Tanzania's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 67.4 million in 2021.
The population of Tanzania grew at 3.0% in the last year and is ranked the 5th most populated country in Africa, ahead of South Africa.
Tanzania last conducted a national census in 2012 and 26.4% of births in Tanzania are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Tanzania compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Tanzania's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London