Tanzania

Eastern Africa · Capital: Dodoma

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72,858,061

As of 2026, the population of Tanzania is approximately 72,858,061 (live estimate), growing at 2.9% per year with a birth rate of 34.9 and a death rate of 5.9 per 1,000 people. The population is 49.8% male and 50.2% female, at a density of 82.4 people per km².

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Key indicators

Birth rate: 34.9 /1,000/yr
Death rate: 5.9 /1,000/yr
Literacy: 81.8%
Smoking: 8.7%
Density: 82.4 /km²
Life expectancy: 52.3 yrs

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Demographic profile

Tanzania is the 20th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.87% of everyone alive. Within Eastern Africa, it ranks 2 of 20.

Each day brings roughly 6,961 births and 1,176 deaths, adding about 2,112,927 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 2.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 24 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.

Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Pemba South, holding an estimated 19.7% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 31 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.

Literacy stands near 81.8% and adult smoking prevalence around 8.7%, with life expectancy at about 52.3 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.

Quick answers

What is the population of Tanzania in 2026? Approximately 72,858,061 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).

How fast is Tanzania growing? About 2.9% per year — roughly 6,961 births and 1,176 deaths every day.

What share of the world lives in Tanzania? Around 0.87% — ranked 20 worldwide by population.

Population history & projection

Breakdown by states / regions

Regional figures are modelled estimates: real region names, populations allocated from the national total. Sudan carries curated state data.

State / region	Population	Male %	Birth rate	Death rate	Education %	Smoking %
Pemba South	14,327,819	50.1%	35.3	6.4	75.0%	9.3%
Singida	7,948,855	51.0%	31.8	6.2	85.9%	8.6%
Mwanza	5,631,538	49.0%	36.6	6.3	86.0%	10.4%
Iringa	4,409,903	49.6%	36.3	5.7	76.7%	10.1%
Manyara	3,648,006	49.9%	33.7	5.5	77.2%	8.3%
Mtwara	3,124,291	50.2%	31.8	5.4	85.5%	9.1%
Tanga	2,740,607	49.7%	33.0	5.3	86.9%	8.7%
Njombe	2,446,547	49.3%	35.0	5.3	84.5%	10.3%
Kagera	2,213,471	50.5%	34.3	5.5	83.2%	10.3%
Ruvuma	2,023,858	48.9%	31.3	5.5	76.6%	7.5%
Mara	1,866,363	49.5%	35.0	5.5	81.4%	10.2%
Pwani	1,733,309	50.5%	32.8	6.6	79.4%	9.8%
Lindi	1,619,303	49.1%	32.8	5.4	85.5%	9.3%
Zanzibar South	1,520,446	49.3%	39.1	5.8	78.6%	7.1%
Geita	1,433,846	49.0%	35.8	5.2	77.1%	8.8%
Tabora	1,357,307	49.5%	38.8	5.7	82.3%	6.9%
Morogoro	1,289,135	48.8%	32.7	6.4	78.6%	7.1%
Arusha	1,228,000	50.0%	31.0	6.2	81.5%	10.9%
Rukwa	1,172,842	50.1%	34.6	5.9	76.2%	10.8%
Dar es Salaam	1,122,805	49.4%	38.0	6.2	78.3%	10.1%
Kigoma	1,077,193	50.2%	36.4	5.2	85.1%	9.6%
Kilimanjaro	1,035,430	50.0%	36.7	6.1	81.7%	10.6%
Dodoma	997,037	49.9%	38.8	5.4	84.9%	8.2%
Katavi	961,613	48.6%	34.1	5.6	82.0%	8.4%
Zanzibar West	928,819	50.2%	36.5	5.9	83.3%	6.9%
Simiyu	898,364	49.0%	33.3	6.2	78.2%	10.4%
Mbeya	870,003	50.0%	34.0	5.5	76.4%	9.1%
Zanzibar North	843,520	48.7%	32.1	5.5	85.7%	7.1%
Songwe	818,732	49.9%	39.0	5.4	84.5%	8.9%
Pemba North	795,475	49.9%	36.7	5.6	78.8%	9.4%
Shinyanga	773,611	50.0%	37.1	5.5	81.0%	9.9%