Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania in numbers Tanzania is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Dodoma. Its population was 70.55 million in 2025, ranking 21 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$1,319 in 2025.
Population 70.55 million 2025
GDP US$90.1 billion 2025
GDP per person US$1,319 2025
Life expectancy 67.2 2024
Area 945,500 2024
Urban share 36.9% 2025
People 70.55 million
2025 · +106% since 2000 · Rank 21 of 217
2.86%
2025 · 2.84% in 2000 · Rank 16 of 217
77.6
2024 · +101% since 2000 · Rank 128 of 216
36.9%
2025 · 22.2% in 2000 · Rank 180 of 217
42.3%
2025 · 44.6% in 2000 · Rank 13 of 217
3.0%
2025 · 2.8% in 2000 · Rank 196 of 217
4.54
2024 · -20% since 2000 · Rank 12 of 217
Health and living standards 67.2
2024 · +26% since 2000 · Rank 176 of 217
37.0
2024 · -71% since 2000 · Rank 47 of 196
US$36
2023 · +194% since 2000 · Rank 179 of 193
52.4%
2024 · 8.7% in 2000 · Rank 199 of 215
31.2%
2024 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 168 of 186
92.7%
2024 · 69.5% in 2000 · Rank 157 of 190
Economy US$90.1 billion
2025 · +574% since 2000 · Rank 83 of 210
US$1,319
2025 · +228% since 2000 · Rank 186 of 210
Int$4,471
2025 · +284% since 2000 · Rank 172 of 199
5.85%
2025 · 4.52% in 2000 · Rank 36 of 210
3.33%
2025 · 5.92% in 2000 · Rank 84 of 180
1.6%
2025 · 3.1% in 2000 · Rank 176 of 187
19.0%
2025 · 10.8% in 2000 · Rank 148 of 183
1.4%
2024 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 105 of 176
Land and environment 945,500
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 30 of 216
49.6%
2024 · 61.1% in 2000 · Rank 61 of 214
0.31
2024 · +243% since 2000 · Rank 172 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Tanzania. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.