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Tanzania

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Capital
Dodoma
Currency
Tanzanian shilling
Continent
Africa
Area
947,303 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q924 ↗ · Official languages: English, Swahili
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
70.55M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
90.14B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,318.82 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
3.33 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
1.57 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
4.54 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
67.21 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.86 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
5.85 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
4,470.95 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.04 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
36.88 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
83.72 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
2.38 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
31.16 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
38.97 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
2.17 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Tanzania: 70.55M
Tanzania · Population37.27M46.35M55.42M64.5M73.57M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tanzania · Population · people
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
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Tanzania: 90.14B
Tanzania · GDP11.47B32.92B54.38B75.84B97.3B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tanzania · GDP · current US$
YearTanzania
202590,143,496,090.44
202479,235,713,444.98
202379,030,935,638.13
202275,749,121,846.97
202170,655,628,147.9
202066,068,737,786.06
201961,026,731,925.92
201857,003,712,892.09
201753,274,884,532.79
201649,774,409,374.45
201547,413,919,817.12
201449,986,726,460.68
201345,648,857,242.32
201239,650,394,362.93
201134,657,140,096.48
201032,012,892,919.37
200929,400,573,553.61
200827,947,821,397.93
200721,860,434,823.48
200618,619,859,795.29

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Tanzania: 1,318.82
Tanzania · GDP per capita391.44644.36897.281,150.21,403.132006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tanzania · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearTanzania
20251,318.82
20241,192.61
20231,224
20221,207.52
20211,159.86
20201,117.42
20191,063.32
20181,023.11
2017986.67
2016953.01
2015939.13
20141,022.75
2013963.06
2012861.97
2011775.39
2010736.53
2009693.82
2008675.98
2007543.2
2006475.75
% · 2006–2025
2025Tanzania: 3.33
Tanzania · Inflation1.765.659.5313.4117.32006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tanzania · Inflation · %
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

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Tanzania: 1.57
Tanzania · Unemployment1.371.942.513.093.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tanzania · Unemployment · % of labor force
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

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Tanzania: —
Tanzania · Fertility rate4.444.745.035.325.612006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tanzania · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearTanzania
2025No data available
20244.54
20234.61
20224.67
20214.73
20204.8
20194.87
20184.93
20174.99
20165.01
20155.03
20145.12
20135.16
20125.14
20115.14
20105.23
20095.26
20085.32
20075.4
20065.51

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Tanzania: —
Tanzania · Life expectancy57.6460.2562.8665.4768.082006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tanzania · Life expectancy · years
YearTanzania
2025No data available
202467.21
202367
202266.88
202166.13
202066.77
201966.01
201865.49
201764.96
201664.4
201563.93
201463.36
201362.79
201262.29
201161.62
201061.13
200960.49
200859.9
200759.26
200658.51
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Tanzania

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.