Which has higher population, total, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.32 billion against 70.55 million in Tanzania as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

1.25 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania: Population, total

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.32 billion

in 2025

Tanzania

70.55 million

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

18th

Tanzania rank

21st

Population, total over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.32 billion against 70.55 million in Tanzania, a difference of 1.25 billion.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 18.7 times Tanzania's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 49 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	255.48 million	11.36 million	244.12 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	334.02 million	15.93 million	318.09 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	446.72 million	22.22 million	424.50 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	589.74 million	29.68 million	560.06 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	771.38 million	38.79 million	732.59 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.01 billion	51.54 million	961.53 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	1.24 billion	65.71 million	1.18 billion	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.32 billion against 70.55 million in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 1.25 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for population, total?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 49 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.