Population
70,545,865
TanzaniaWorld Bank, 2025
From 52,020,962 in 2015 to 70,545,865 in 2025.
Everyone living in the country, estimated at mid-year.
Tanzania by the numbers
Official figures for Tanzania. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.
People
Change over 5 years
+15.7%
TanzaniaWorld Bank, 2020 to 2025
Change in the World Bank population figure over the five years shown, both from the same release.
Living in urban areas
36.9%
TanzaniaWorld Bank, 2025
From 31.2% in 2015 to 36.9% in 2025.
Share of people living in areas the country itself defines as urban.
Life expectancy at birth
67.2years
TanzaniaWorld Bank, 2024
From 63.9 years in 2015 to 67.2 years in 2024.
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
Work and income
GDP per person
$1,319
TanzaniaWorld Bank, 2025
From $939 in 2015 to $1,319 in 2025.
The value of what the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in current US dollars.
Unemployment rate
1.6%
TanzaniaWorld Bank, 2025
From 2.0% in 2015 to 1.6% in 2025.
Share of the labour force without work and looking for work, as modelled by the International Labour Organization.
Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · CC BY 4.0
Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.