| 1859 | 5.41 million | – |
| 1858 | 5.42 million | – |
| 1857 | 5.43 million | – |
| 1856 | 5.43 million | – |
| 1855 | 5.44 million | – |
| 1854 | 5.44 million | – |
| 1853 | 5.45 million | – |
| 1852 | 5.46 million | – |
| 1851 | 5.44 million | – |
| 1850 | 5.4 million | – |
| 1849 | 5.34 million | – |
| 1848 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1847 | 5.15 million | – |
| 1846 | 5.05 million | – |
| 1845 | 4.95 million | – |
| 1844 | 4.86 million | – |
| 1843 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1842 | 4.67 million | – |
| 1841 | 4.58 million | – |
| 1840 | 4.49 million | – |
| 1839 | 4.4 million | – |
| 1838 | 4.31 million | – |
| 1837 | 4.23 million | – |
| 1836 | 4.15 million | – |
| 1835 | 4.07 million | – |
| 1834 | 3.99 million | – |
| 1833 | 3.91 million | – |
| 1832 | 3.83 million | – |
| 1831 | 3.76 million | – |
| 1830 | 3.68 million | – |
| 1829 | 3.61 million | – |
| 1828 | 3.54 million | – |
| 1827 | 3.47 million | – |
| 1826 | 3.4 million | – |
| 1825 | 3.34 million | – |
| 1824 | 3.27 million | – |
| 1823 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1822 | 3.14 million | – |
| 1821 | 3.09 million | – |
| 1820 | 3.06 million | – |
| 1819 | 3.03 million | – |
| 1818 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1817 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1816 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1815 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1804 | 3 million | – |
| 1803 | 3 million | – |
| 1802 | 3 million | – |
| 1801 | 3 million | – |
| 1800 | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68.6 million68.3 million–68.8 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 70.6 million69.8 million–71.3 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 72.6 million71.3 million–73.8 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 74.6 million72.8 million–76.4 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 76.7 million74.3 million–79 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 78.8 million75.8 million–81.7 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 80.9 million77.3 million–84.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 83.1 million78.9 million–87.2 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 85.3 million80.4 million–90.1 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 87.5 million81.9 million–93.1 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 89.8 million83.4 million–96.1 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 92.1 million84.9 million–99 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 94.4 million86.4 million–102 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 96.8 million87.9 million–105 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 99.2 million89.5 million–109 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 102 million90.9 million–112 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 104 million92.2 million–116 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 106 million93.6 million–119 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 109 million95.1 million–123 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 111 million96.6 million–127 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 114 million97.7 million–130 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 117 million98.9 million–134 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 119 million100 million–138 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 122 million102 million–142 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 124 million103 million–146 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 127 million104 million–150 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 130 million105 million–154 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 132 million107 million–159 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 135 million108 million–163 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 138 million109 million–168 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 140 million110 million–172 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 143 million111 million–177 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 146 million112 million–182 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 149 million113 million–187 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 151 million114 million–192 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 154 million116 million–197 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 157 million117 million–203 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 160 million118 million–209 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 162 million119 million–215 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 165 million120 million–221 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 168 million121 million–227 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 171 million122 million–233 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 174 million123 million–240 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 177 million124 million–247 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 179 million124 million–254 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 182 million125 million–260 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 185 million126 million–267 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 188 million126 million–273 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 191 million127 million–279 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 193 million127 million–286 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 196 million128 million–292 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 199 million128 million–299 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 202 million128 million–305 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 204 million128 million–312 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 207 million128 million–320 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 210 million128 million–328 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 213 million128 million–336 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 215 million128 million–344 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 218 million128 million–353 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 221 million128 million–363 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 223 million128 million–371 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 226 million128 million–379 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 229 million128 million–386 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 231 million128 million–393 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 234 million128 million–401 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 236 million128 million–410 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 239 million128 million–420 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 241 million128 million–430 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 244 million128 million–441 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 246 million127 million–451 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 249 million127 million–459 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 251 million126 million–467 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 254 million126 million–477 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 256 million126 million–489 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 258 million127 million–501 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 261 million127 million–511 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 263 million126 million–522 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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Military
- Military spending1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$983M in 2025
- Military spending per person$15 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel28,000 people in 2020
- National power0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports4 million TIV in 2025