Tanzania Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Tanzania population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Tanzania in 2021 is 61,498,437, a 2.95% increase from 2020.
- The population of Tanzania in 2020 was 59,734,218, a 2.98% increase from 2019.
- The population of Tanzania in 2019 was 58,005,463, a 3% increase from 2018.
- The population of Tanzania in 2018 was 56,313,438, a 3.02% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
| Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
| Uganda |
47,123,531 |
| Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
| Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
| Yemen |
30,490,640 |
| Nepal |
29,674,920 |
| Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
| North Korea |
25,887,041 |
| Niger |
25,130,817 |
| Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
| Mali |
20,855,735 |
| Malawi |
19,647,684 |
| Senegal |
17,196,301 |
| Chad |
16,914,985 |
| Somalia |
16,359,504 |
| Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
| Guinea |
13,497,244 |
| Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
| Benin |
12,451,040 |
| Burundi |
12,255,433 |
| Haiti |
11,541,685 |
| South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
| Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
| Togo |
8,478,250 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
| Liberia |
5,180,203 |
| Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
| Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
| Gambia |
2,486,945 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
| Comoros |
888,451 |
|
Tanzania - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
61,498,437 |
2.95% |
| 2020 |
59,734,218 |
2.98% |
| 2019 |
58,005,463 |
3.00% |
| 2018 |
56,313,438 |
3.02% |
| 2017 |
54,660,339 |
3.04% |
| 2016 |
53,049,230 |
3.04% |
| 2015 |
51,482,633 |
3.05% |
| 2014 |
49,960,561 |
3.05% |
| 2013 |
48,483,129 |
3.04% |
| 2012 |
47,053,030 |
3.02% |
| 2011 |
45,673,512 |
2.99% |
| 2010 |
44,346,525 |
2.95% |
| 2009 |
43,073,834 |
2.91% |
| 2008 |
41,853,944 |
2.88% |
| 2007 |
40,681,414 |
2.86% |
| 2006 |
39,548,663 |
2.86% |
| 2005 |
38,450,320 |
2.86% |
| 2004 |
37,379,767 |
2.87% |
| 2003 |
36,337,782 |
2.84% |
| 2002 |
35,334,788 |
2.76% |
| 2001 |
34,385,856 |
2.65% |
| 2000 |
33,499,180 |
2.50% |
| 1999 |
32,682,239 |
2.37% |
| 1998 |
31,924,196 |
2.34% |
| 1997 |
31,192,857 |
2.46% |
| 1996 |
30,444,526 |
2.68% |
| 1995 |
29,649,135 |
2.97% |
| 1994 |
28,792,639 |
3.25% |
| 1993 |
27,887,203 |
3.43% |
| 1992 |
26,961,197 |
3.47% |
| 1991 |
26,056,594 |
3.38% |
| 1990 |
25,203,845 |
3.24% |
| 1989 |
24,411,738 |
3.13% |
| 1988 |
23,670,808 |
3.05% |
| 1987 |
22,971,200 |
3.03% |
| 1986 |
22,296,286 |
3.06% |
| 1985 |
21,633,796 |
3.11% |
| 1984 |
20,981,776 |
3.13% |
| 1983 |
20,344,547 |
3.15% |
| 1982 |
19,723,322 |
3.15% |
| 1981 |
19,120,680 |
3.14% |
| 1980 |
18,538,259 |
3.13% |
| 1979 |
17,976,222 |
3.12% |
| 1978 |
17,432,757 |
3.12% |
| 1977 |
16,905,214 |
3.14% |
| 1976 |
16,390,159 |
3.18% |
| 1975 |
15,885,229 |
3.22% |
| 1974 |
15,388,936 |
3.27% |
| 1973 |
14,902,263 |
3.28% |
| 1972 |
14,428,340 |
3.27% |
| 1971 |
13,971,695 |
3.22% |
| 1970 |
13,535,481 |
3.16% |
| 1969 |
13,120,580 |
3.10% |
| 1968 |
12,725,522 |
3.06% |
| 1967 |
12,348,189 |
3.03% |
| 1966 |
11,985,440 |
3.01% |
| 1965 |
11,634,832 |
3.00% |
| 1964 |
11,295,681 |
2.99% |
| 1963 |
10,968,195 |
2.97% |
| 1962 |
10,651,962 |
2.95% |
| 1961 |
10,346,697 |
2.93% |
| 1960 |
10,052,152 |
2.91% |
| 1959 |
9,768,033 |
2.89% |
| 1958 |
9,493,998 |
2.86% |
| 1957 |
9,229,731 |
2.84% |
| 1956 |
8,974,999 |
2.81% |
| 1955 |
8,729,662 |
2.78% |
| 1954 |
8,493,749 |
2.74% |
| 1953 |
8,267,420 |
2.69% |
| 1952 |
8,050,975 |
2.63% |
| 1951 |
7,844,892 |
2.55% |
| 1950 |
7,649,761 |
0.00% |
