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Tanzania population, 1950 to 2100

Tanzania had about 66.6 million people in 2023. The UN projects 130 million by 2050 and 263 million by 2100, rising to 9th in the world.

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  • Tanzania: 7.6M in 1950, 262.8M in 2100 (projected) (34× higher). The latest estimate is 66.6M in 2023.

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Tanzania's population has accelerated rather than slowed. The UN estimates about 7.6 million people in 1950, 16.1 million in 1975, 34.3 million in 2000 and 66.6 million in 2023, moving the country from 48th in the world to 22nd. Each stretch on the chart adds more people than the one before.

The medium projection has Tanzania reaching about 80.9 million in 2030, 129.6 million in 2050, 198.8 million in 2075 and 262.8 million in 2100, with no peak inside the chart. It is projected to rank 15th in 2050 and 9th in 2100. Data are from UN World Population Prospects 2024: estimates through 2023, medium-variant projections after.

The data

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Tanzania's population, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇹🇿 Tanzania
19507.6M
19517.8M
19528.0M
19538.2M
19548.4M
19558.6M
19568.9M
19579.1M
19589.4M
19599.6M
19609.9M
196110.2M
196210.5M
196310.8M
196411.1M
196511.5M
196611.8M
196712.2M
196812.6M
196913.0M
197013.5M
197114.0M
197214.5M
197315.0M
197415.6M
197516.1M
197616.7M
197717.4M
197818.0M
197918.6M
198019.2M
198119.8M
198220.4M
198321.1M
198421.8M
198522.5M
198623.3M
198724.0M
198824.8M
198925.4M
199026.1M
199126.8M
199227.5M
199328.3M
199429.4M
199530.4M
199631.0M
199731.6M
199832.4M
199933.3M
200034.3M
200135.2M
200236.1M
200337.1M
200438.1M
200539.2M
200640.3M
200741.4M
200842.6M
200943.6M
201044.8M
201146.0M
201247.4M
201348.8M
201450.4M
201552.0M
201653.8M
201755.7M
201857.4M
201959.2M
202061.0M
202162.8M
202264.7M
202366.6M
202468.6M
202570.6M
202672.6M
202774.6M
202876.7M
202978.8M
203080.9M
203183.1M
203285.3M
203387.5M
203489.8M
203592.1M
203694.4M
203796.8M
203899.2M
2039101.6M
2040104.0M
2041106.5M
2042108.9M
2043111.4M
2044114.0M
2045116.5M
2046119.1M
2047121.7M
2048124.4M
2049127.0M
2050129.6M
2051132.3M
2052135.0M
2053137.6M
2054140.3M
2055143.1M
2056145.8M
2057148.6M
2058151.3M
2059154.1M
2060156.9M
2061159.6M
2062162.4M
2063165.2M
2064168.1M
2065170.9M
2066173.7M
2067176.5M
2068179.3M
2069182.1M
2070184.9M
2071187.7M
2072190.5M
2073193.3M
2074196.0M
2075198.8M
2076201.6M
2077204.3M
2078207.1M
2079209.8M
2080212.5M
2081215.2M
2082217.9M
2083220.6M
2084223.2M
2085225.9M
2086228.5M
2087231.1M
2088233.7M
2089236.3M
2090238.8M
2091241.3M
2092243.8M
2093246.3M
2094248.7M
2095251.1M
2096253.5M
2097255.9M
2098258.2M
2099260.5M
2100262.8M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Tanzania?

Tanzania's population was about 66.6 million in 2023, the latest UN estimate. That ranked it 22nd in the world. Years after 2023 are projections.

What will Tanzania's population be in 2100?

The UN projects about 129.6 million people in Tanzania in 2050 and about 262.8 million in 2100, which would make it the 9th most populous country. These are medium-variant projections and depend on future fertility.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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