TZA / Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania
Snapshot ·- Capital
- Dodoma
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling
- Continent
- Africa
- Area
- 947,303 km²
AT A GLANCE
Latest available · Reference years varyThe essential numbers
Population ↗
70.55M · 2025
peopleWorld Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
90.14B · 2025
current US$World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,318.82 · 2025
current US$ / personWorld Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
3.33 · 2025
%World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
1.57 · 2025
% of labor forceWorld Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
4.54 · 2024
births / womanWorld Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
67.21 · 2024
yearsWorld Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK
Change over time
Population
All countries ↗2025Tanzania: 70.55M
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 70,545,865 |
| 2024 | 68,560,157 |
| 2023 | 66,617,606 |
| 2022 | 64,711,821 |
| 2021 | 62,830,412 |
| 2020 | 60,972,798 |
| 2019 | 59,174,891 |
| 2018 | 57,437,145 |
| 2017 | 55,652,890 |
| 2016 | 53,824,013 |
| 2015 | 52,020,962 |
| 2014 | 50,351,512 |
| 2013 | 48,824,128 |
| 2012 | 47,374,260 |
| 2011 | 46,029,367 |
| 2010 | 44,758,488 |
| 2009 | 43,633,982 |
| 2008 | 42,570,728 |
| 2007 | 41,435,512 |
| 2006 | 40,294,902 |
2025Tanzania: 90.14B
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 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 |
GDP per capita
All countries ↗2025Tanzania: 1,318.82
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Inflation
All countries ↗2025Tanzania: 3.33
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.33 |
| 2024 | 3.06 |
| 2023 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 4.35 |
| 2021 | 3.69 |
| 2020 | 3.29 |
| 2019 | 3.46 |
| 2018 | 3.49 |
| 2017 | 5.32 |
| 2016 | 5.17 |
| 2015 | 5.59 |
| 2014 | 6.13 |
| 2013 | 7.87 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2011 | 12.69 |
| 2010 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | 12.14 |
| 2008 | 10.28 |
| 2007 | 7.03 |
| 2006 | 7.25 |
Unemployment
All countries ↗2025Tanzania: 1.57
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.57 |
| 2024 | 1.56 |
| 2023 | 1.57 |
| 2022 | 1.57 |
| 2021 | 1.88 |
| 2020 | 1.79 |
| 2019 | 1.74 |
| 2018 | 1.79 |
| 2017 | 1.85 |
| 2016 | 1.93 |
| 2015 | 2.01 |
| 2014 | 2.13 |
| 2013 | 2.93 |
| 2012 | 3.22 |
| 2011 | 3.47 |
| 2010 | 3.03 |
| 2009 | 2.5 |
| 2008 | 2.78 |
| 2007 | 3.02 |
| 2006 | 3.3 |
Fertility rate
All countries ↗2025Tanzania: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 4.54 |
| 2023 | 4.61 |
| 2022 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.73 |
| 2020 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 4.87 |
| 2018 | 4.93 |
| 2017 | 4.99 |
| 2016 | 5.01 |
| 2015 | 5.03 |
| 2014 | 5.12 |
| 2013 | 5.16 |
| 2012 | 5.14 |
| 2011 | 5.14 |
| 2010 | 5.23 |
| 2009 | 5.26 |
| 2008 | 5.32 |
| 2007 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | 5.51 |
Life expectancy
All countries ↗2025Tanzania: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 67.21 |
| 2023 | 67 |
| 2022 | 66.88 |
| 2021 | 66.13 |
| 2020 | 66.77 |
| 2019 | 66.01 |
| 2018 | 65.49 |
| 2017 | 64.96 |
| 2016 | 64.4 |
| 2015 | 63.93 |
| 2014 | 63.36 |
| 2013 | 62.79 |
| 2012 | 62.29 |
| 2011 | 61.62 |
| 2010 | 61.13 |
| 2009 | 60.49 |
| 2008 | 59.9 |
| 2007 | 59.26 |
| 2006 | 58.51 |