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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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology