Tanzania Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Tanzania population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Tanzania in 2020 is 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.
- The population of Tanzania in 2017 was 54,660,339, a 3.04% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Tanzania - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
