🇹🇿 Tanzania Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Tanzania is 72,563,780, ranking #20 in the world (0.87% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.79% per year. The biggest city is Dar es Salaam with 5,383,728 inhabitants.

Live estimate

72,608,339

Growth rate

2.79%

Density

people / km² (212 / mi²)

Median age

17.6

Fertility rate

4.41

births per woman

Life expectancy

67.6

years

Tanzania population 1950–2100

Population of Tanzania, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Tanzania is projected to reach 129,621,102, and 262,834,721 by 2100.

Tanzania population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	72,563,780	2.79%	81.9	17.6
2025	70,545,865	2.85%	79.6	17.5
2024	68,560,157	2.87%	77.4	17.4
2023	66,617,606	2.88%	75.2	17.2
2022	64,711,821	2.92%	73.1	17.1
2021	62,830,412	2.98%	70.9	17.0
2020	60,972,798	3.02%	68.8	16.9
2019	59,174,891	2.96%	66.8	16.8
2018	57,437,145	3.00%	64.8	16.8
2017	55,652,890	3.32%	62.8	16.7
2016	53,824,013	3.37%	60.8	16.5
2015	52,020,962	3.45%	58.7	16.4
2014	50,351,512	3.07%	56.8	16.3
2013	48,824,128	3.09%	55.1	16.2
2012	47,374,260	2.93%	53.5	16.2
2011	46,029,367	2.83%	52.0	16.1
2010	44,758,488	2.77%	50.5	16.1
2009	43,633,982	2.31%	49.3	16.1
2008	42,570,728	2.63%	48.1	16.2
2007	41,435,512	2.78%	46.8	16.2
2006	40,294,902	2.80%	45.5	16.3
2005	39,182,076	2.80%	44.2	16.3
2004	38,109,668	2.75%	43.0	16.3
2003	37,089,555	2.67%	41.9	16.4
2002	36,121,304	2.62%	40.8	16.4
2001	35,198,299	2.56%	39.7	16.4
2000	34,260,138	2.85%	38.7	16.4
1999	33,300,330	2.83%	37.6	16.3
1998	32,420,458	2.52%	36.6	16.3
1997	31,578,089	2.75%	35.6	16.2
1996	30,945,762	1.28%	34.9	16.3
1995	30,383,497	2.40%	34.3	16.3
1994	29,442,356	3.92%	33.2	16.2
1993	28,332,692	3.76%	32.0	15.9
1992	27,457,588	2.49%	31.0	15.7
1991	26,780,436	2.50%	30.2	15.6
1990	26,110,207	2.57%	29.5	15.5
1989	25,438,759	2.64%	28.7	15.5
1988	24,769,686	2.69%	28.0	15.4
1987	24,030,378	3.38%	27.1	15.3
1986	23,258,959	3.14%	26.3	15.2
1985	22,501,693	3.49%	25.4	15.2
1984	21,779,066	3.03%	24.6	15.1
1983	21,079,874	3.50%	23.8	15.1
1982	20,398,571	3.06%	23.0	15.2
1981	19,784,703	3.05%	22.3	15.3
1980	19,189,769	3.06%	21.7	15.4
1979	18,592,038	3.27%	21.0	15.5
1978	17,976,566	3.46%	20.3	15.6
1977	17,352,929	3.60%	19.6	15.7
1976	16,736,211	3.64%	18.9	15.7
1975	16,138,360	3.64%	18.2	15.8
1974	15,561,630	3.64%	17.6	15.8
1973	15,010,100	3.58%	16.9	15.9
1972	14,479,308	3.63%	16.3	15.9
1971	13,971,451	3.51%	15.8	15.9
1970	13,492,678	3.46%	15.2	16.0
1969	13,036,700	3.42%	14.7	16.0
1968	12,602,076	3.36%	14.2	16.1
1967	12,200,109	3.12%	13.8	16.1
1966	11,827,459	3.09%	13.4	16.2
1965	11,470,728	3.04%	12.9	16.3
1964	11,127,826	3.03%	12.6	16.3
1963	10,799,528	2.95%	12.2	16.3
1962	10,487,756	2.90%	11.8	16.3
1961	10,187,886	2.90%	11.5	16.3
1960	9,901,419	2.81%	11.2	16.3
1959	9,629,264	2.77%	10.9	16.3
1958	9,367,594	2.74%	10.6	16.3
1957	9,115,790	2.71%	10.3	16.3
1956	8,874,780	2.65%	10.0	16.3
1955	8,644,862	2.60%	9.8	16.3
1954	8,424,786	2.56%	9.5	16.2
1953	8,213,114	2.53%	9.3	16.2
1952	8,009,079	2.50%	9.0	16.1
1951	7,812,975	2.46%	8.8	16.1
1950	7,625,155	2.41%	8.6	16.0

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	74,604,808	2.75%	84.2	17.7
2028	76,670,492	2.71%	86.6	17.9
2029	78,773,195	2.70%	88.9	18.0
2030	80,913,124	2.66%	91.3	18.1
2031	83,087,938	2.65%	93.8	18.2
2032	85,293,133	2.60%	96.3	18.4
2033	87,520,493	2.56%	98.8	18.5
2034	89,788,678	2.56%	101.4	18.7
2035	92,091,429	2.51%	104.0	18.9
2036	94,420,812	2.49%	106.6	19.0
2037	96,775,777	2.44%	109.3	19.2
2038	99,156,471	2.42%	111.9	19.4
2039	101,567,530	2.39%	114.7	19.6
2040	103,999,359	2.35%	117.4	19.8
2041	106,448,480	2.31%	120.2	20.0
2042	108,926,277	2.29%	123.0	20.2
2043	111,433,794	2.26%	125.8	20.4
2044	113,966,272	2.24%	128.7	20.6
2045	116,525,473	2.21%	131.5	20.8
2046	119,109,675	2.18%	134.5	21.0
2047	121,721,027	2.16%	137.4	21.2
2048	124,351,302	2.12%	140.4	21.4
2049	126,981,406	2.07%	143.4	21.6
2050	129,621,102	2.05%	146.3	21.8
2051	132,280,447	2.01%	149.3	22.0
2052	134,947,338	1.98%	152.3	22.2
2053	137,623,542	1.95%	155.4	22.4
2054	140,321,278	1.93%	158.4	22.6
2055	143,049,421	1.92%	161.5	22.8
2056	145,803,872	1.90%	164.6	23.0
2057	148,564,295	1.85%	167.7	23.2
2058	151,321,490	1.82%	170.8	23.4
2059	154,082,241	1.79%	173.9	23.6
2060	156,850,592	1.77%	177.1	23.8
2061	159,634,033	1.75%	180.2	24.0
2062	162,433,739	1.73%	183.4	24.2
2063	165,240,212	1.70%	186.5	24.4
2064	168,047,180	1.67%	189.7	24.6
2065	170,875,356	1.67%	192.9	24.8
2066	173,697,364	1.61%	196.1	25.1
2067	176,492,990	1.58%	199.2	25.3
2068	179,288,248	1.56%	202.4	25.5
2069	182,085,990	1.54%	205.6	25.7
2070	184,885,708	1.51%	208.7	25.9
2071	187,680,954	1.49%	211.9	26.1
2072	190,465,797	1.46%	215.0	26.3
2073	193,247,337	1.44%	218.2	26.5
2074	196,034,262	1.42%	221.3	26.7
2075	198,812,940	1.39%	224.4	27.0
2076	201,583,013	1.38%	227.6	27.2
2077	204,343,865	1.35%	230.7	27.4
2078	207,088,057	1.32%	233.8	27.6
2079	209,822,259	1.30%	236.9	27.8
2080	212,537,418	1.27%	239.9	28.0
2081	215,229,470	1.25%	243.0	28.2
2082	217,903,515	1.22%	246.0	28.5
2083	220,561,526	1.20%	249.0	28.7
2084	223,212,513	1.19%	252.0	28.9
2085	225,866,208	1.18%	255.0	29.1
2086	228,511,354	1.15%	258.0	29.3
2087	231,124,134	1.12%	260.9	29.5
2088	233,711,112	1.10%	263.8	29.7
2089	236,276,108	1.08%	266.7	29.9
2090	238,809,591	1.05%	269.6	30.2
2091	241,325,554	1.04%	272.4	30.4
2092	243,825,084	1.02%	275.3	30.6
2093	246,295,330	1.00%	278.0	30.8
2094	248,729,231	0.97%	280.8	31.0
2095	251,132,949	0.95%	283.5	31.2
2096	253,520,804	0.94%	286.2	31.4
2097	255,892,767	0.92%	288.9	31.6
2098	258,233,882	0.90%	291.5	31.8
2099	260,543,975	0.88%	294.1	32.1
2100	262,834,721	0.87%	296.7	32.3

States & provinces of Tanzania by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Dar-Es-Salaam	2,791,063	3.8%
2	Mwanza	2,772,509	3.8%
3	Mbeya	2,707,410	3.7%
4	Tabora	2,291,623	3.2%
5	Morogoro	2,218,492	3.1%
6	Kagera	2,189,850	3.0%
7	Kigoma	2,127,930	2.9%
8	Dodoma	2,083,588	2.9%
9	Tanga	2,045,205	2.8%
10	Mara	1,743,830	2.4%
11	Arusha	1,694,310	2.3%
12	Kilimanjaro	1,640,087	2.3%
13	Shinyanga	1,534,808	2.1%
14	Singida	1,370,637	1.9%
15	Mtwara	1,270,854	1.8%
16	Ruvuma	1,190,348	1.6%
17	Manyara	1,148,070	1.6%
18	Pwani	1,098,668	1.5%
19	Rukwa	1,004,539	1.4%
20	Iringa	941,238	1.3%
21	Lindi	864,652	1.2%
22	Zanzibar West	593,678	0.8%
23	Kaskazini-Pemba	211,732	0.3%
24	Kusini-Pemba	195,116	0.3%
25	Kaskazini-Unguja	187,455	0.3%
26	Zanzibar South and Central	115,588	0.2%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Tanzania

#	City	Region	Population
1	Dar es Salaam	Dar es Salaam Region	5,383,728
2	Mwanza	Mwanza	1,104,521
3	Dodoma capital	Dodoma	765,179
4	Zanzibar	Zanzibar Urban/West	709,809
5	Arusha	Arusha	617,631
6	Mbeya	Mbeya	541,603
7	Morogoro	Morogoro	471,409
8	Kahama	Shinyanga	453,654
9	Tanga	Tanga	393,429
10	Geita	Geita	318,006
11	Tabora	Tabora	308,741
12	Sumbawanga	Rukwa	303,986
13	Songea	Ruvuma	286,285
14	Kibaha	Pwani	265,360
15	Bariadi	Simiyu	260,927

FAQ

What is the population of Tanzania in 2026?

The population of Tanzania is 72,563,780 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Tanzania?

Dar es Salaam is the biggest city in Tanzania with 5,383,728 inhabitants; the capital is Dodoma.

Is the population of Tanzania growing or shrinking?

The population of Tanzania is growing at 2.79% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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