Demographics of Tanzania


features of the population of Tanzania include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.
The population distribution in Tanzania is extremely uneven. Most people live on the northern border or the eastern coast, with much of the remainder of the country being sparsely populated. Density varies from in the Katavi Region to in Dar es Salaam. Approximately 70 percent of the population is rural, although this percentage has been declining since at least 1967. Dar es Salaam is the de facto capital and largest city. Dodoma, located in the centre of Tanzania, is the de jure capital, although action to move government buildings to Dodoma has stalled.
The population consists of about 125 ethnic groups. The Sukuma, Nyamwezi, Chagga, and Haya peoples have more than 1 million members each.
Over 100 languages are spoken in Tanzania, making it the most linguistically diverse country in East Africa. Among the languages spoken in Tanzania are all four of Africa's language families: Bantu, Cushitic, Nilotic, and Khoisan. Swahili and English are Tanzania's official languages. Swahili belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo family. The Sandawe people speak a language that may be related to the Khoe languages of Botswana and Namibia, while the language of the Hadzabe people, although it has similar click consonants, is arguably a language isolate. The language of the Iraqw people is Cushitic. Other languages are Indian languages and Portuguese.
Non-Africans residing on the mainland and Zanzibar account for 1 percent of the total population. The Asian community including Hindus, Sikhs, Shi'a and Sunni Muslims, Parsis, and Goans, exceed 60,000. An estimated 70,000 Arabs and 20,000 Europeans reside in Tanzania. Over 100,000 people living in Tanzania are of Asian or European ancestry.
Based on 1999–2003 data, over 74,000 Tanzanian-born people were living in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, with 32,630 residing in the United Kingdom; 19,960 in Canada; 12,225 in the United States; 1,714 in Australia; 1,180 in the Netherlands; and 1,012 in Sweden.

Population

According to the 2012 census, the total population was 44,928,923 compared to 12,313,469 in 1967, resulting in an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent. The under 15 age group represented 44.1 percent of the population, with 35.5 percent being in the 15–35 age group, 52.2 percent being in the 15–64 age group, and 3.8 percent being older than 64.
According to the 2012 revision of the World Population Prospects, children below the age of 15 constituted 44.8 percent of the total population, with 52.0 percent aged 15–64 and 3.1 percent aged 65 or older.
Total populationPopulation aged 0–14 Population aged 15–64 Population aged 65+
19507,650,00046.051.82.2
19558,741,00045.752.02.3
196010,074,00045.851.82.4
196511,683,00045.851.72.4
197013,605,00046.251.32.5
197515,978,00046.451.12.6
198018,687,00046.550.82.6
198521,850,00046.451.02.7
199025,485,00046.051.32.7
199529,944,00045.351.92.8
200034,021,00044.852.32.9
200538,824,00044.652.43.0
201044,793,00044.852.03.1

Structure of the population

Structure of the population :
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total23 267 95723 864 62347 132 580100
0-44 191 0044 121 1038 312 10717.64
5-93 608 8913 551 9557 160 84615.19
10-142 735 4942 728 6875 464 18111.59
15-192 494 9832 490 9604 985 94310.58
20-242 179 1732 160 9704 340 1439.21
25-291 730 6001 754 0073 484 6077.39
30-341 289 1141 563 0832 852 1976.05
35-391 207 1821 394 4282 601 6105.52
40-441 032 6051 088 6972 121 3024.50
45-49770 149797 8681 568 0173.33
50-54604 621629 5801 234 2012.62
55-59422 141459 343881 4841.87
60-64347 604387 334734 9381.56
65-69223 365243 517466 8820.99
70-74179 960207 795387 7550.82
75-79115 076130 796245 8720.52
80+135 995154 500290 4950.62
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0-1410 535 38910 401 74520 937 13444.42
15-6412 078 17212 726 27024 804 44252.63
65+654 396736 6081 391 0042.95

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group :
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total28 229 59929 408 02957 637 628100
0–44 972 2894 878 7389 851 02717.09
5–94 013 2633 968 9537 982 21613.85
10–143 582 8993 568 7907 151 68912.41
15–193 014 1183 041 1146 055 23210.51
20–242 656 3622 674 1225 330 4849.25
25–292 042 0032 333 2564 375 2597.59
30–341 642 3841 971 5173 613 9016.27
35–391 464 2461 732 2253 196 4715.55
40–441 241 7821 330 2902 572 0724.46
45–491 032 7321 113 7922 146 5243.72
50–54758 908762 3411 521 2492.64
55–59605 139713 0991 318 2382.29
60–64411 344406 728818 0721.42
65-69312 655351 895664 5501.15
70-74199 196211 801410 9970.71
75-79141 944180 717322 6610.56
80+138 335168 651306 9860.53
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–1412 568 45112 416 48124 984 93243.35
15–6414 869 01816 078 48430 947 50253.69
65+792 130913 0641 705 1942.96

Vital statistics

The Tanzanian Demographic and Health Survey 2010 estimated that the infant mortality rate for 2005–10 was 51. Registration of other vital events in Tanzania is not complete. The prepared the following estimates.

Life expectancy

PeriodLife expectancy in
Years
1950–195541.25
1955–1960 43.03
1960–1965 44.31
1965–1970 45.83
1970–1975 47.70
1975–1980 49.90
1980–1985 50.64
1985–1990 50.86
1990–1995 49.61
1995–2000 50.06
2000–2005 53.65
2005–2010 58.82
2010–2015 62.78
2020 66.40
2021 66.20

Census Data and Demographic and Health Surveys

Source:
Region1967 1978 1988 2002 2012
Tanzania, including Zanzibar12,313,469 / 47 / 7.317,036,499 / 49 / 6.322,455,207 / 47 / 5.433,461,849 / 43 / 4.244,928,923 / /
Zanzibar354,815 / 48 / 7.3476,111 / 48 / 7.1640,675 / 49 / 6.4981,754 / 43 / 4.51,303,569 / /

Total Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate :
YearCBR TFR CBR TFR CBR TFR CBR TFR
1991-199242.86.25 42.15.1443.06.59 --
199640.85.82 36.34.11 41.96.34 --
199941.45.55 34.43.16 43.56.48 --
2004-200542.45.7 34.63.6 44.86.5 38.05.3
201038.15.4 35.03.7 39.06.1 35,95.1
2015-1637.25.2 35.13.8 38.16.0 36.35.1
201735.54.931.03.537.35.733.74.5
202233.84.8 31.93.6 34.65.5 33.84.7