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Tanzania

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Tanzania is a World Bank reporting economy in Sub-Saharan Africa . Its reported capital is Dodoma. Explore its demographic, economic and social trends using 15 available indicators.

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle incomeLatest observations: 2021–2025

Latest country indicators

What changed?

A decade of change, measured from each indicator’s latest available year.

Population

+35.6%2015 → 2025

GDP per capita

+40.4%2015 → 2025

Internet adoption

+24.2 percentage points2014 → 2024

Life expectancy

+3.8 years2014 → 2024

Changes describe direction, not performance. Percentage-point differences apply to percentage indicators; currency changes use current US dollars.

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Tanzania, through the years

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Demographics

Demographics / people

Population in Tanzania

70.5MLatest available · 2025
Tanzania

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Population changed by +35.6% between 2015 and 2025.

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Population·people· World Bank
YearTanzania
202570,545,865
202468,560,157
202366,617,606
202264,711,821
202162,830,412
202060,972,798
201959,174,891
201857,437,145
201755,652,890
201653,824,013
201552,020,962
201450,351,512
201348,824,128
201247,374,260
201146,029,367
201044,758,488
200943,633,982
200842,570,728
200741,435,512
200640,294,902
200539,182,076
200438,109,668
200337,089,555
200236,121,304
200135,198,299
200034,260,139
199933,300,330
199832,420,458
199731,578,089
199630,945,762
199530,383,497
199429,442,356
199328,332,692
199227,457,588
199126,780,436
199026,110,207
198925,438,759
198824,769,686
198724,030,378
198623,258,959
198522,501,693
198421,779,066
198321,079,874
198220,398,571
198119,784,703
198019,189,769
197918,592,038
197817,976,566
197717,352,929
197616,736,211
197516,138,361
197415,561,630
197315,010,101
197214,479,308
197113,971,451
197013,492,677
196913,036,700
196812,602,076
196712,200,109
196611,827,459
196511,470,728
196411,127,826
196310,799,528
196210,487,756
196110,187,886
19609,901,419

The total number of residents, based on the de facto definition of population and midyear estimates. Explore population across countries →

Demographics / %

Population growth in Tanzania

2.9%Latest available · 2025
Tanzania

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Population growth changed by -0.4 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Population growth·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
20252.86%
20242.87%
20232.9%
20222.95%
20213%
20202.99%
20192.98%
20183.16%
20173.34%
20163.41%
20153.26%
20143.08%
20133.01%
20122.88%
20112.8%
20102.54%
20092.47%
20082.7%
20072.79%
20062.8%
20052.78%
20042.71%
20032.65%
20022.59%
20012.7%
20002.84%
19992.68%
19982.63%
19972.02%
19961.83%
19953.15%
19943.84%
19933.14%
19922.5%
19912.53%
19902.61%
19892.67%
19883.03%
19873.26%
19863.31%
19853.26%
19843.26%
19833.29%
19823.06%
19813.05%
19803.16%
19793.37%
19783.53%
19773.62%
19763.64%
19753.64%
19743.61%
19733.6%
19723.57%
19713.49%
19703.44%
19693.39%
19683.24%
19673.1%
19663.06%
19653.03%
19642.99%
19632.93%
19622.9%
19612.85%

The annual exponential rate of growth in the midyear population, expressed as a percentage. Explore population growth across countries →

Demographics / %

Urban population in Tanzania

36.9%Latest available · 2025
Tanzania

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Urban population changed by +5.7 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Urban population·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
202536.88%
202436.17%
202335.47%
202234.82%
202134.35%
202033.85%
201933.35%
201832.83%
201732.3%
201631.76%
201531.21%
201430.64%
201330.07%
201229.49%
201128.87%
201028.2%
200927.5%
200826.79%
200726.07%
200625.37%
200524.71%
200424.08%
200323.52%
200223.03%
200122.6%
200022.19%
199921.82%
199821.47%
199721.14%
199620.82%
199520.51%
199420.21%
199319.9%
199219.59%
199119.27%
199018.93%
198918.57%
198818.19%
198717.79%
198617.4%
198517%
198416.59%
198316.17%
198215.72%
198115.26%
198014.77%
197914.25%
197813.68%
197712.99%
197612.13%
197511.15%
197410.11%
19739.05%
19728.03%
19717.08%
19706.26%
19695.62%
19685.19%
19675.04%
19665%
19654.97%
19644.95%
19634.93%
19624.92%
19614.9%
19604.89%

The share of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Explore urban population across countries →

Demographics / births per woman

Fertility rate in Tanzania

4.5 birthsLatest available · 2024
Tanzania

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Fertility rate changed by -0.6 births per woman between 2014 and 2024.

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Fertility rate·births per woman· World Bank
YearTanzania
20244.54 births
20234.61 births
20224.67 births
20214.73 births
20204.8 births
20194.87 births
20184.93 births
20174.99 births
20165.01 births
20155.03 births
20145.12 births
20135.16 births
20125.14 births
20115.14 births
20105.23 births
20095.26 births
20085.32 births
20075.4 births
20065.51 births
20055.58 births
20045.6 births
20035.58 births
20025.57 births
20015.62 births
20005.67 births
19995.75 births
19985.81 births
19975.84 births
19965.83 births
19955.82 births
19945.89 births
19936 births
19926.08 births
19916.14 births
19906.2 births
19896.3 births
19886.38 births
19876.41 births
19866.49 births
19856.6 births
19846.72 births
19836.81 births
19826.87 births
19816.93 births
19806.99 births
19797.04 births
19787.06 births
19777.07 births
19767.09 births
19757.1 births
19747.12 births
19737.06 births
19727.05 births
19717.04 births
19707 births
19696.95 births
19686.9 births
19676.86 births
19666.8 births
19656.73 births
19646.68 births
19636.65 births
19626.61 births
19616.56 births
19606.54 births

The number of children a woman would have if she experienced current age-specific fertility rates throughout her childbearing years. Explore fertility rate across countries →

Economy

Economy / USD

GDP in Tanzania

$90.1BLatest available · 2025
Tanzania

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GDP changed by +90.1% between 2015 and 2025.

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GDP·USD· World Bank
YearTanzania
2025$90,143,496,090.44
2024$79,235,713,444.98
2023$79,030,935,638.13
2022$75,749,121,846.97
2021$70,655,628,147.9
2020$66,068,737,786.06
2019$61,026,731,925.92
2018$57,003,712,892.09
2017$53,274,884,532.79
2016$49,774,409,374.45
2015$47,413,919,817.12
2014$49,986,726,460.68
2013$45,648,857,242.32
2012$39,650,394,362.93
2011$34,657,140,096.48
2010$32,012,892,919.37
2009$29,400,573,553.61
2008$27,947,821,397.93
2007$21,860,434,823.48
2006$18,619,859,795.29
2005$18,395,383,647.5
2004$16,673,062,473.4
2003$15,211,487,708.77
2002$14,129,651,895.69
2001$13,563,990,022.36
2000$13,371,767,081.74
1999$12,704,334,195.82
1998$12,172,790,056.37
1997$11,158,197,941.92
1996$9,433,528,150.37
1995$7,631,431,840.5
1994$6,550,480,483.94
1993$6,182,872,707.83
1992$6,681,997,469.31
1991$7,197,768,158.58
1990$6,184,384,225.03
1989$6,418,799,006.8
1988$7,406,614,407.46
1987$7,824,193,222.12
1986$10,840,864,521.23
1985$15,328,295,175.41
1984$12,906,635,133.16
1983$14,049,883,809.01
1982$13,927,383,239.83
1981$13,161,540,377.58
1980$11,409,228,086.75
1979$9,804,637,490.82
1978$9,261,675,709.83
1977$7,732,598,995.1
1976$6,472,511,987.85
1975$5,729,917,839.54
1974$4,977,337,978.36
1973$4,144,104,535.5
1972$3,472,787,266.1
1971$3,050,673,517.33
1970$2,851,419,386.07
1969$5,142,066,811.47
1968$4,895,251,824.06
1967$4,565,132,047.53
1966$4,377,998,825.12
1965$3,817,226,546.23
1964$3,748,840,925.06
1963$3,456,579,293.45
1962$3,101,589,992.66
1961$2,826,179,031.23
1960$2,651,729,807.39

Gross domestic product measures the value of goods and services produced in an economy, in current US dollars. Explore gdp across countries →

Economy / USD

GDP per capita in Tanzania

$1.3KLatest available · 2025
Tanzania

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GDP per capita changed by +40.4% between 2015 and 2025.

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GDP per capita·USD· World Bank
YearTanzania
2025$1,318.82
2024$1,192.61
2023$1,224
2022$1,207.52
2021$1,159.86
2020$1,117.42
2019$1,063.32
2018$1,023.11
2017$986.67
2016$953.01
2015$939.13
2014$1,022.75
2013$963.06
2012$861.97
2011$775.39
2010$736.53
2009$693.82
2008$675.98
2007$543.2
2006$475.75
2005$483.33
2004$450.39
2003$422.18
2002$402.65
2001$396.64
2000$401.7
1999$392.62
1998$386.38
1997$363.6
1996$313.66
1995$258.42
1994$228.89
1993$224.49
1992$250.33
1991$276.45
1990$243.61
1989$259.5
1988$307.51
1987$334.82
1986$479.28
1985$700.45
1984$609.33
1983$685.28
1982$701.96
1981$683.91
1980$611.21
1979$542.11
1978$529.6
1977$458.06
1976$397.54
1975$364.97
1974$328.78
1973$283.8
1972$246.55
1971$224.45
1970$217.24
1969$405.45
1968$399.3
1967$384.64
1966$380.5
1965$342.08
1964$346.3
1963$329.01
1962$304
1961$285.16
1960$275.3

Gross domestic product divided by the midyear population, expressed in current US dollars. Explore gdp per capita across countries →

Economy / %

GDP growth in Tanzania

5.9%Latest available · 2025
Tanzania

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GDP growth changed by -0.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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GDP growth·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
20255.85%
20245.53%
20235.07%
20224.57%
20214.32%
20201.99%
20195.8%
20185.5%
20176.73%
20166.87%
20156.16%
20146.73%
20136.78%
20124.5%
20117.67%
20106.34%
20095.27%
20085.69%
20076.77%
20066.53%
20057.48%
20047.5%
20036.67%
20027.09%
20016.07%
20004.52%
19994.86%
19983.71%
19973.53%
19964.54%
19953.57%
19941.57%
19931.21%
19920.58%
19912.07%
19907.05%
19893.76%
19887.26%
19874.8%
19865.5%
19851.24%
19844.67%
1983-0.39%
1982-0.37%
1981-0.98%
19802.74%
19792.5%
19782.08%
19770.05%
19763.31%
19753.99%
19742.11%
19736.19%
19727.12%
19713.9%
1970-46.43%
19693.26%
19686.29%
19675.52%
196611.64%
19654.36%
19645.51%
19636.26%
19629.1%
19611.14%

Annual percentage growth of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Explore gdp growth across countries →

Economy / %

Inflation in Tanzania

3.3%Latest available · 2025
Tanzania

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Inflation changed by -2.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Inflation·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
20253.33%
20243.06%
20233.8%
20224.35%
20213.69%
20203.29%
20193.46%
20183.49%
20175.32%
20165.17%
20155.59%
20146.13%
20137.87%
201216%
201112.69%
20106.2%
200912.14%
200810.28%
20077.03%
20067.25%
20055.03%
20044.74%
20035.3%
20025.32%
20015.15%
20005.92%
19997.89%
199812.8%
199716.09%
199620.98%
199527.43%
199434.08%
199325.28%
199221.85%
199128.7%
199035.83%
198925.85%
198831.19%
198729.95%
198632.43%
198533.28%
198436.15%
198327.06%
198228.93%
198125.65%
198030.2%
197912.95%
19786.58%
197711.6%
19766.86%
197526.06%
197419.6%
197310.4%
19727.64%
19714.78%
19703.49%
196916.42%
196815.6%
196712.19%
19669.78%

The annual percentage change in the cost of a basket of goods and services for the average consumer. Explore inflation across countries →

Economy / %

Unemployment in Tanzania

1.6%Latest available · 2025
Tanzania

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Unemployment changed by -0.4 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Unemployment·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
20251.57%
20241.56%
20231.57%
20221.57%
20211.88%
20201.79%
20191.74%
20181.79%
20171.85%
20161.93%
20152.01%
20142.13%
20132.93%
20123.22%
20113.47%
20103.03%
20092.5%
20082.78%
20073.02%
20063.3%
20053.19%
20043.11%
20033.05%
20023.02%
20012.99%
20003.13%
19993.22%
19983.28%
19973.34%
19963.48%
19953.67%
19943.86%
19933.89%
19923.68%
19913.6%

The share of the labor force without work but available for and seeking employment, using modeled ILO estimates. Explore unemployment across countries →

Health

Health / years

Life expectancy in Tanzania

67.2 yearsLatest available · 2024
Tanzania

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Life expectancy changed by +3.8 years between 2014 and 2024.

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Life expectancy·years· World Bank
YearTanzania
202467.21 years
202367 years
202266.88 years
202166.13 years
202066.77 years
201966.01 years
201865.49 years
201764.96 years
201664.4 years
201563.93 years
201463.36 years
201362.79 years
201262.29 years
201161.62 years
201061.13 years
200960.49 years
200859.9 years
200759.26 years
200658.51 years
200557.68 years
200456.84 years
200355.93 years
200254.94 years
200154.12 years
200053.24 years
199952.4 years
199851.81 years
199751.25 years
199651.13 years
199551.01 years
199451.08 years
199351.22 years
199251.43 years
199151.84 years
199051.99 years
198952.09 years
198852.22 years
198752.18 years
198652.21 years
198552.18 years
198452.15 years
198352.18 years
198251.99 years
198151.7 years
198051.27 years
197950.79 years
197850.35 years
197749.97 years
197649.46 years
197548.92 years
197448.42 years
197347.91 years
197247.44 years
197146.97 years
197046.5 years
196946.04 years
196845.63 years
196745.16 years
196644.94 years
196544.54 years
196444.08 years
196343.62 years
196243.22 years
196142.84 years
196042.6 years

The years a newborn would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at birth remained the same throughout life. Explore life expectancy across countries →

Health / %

Health expenditure in Tanzania

3.1%Latest available · 2023
Tanzania

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Health expenditure changed by -1.6 percentage points between 2013 and 2023.

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Health expenditure·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
20233.05%
20223.13%
20213.47%
20203.05%
20194.02%
20184.33%
20174.02%
20163.96%
20153.65%
20144.01%
20134.65%
20125.02%
20115.06%
20105.22%
20095.06%
20085.56%
20076.88%
20067.6%
20056.32%
20045.74%
20035.34%
20024.69%
20014.24%
20003.42%

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP, including public and private spending on healthcare goods and services. Explore health expenditure across countries →

Technology

Technology / %

Internet adoption in Tanzania

31.2%Latest available · 2024
Tanzania

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Internet adoption changed by +24.2 percentage points between 2014 and 2024.

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Internet adoption·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
202431.16%
202328.43%
202226.86%
202122.88%
202019.48%
201916.59%
201815.49%
201714.46%
201613.5%
201510%
20147%
20134.4%
20123.95%
20113.2%
20102.9%
20092.4%
20081.9%
20071.6%
20061.3%
20051.1%
20040.88%
20030.68%
20020.22%
20010.17%
20000.12%
19990.08%
19980.01%
19970.01%
19960%
19900%

The percentage of individuals who have used the Internet from any location in the last three months. Explore internet adoption across countries →

Environment

Environment / %

Renewable energy in Tanzania

78.3%Latest available · 2021
Tanzania

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Renewable energy changed by -9.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.

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Renewable energy·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
202178.3%
202080.8%
201980.4%
201881.3%
201782%
201681.7%
201582.8%
201484.7%
201384.5%
201285.2%
201187.6%
201089.4%
200991%
200890.3%
200790.6%
200689.9%
200590.3%
200491.3%
200392.4%
200292.4%
200193.1%
200093.6%
199994.2%
199893.1%
199792.7%
199692.1%
199593.3%
199495.2%
199394.1%
199293.7%
199193.6%
199093.3%

Renewable energy consumption as a share of total final energy consumption. Explore renewable energy across countries →

Environment / %

Access to electricity in Tanzania

52.4%Latest available · 2024
Tanzania

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Access to electricity changed by +28.9 percentage points between 2014 and 2024.

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Access to electricity·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
202452.4%
202348.3%
202245.8%
202142.7%
202039.9%
201937.7%
201834.9%
201732.1%
201632.8%
201526.2%
201423.5%
201316.4%
201215.3%
201114.2%
201014.8%
200911.2%
200811.5%
200715.9%
200614.9%
200513.8%
200411.4%
200311.1%
200210.7%
20019.7%
20008.7%
19998%
19987.16%
19976.2%
19969.4%
19954.27%
19943.3%
19932.33%
19926.8%

The percentage of the population with access to electricity, based on household surveys and other sources. Explore access to electricity across countries →

Trade

Trade / %

Trade in Tanzania

39%Latest available · 2025
Tanzania

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Trade changed by -1.8 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Trade·%· World Bank
YearTanzania
202538.97%
202441.31%
202338.21%
202235%
202129.92%
202027.96%
201933.02%
201832.64%
201733.11%
201635.42%
201540.76%
201445.36%
201348.63%
201254.37%
201156.17%
201047.64%
200943.53%
200849.03%
200748.06%
200642.77%
200536.96%
200433.61%
200330.45%
200227.5%
200128.03%
200023.99%
199925.02%
199826.14%
199728.86%
199635.73%
199545.16%
199444.24%
199345.24%
199235.67%
199130.23%
199034.48%

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services, measured as a share of gross domestic product. Explore trade across countries →

Source: World Bank · World Development IndicatorsRetrieved 2026-09-23

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