What is the population of Tanzania?
Tanzania has 70.5 million people (2025). Since 1960, the population has grown from 9.9 million to 70.5 million, 7.1 times the 1960 figure.
Population by decade
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,901,419 |
| 1970 | 13,492,677 |
| 1980 | 19,189,769 |
| 1990 | 26,110,207 |
| 2000 | 34,260,139 |
| 2010 | 44,758,488 |
| 2020 | 60,972,798 |
| 2025 | 70,545,865 |
What is the capital of Tanzania?
The capital of Tanzania is Dodoma.
What currency does Tanzania use?
Tanzania uses the Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
What languages are spoken in Tanzania?
The official languages of Tanzania are Swahili and English.
Where is Tanzania?
Tanzania is in Africa.
Location on the map
Neighboring countries
Countries that border this country:
How big is Tanzania?
Tanzania covers 945,500 km² (365,060 sq mi). The United States is about 10 times as large.
Economy of Tanzania
- Gross domestic product (GDP)
- $90.1 billion
- GDP per person
- $1,319
- Life expectancy
- 67.2 years
Data: World Bank (GDP 2025, GDP per person 2025, life expectancy 2024)
Economic development
Income group World Bank classification
Based on economic indicators, Tanzania is classified as lower middle income. Lower-middle-income countries have a gross national income per person between $1,146 and $4,515.
Data based on World Bank classifications
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Where does Tanzania rank?
Tanzania is in the top 50 on two of our six rankings: