Tanzania Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of Tanzania population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Tanzania in 2022 is 65,497,748, a 3% increase from 2021.
- The population of Tanzania in 2021 was 63,588,334, a 3.05% increase from 2020.
- The population of Tanzania in 2020 was 61,704,518, a 3.06% increase from 2019.
- The population of Tanzania in 2019 was 59,872,579, a 3.07% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| Ethiopia |
123,379,924 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
99,010,212 |
| Tanzania |
65,497,748 |
| Uganda |
47,249,585 |
| Afghanistan |
41,128,771 |
| Yemen |
33,696,614 |
| Mozambique |
32,969,518 |
| Nepal |
30,547,580 |
| Madagascar |
29,611,714 |
| Niger |
26,207,977 |
| North Korea |
26,069,416 |
| Burkina Faso |
22,673,762 |
| Mali |
22,593,590 |
| Malawi |
20,405,317 |
| Chad |
17,723,315 |
| Somalia |
17,597,511 |
| Senegal |
17,316,449 |
| Zimbabwe |
16,320,537 |
| Guinea |
13,859,341 |
| Rwanda |
13,776,698 |
| Benin |
13,352,864 |
| Burundi |
12,889,576 |
| Haiti |
11,584,996 |
| South Sudan |
10,913,164 |
| Tajikistan |
9,952,787 |
| Togo |
8,848,699 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,605,718 |
| Central African Republic |
5,579,144 |
| Liberia |
5,302,681 |
| Eritrea |
3,684,032 |
| Gambia |
2,705,992 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,105,566 |
| Comoros |
836,774 |
|
Tanzania - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
65,497,748 |
3.00% |
| 2021 |
63,588,334 |
3.05% |
| 2020 |
61,704,518 |
3.06% |
| 2019 |
59,872,579 |
3.07% |
| 2018 |
58,090,443 |
3.24% |
| 2017 |
56,267,032 |
3.43% |
| 2016 |
54,401,802 |
3.54% |
| 2015 |
52,542,823 |
3.40% |
| 2014 |
50,814,552 |
3.17% |
| 2013 |
49,253,643 |
3.07% |
| 2012 |
47,786,137 |
2.95% |
| 2011 |
46,416,031 |
2.89% |
| 2010 |
45,110,527 |
2.62% |
| 2009 |
43,957,933 |
2.54% |
| 2008 |
42,870,884 |
2.77% |
| 2007 |
41,716,497 |
2.85% |
| 2006 |
40,562,052 |
2.85% |
| 2005 |
39,439,505 |
2.81% |
| 2004 |
38,360,879 |
2.75% |
| 2003 |
37,333,918 |
2.70% |
| 2002 |
36,353,531 |
2.65% |
| 2001 |
35,414,469 |
2.76% |
| 2000 |
34,463,704 |
2.88% |
| 1999 |
33,499,772 |
2.68% |
| 1998 |
32,626,498 |
2.64% |
| 1997 |
31,785,846 |
2.07% |
| 1996 |
31,140,733 |
1.90% |
| 1995 |
30,560,071 |
3.25% |
| 1994 |
29,598,323 |
3.97% |
| 1993 |
28,469,017 |
3.22% |
| 1992 |
27,580,723 |
2.57% |
| 1991 |
26,890,906 |
2.61% |
| 1990 |
26,206,012 |
2.68% |
| 1989 |
25,522,898 |
2.73% |
| 1988 |
24,844,147 |
3.09% |
| 1987 |
24,099,415 |
3.32% |
| 1986 |
23,324,270 |
3.34% |
| 1985 |
22,569,625 |
3.26% |
| 1984 |
21,857,176 |
3.24% |
| 1983 |
21,170,717 |
3.27% |
| 1982 |
20,499,922 |
3.06% |
| 1981 |
19,890,930 |
3.07% |
| 1980 |
19,297,659 |
3.20% |
| 1979 |
18,698,636 |
3.42% |
| 1978 |
18,080,005 |
3.58% |
| 1977 |
17,454,627 |
3.66% |
| 1976 |
16,838,919 |
3.66% |
| 1975 |
16,243,826 |
3.65% |
| 1974 |
15,671,316 |
3.62% |
| 1973 |
15,123,504 |
3.62% |
| 1972 |
14,595,699 |
3.57% |
| 1971 |
14,092,218 |
3.48% |
| 1970 |
13,618,192 |
3.42% |
| 1969 |
13,167,782 |
3.36% |
| 1968 |
12,739,965 |
3.19% |
| 1967 |
12,346,286 |
3.04% |
| 1966 |
11,981,932 |
3.02% |
| 1965 |
11,630,603 |
3.02% |
| 1964 |
11,289,556 |
3.01% |
| 1963 |
10,960,161 |
2.96% |
| 1962 |
10,644,622 |
2.97% |
| 1961 |
10,337,891 |
2.94% |
| 1960 |
10,042,458 |
2.89% |
| 1959 |
9,760,165 |
2.87% |
| 1958 |
9,487,672 |
2.86% |
| 1957 |
9,224,220 |
2.83% |
| 1956 |
8,970,007 |
2.80% |
| 1955 |
8,725,576 |
2.77% |
| 1954 |
8,490,322 |
2.74% |
| 1953 |
8,263,710 |
2.72% |
| 1952 |
8,045,274 |
2.69% |
| 1951 |
7,834,799 |
2.65% |
| 1950 |
7,632,399 |
0.00% |
