Population growth in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population growth was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Tanzania, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Tanzania is 2.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Tanzania peaked at 3.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1996.
Tanzania ranks 16th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More climate change data for Tanzania
- Share co2 vs population 2.58 (2100)
- Population, total 70.55 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 26.02 million (2025)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.292 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 344.85 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.292 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.292 (2024)
- Share co2 emissions vs population 0.0519 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Tanzania?
- Population growth in Tanzania was 2.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1996.
- How does Tanzania rank for population growth?
- Tanzania ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.