Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Tanzania: key statistics
Tanzania has 70.5m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,319. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling TZS
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- ISO codes
- TZTZA
- Land neighbours
- Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Uganda, Zambia
Population70.5m2025 · rank 21 of 217GDP$90.1bn2025 · rank 84 of 211GDP per capita$1,3192025 · rank 187 of 211Life expectancy67.2 yrs2024 · rank 176 of 217Internet users31.2%2024 · rank 169 of 188Fertility4.542024 · rank 12 of 217CO₂ per person0.31 t2024 · rank 172 of 203Inflation3.3%2025 · rank 84 of 180
topic profiles
Tanzania, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Tanzania by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 70.5m | 2025 | 21/217 | 4/48 | +36% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.86% | 2025 | 16/217 | 8/48 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 36.9% | 2025 | 180/217 | 32/48 | +5.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.54 | 2024 | 12/217 | 11/48 | −11% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.0% | 2025 | 196/217 | 33/48 | +0.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 42.3% | 2025 | 13/217 | 12/48 | −2.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 77.6 | 2024 | 128/216 | 22/48 | +36% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 34.8 | 2024 | 10/217 | 9/48 | −9.3% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 945,500 km² | 2024 | 30/216 | 10/48 | −0.2% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $90.1bn | 2025 | 84/211 | 9/46 | +90% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,319 | 2025 | 187/211 | 24/46 | +40% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $4,471 | 2025 | 172/199 | 23/46 | +93% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,270 | 2025 | 179/201 | 26/46 | +31% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 5.9% | 2025 | 36/210 | 14/46 | −0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.9% | 2025 | 87/210 | 19/46 | +0.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 22.9% | 2025 | 30/198 | 21/45 | −3.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 29.8% | 2025 | 53/201 | 10/45 | +5.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 28.8% | 2025 | 199/201 | 45/45 | −11.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 40.7% | 2025 | 5/175 | 2/43 | +7.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 36.5% | 2024 | 18/163 | 2/39 | +12.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.3% | 2025 | 84/180 | 25/44 | −2.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 9.6% | 2020 | 26/136 | 10/36 | +5.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 16.7% | 2020 | 24/136 | 13/36 | +2.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 2,597.90 | 2024 | 16/210 | 6/47 | +57% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 12.3% | 2024 | 106/142 | 20/32 | +0.9 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 16.3% | 2024 | 117/142 | 18/32 | +0.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 47.3% | 2024 | 49/119 | 16/43 | +14.2 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.16% | 2025 | 105/156 | 26/45 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 19.0% | 2025 | 149/184 | 31/43 | +1.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 20.0% | 2025 | 170/184 | 39/43 | −3.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 39.0% | 2025 | 165/184 | 36/43 | −1.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.0% | 2024 | 110/185 | 19/42 | +7.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.9% | 2025 | 105/197 | 25/46 | −1.3 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.4% | 2024 | 107/178 | 29/41 | +0.6 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.5m | 2019 | 79/196 | 7/42 | +114% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 1.6% | 2025 | 176/187 | 44/47 | −0.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 2.4% | 2025 | 181/187 | 43/47 | −1.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 83.7% | 2025 | 4/187 | 2/47 | −0.2 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 80.3% | 2025 | 4/187 | 3/47 | +0.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $3.1bn | 2023 | 11/145 | 4/48 | −11% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 3.9% | 2023 | 51/139 | 28/47 | −3.7 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $45.9 | 2023 | 91/145 | 35/48 | −35% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 51.3% | 2018 | 11/151 | 11/44 | −10.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 70.0% | 2018 | 11/151 | 11/44 | −7.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 26.4% | 2018 | 53/145 | 38/45 | −8.0 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 40.5 | 2018 | 35/151 | 17/44 | +0.5% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 19.1% | 2024 | 28/167 | 22/44 | −2.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 39.5% | 2025 | 32/190 | 8/46 | +3.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 78.2% | 2022 | 102/141 | 12/41 | +0.1 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 73.1% | 2022 | 107/147 | 13/41 | −0.2 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 92.7% | 2024 | 158/191 | 28/41 | +6.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 28.2% | 2021 | 172/176 | 30/34 | −3.7 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 4.0% | 2024 | 169/172 | 32/34 | +0.3 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 77.3% | 2024 | 137/168 | 14/36 | +3.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 50.6 | 2018 | 6/173 | 6/40 | −3.4% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.2% | 2024 | 136/184 | 25/43 | −0.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.2 yrs | 2024 | 176/217 | 15/48 | +6.1% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 28.7 | 2024 | 50/196 | 39/48 | −32% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 37.0 | 2024 | 47/196 | 37/48 | −34% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 276 | 2023 | 25/194 | 23/48 | −42% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 3.1% | 2023 | 177/193 | 42/48 | −1.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $36.3 | 2023 | 179/193 | 37/48 | −17% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.13 | 2022 | 167/180 | 35/46 | +332% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 84% | 2024 | 133/193 | 21/48 | −13.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 3.5% | 2024 | 11/153 | 11/44 | −1.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 30.0% | 2022 | 29/154 | 19/46 | −5.0 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 64.6% | 2024 | 194/206 | 35/46 | +15.5 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 37.2% | 2024 | 182/203 | 28/46 | +14.8 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 31.2% | 2024 | 169/188 | 30/46 | +24.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 126.6 | 2024 | 69/210 | 7/48 | +100% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.2 | 2024 | 187/208 | 32/48 | +47% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 52.4% | 2024 | 199/215 | 33/48 | +28.9 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 11.0% | 2024 | 169/192 | 27/48 | +8.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.31 t | 2024 | 172/203 | 28/47 | +39% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 78.3% | 2021 | 20/212 | 18/48 | −9.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 37.2% | 2021 | 79/206 | 22/48 | −4.1 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 49.6% | 2024 | 61/214 | 12/48 | −5.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 15.5% | 2024 | 74/206 | 20/48 | +1.4 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 6.2% | 2022 | 100/177 | 19/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)