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==Population== [[File:Tanzania-demography.png|thumb|right|Demographics of Tanzania, Data of [[Our World in Data]], year 2022; Number of inhabitants in millions.]] According to the 2012 census, the total population was 44,928,923 compared to 12,313,469 in 1967,<ref name="2012 census">[http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502230453/http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf |date=May 2, 2013 }}</ref>{{rp|p=1}} 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 15β35 age group, 52.2 percent being in the 15β64 age group, and 3.8 percent being older than 64.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbs.go.tz/takwimu/references/Tanzania_in_figures2012.pdf|title=Tanzania in figures 2012, National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance, June 2013, page 23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126120431/http://www.nbs.go.tz/takwimu/references/Tanzania_in_figures2012.pdf|archive-date=2013-11-26}}</ref> 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 15β64 and 3.1 percent aged 65 or older.<ref name="WPP 2012">{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/wpp/unpp/panel_indicators.htm|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|website=esa.un.org}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;" |- ! ! width="80" |Total population<ref name="WPP 2012"/> ! width="80" |Population aged 0β14 (%)<ref name="WPP 2012"/> ! width="80" |Population aged 15β64 (%)<ref name="WPP 2012"/> ! width="80" |Population aged 65+ (%)<ref name="WPP 2012"/> |- | 1950 |7,650,000 ||46.0||51.8||2.2 |- | 1955 |8,741,000 ||45.7||52.0||2.3 |- | 1960 |10,074,000 ||45.8||51.8||2.4 |- | 1965 |11,683,000 ||45.8||51.7||2.4 |- | 1970 |13,605,000 ||46.2||51.3||2.5 |- | 1975 |15,978,000 ||46.4||51.1||2.6 |- | 1980 |18,687,000 ||46.5||50.8||2.6 |- | 1985 |21,850,000 ||46.4||51.0||2.7 |- | 1990 |25,485,000 ||46.0||51.3||2.7 |- | 1995 |29,944,000 ||45.3||51.9||2.8 |- | 2000 |34,021,000 ||44.8||52.3||2.9 |- | 2005 |38,824,000 ||44.6||52.4||3.0 |- | 2010 |44,793,000 ||44.8||52.0||3.1 |} {{GraphChart | width = 450 | height = 150 | xAxisTitle=year | yAxisTitle= million | yAxisMin= | yGrid= 0,1 | xGrid= 10 | legend= | type = line | x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | y1= 7.6,7.8,8,8.3,8.5,8.7,9,9.2,9.5,9.8,10,10.3,10.6,11,11.3,11.6,12,12.3,12.7,13.2,13.6,14.1,14.6,15.1,15.7,16.2,16.8,17.5,18.1,18.7,19.3, 19.9,20.5,21.2,21.9,22.6,23.3,24.1,24.8,25.5,26.2,26.9,27.6,28.5,29.6,30.6,31.1,31.8,32.6,33.5,34.5,35.4,36.4,37.3,38.4,39.4,40.6,41.7, 42.9,44,45.1,46.4,47.8,49.3,50.8,52.5,54.4,56.3,58.1,59.9,61.7,63.6 | y1Title= population (million) }} {{GraphChart | width = 450 | height = 150 | xAxisTitle=years | yAxisTitle= β° | yAxisMin= | yGrid= 0,1 | xGrid= 10 | hAnnotatonsLine= | hAnnotatonsLabel= | legend= | type = line | x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | y1= 25.8,26.2,26.5,26.8,27.0,27.3,27.6,28.0,28.1,28.3,28.4,28.7,28.8,29.0,29.2,29.3,29.5,29.7,30.1,30.7,31.1,31.6,31.8,32.2,32.6,32.7, 32.8,33.0,33.1,33.0,32.7,32.5,32.3,32.1,31.4,31.1,30.6,30.3,30.1,29.8,29.3,29.0,28.5,28.2,28.0,28.1,28.2,28.1,28.2,28.5,28.9,29.4,29.6,30.2, 30.7,31.2,31.2,31.0,30.8,30.8,30.8,30.6,30.3,31.1,31.6,31.8,31.7,31.7,31.3,31.1,30.5,30.0 | y1Title=Natural change (per 1000) }} {{GraphChart | width = 450 | height = 150 | xAxisTitle=years | yAxisTitle= β° | yAxisMin= | yGrid= 0,1 | xGrid= 10 | hAnnotatonsLine= | hAnnotatonsLabel= | legend= | type = line | x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | y1= 145.0,144.0,143.1,142.1,141.2,140.4,139.7,138.9,138.1,137.4,136.6,135.8,134.9,133.9,132.7,131.5,130.1,128.6,127.1,125.6,124.0,122.3, 120.5,118.7,116.7,114.7,112.6,110.5,108.7,107.1,106.2,105.8,105.8,106.0,106.1,105.8,105.0,103.8,102.5,101.1,99.9,98.9,98.2,97.1,96.2,95.0,93.4,91.5,88.7,85.4,81.6,77.4,73.1,69.0,65.4,62.1,59.2,56.4,54.0,51.5,49.5,47.4,45.5,43.9,42.2,41.1,39.8,38.6,37.3,36.3,35.3,34.3 | y1Title=Infant Mortality (per 1000 live births) }} {{GraphChart | width = 450 | height = 150 | xAxisTitle=years | yAxisTitle= TFR | yAxisMin= | yGrid= 0,1 | xGrid= 10 | hAnnotatonsLine= | hAnnotatonsLabel= | legend= | type = line | x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | y1= 6.49,6.51,6.53,6.56,6.58,6.61,6.65,6.69,6.70,6.72,6.73,6.75,6.76,6.77,6.78,6.78,6.79,6.80,6.84,6.88,6.91,6.94,6.95,6.96, 7.00,7.00,6.99,6.99,6.98,6.95,6.91,6.85,6.80,6.75,6.67,6.57,6.48,6.40,6.37,6.29,6.20,6.14,6.08,6.01,5.93,5.87,5.85,5.84,5.79,5.73, 5.69,5.67,5.62,5.61,5.61,5.61,5.56,5.49,5.43,5.36,5.29,5.21,5.10,5.12,5.12,5.09,5.03,4.99,4.92,4.86,4.80,4.73 | y1Title=Total Fertility Rate }} === Structure of the population === [[File:Human population density Tanzania.png|thumb|Population density (2022)]] [[File:Tanzania-woman.jpg|thumb|upright|Old Tanzanian woman in [[Arusha]], 2008.]] Structure of the population (01.07.2013) (Estimates) (Projections based on the 2002 Population Census.):<ref name="unstats.un.org">{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm|title=United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics|website=unstats.un.org}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="80" |Age Group ! width="80" |Male ! width="80" |Female ! width="80" |Total ! width="80 |% |- | align="right" | Total | align="right" | 23 267 957 | align="right" | 23 864 623 | align="right" | 47 132 580 | align="right" | 100 |- | align="right" | 0-4 | align="right" | 4 191 004 | align="right" | 4 121 103 | align="right" | 8 312 107 | align="right" | 17.64 |- | align="right" | 5-9 | align="right" | 3 608 891 | align="right" | 3 551 955 | align="right" | 7 160 846 | align="right" | 15.19 |- | align="right" | 10-14 | align="right" | 2 735 494 | align="right" | 2 728 687 | align="right" | 5 464 181 | align="right" | 11.59 |- | align="right" | 15-19 | align="right" | 2 494 983 | align="right" | 2 490 960 | align="right" | 4 985 943 | align="right" | 10.58 |- | align="right" | 20-24 | align="right" | 2 179 173 | align="right" | 2 160 970 | align="right" | 4 340 143 | align="right" | 9.21 |- | align="right" | 25-29 | align="right" | 1 730 600 | align="right" | 1 754 007 | align="right" | 3 484 607 | align="right" | 7.39 |- | align="right" | 30-34 | align="right" | 1 289 114 | align="right" | 1 563 083 | align="right" | 2 852 197 | align="right" | 6.05 |- | align="right" | 35-39 | align="right" | 1 207 182 | align="right" | 1 394 428 | align="right" | 2 601 610 | align="right" | 5.52 |- | align="right" | 40-44 | align="right" | 1 032 605 | align="right" | 1 088 697 | align="right" | 2 121 302 | align="right" | 4.50 |- | align="right" | 45-49 | align="right" | 770 149 | align="right" | 797 868 | align="right" | 1 568 017 | align="right" | 3.33 |- | align="right" | 50-54 | align="right" | 604 621 | align="right" | 629 580 | align="right" | 1 234 201 | align="right" | 2.62 |- | align="right" | 55-59 | align="right" | 422 141 | align="right" | 459 343 | align="right" | 881 484 | align="right" | 1.87 |- | align="right" | 60-64 | align="right" | 347 604 | align="right" | 387 334 | align="right" | 734 938 | align="right" | 1.56 |- | align="right" | 65-69 | align="right" | 223 365 | align="right" | 243 517 | align="right" | 466 882 | align="right" | 0.99 |- | align="right" | 70-74 | align="right" | 179 960 | align="right" | 207 795 | align="right" | 387 755 | align="right" | 0.82 |- | align="right" | 75-79 | align="right" | 115 076 | align="right" | 130 796 | align="right" | 245 872 | align="right" | 0.52 |- | align="right" | 80+ | align="right" | 135 995 | align="right" | 154 500 | align="right" | 290 495 | align="right" | 0.62 |- ! width="50"|Age group ! width="80" |Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |- | align="right" | 0-14 | align="right" | 10 535 389 | align="right" | 10 401 745 | align="right" | 20 937 134 | align="right" | 44.42 |- | align="right" | 15-64 | align="right" | 12 078 172 | align="right" | 12 726 270 | align="right" | 24 804 442 | align="right" | 52.63 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 654 396 | align="right" | 736 608 | align="right" | 1 391 004 | align="right" | 2.95 |- |} Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020) (Projections based on the 2012 Population Census.): <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/|title=UNSD β Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="80pt"|Age Group ! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |- | align="right" | Total | align="right" | 28 229 599 | align="right" | 29 408 029 | align="right" | 57 637 628 | align="right" | 100 |- | align="right" | 0β4 | align="right" | 4 972 289 | align="right" | 4 878 738 | align="right" | 9 851 027 | align="right" | 17.09 |- | align="right" | 5β9 | align="right" | 4 013 263 | align="right" | 3 968 953 | align="right" | 7 982 216 | align="right" | 13.85 |- | align="right" | 10β14 | align="right" | 3 582 899 | align="right" | 3 568 790 | align="right" | 7 151 689 | align="right" | 12.41 |- | align="right" | 15β19 | align="right" | 3 014 118 | align="right" | 3 041 114 | align="right" | 6 055 232 | align="right" | 10.51 |- | align="right" | 20β24 | align="right" | 2 656 362 | align="right" | 2 674 122 | align="right" | 5 330 484 | align="right" | 9.25 |- | align="right" | 25β29 | align="right" | 2 042 003 | align="right" | 2 333 256 | align="right" | 4 375 259 | align="right" | 7.59 |- | align="right" | 30β34 | align="right" | 1 642 384 | align="right" | 1 971 517 | align="right" | 3 613 901 | align="right" | 6.27 |- | align="right" | 35β39 | align="right" | 1 464 246 | align="right" | 1 732 225 | align="right" | 3 196 471 | align="right" | 5.55 |- | align="right" | 40β44 | align="right" | 1 241 782 | align="right" | 1 330 290 | align="right" | 2 572 072 | align="right" | 4.46 |- | align="right" | 45β49 | align="right" | 1 032 732 | align="right" | 1 113 792 | align="right" | 2 146 524 | align="right" | 3.72 |- | align="right" | 50β54 | align="right" | 758 908 | align="right" | 762 341 | align="right" | 1 521 249 | align="right" | 2.64 |- | align="right" | 55β59 | align="right" | 605 139 | align="right" | 713 099 | align="right" | 1 318 238 | align="right" | 2.29 |- | align="right" | 60β64 | align="right" | 411 344 | align="right" | 406 728 | align="right" | 818 072 | align="right" | 1.42 |- | align="right" | 65-69 | align="right" | 312 655 | align="right" | 351 895 | align="right" | 664 550 | align="right" | 1.15 |- | align="right" | 70-74 | align="right" | 199 196 | align="right" | 211 801 | align="right" | 410 997 | align="right" | 0.71 |- | align="right" | 75-79 | align="right" | 141 944 | align="right" | 180 717 | align="right" | 322 661 | align="right" | 0.56 |- | align="right" | 80+ | align="right" | 138 335 | align="right" | 168 651 | align="right" | 306 986 | align="right" | 0.53 |- ! width="50"|Age group ! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |- | align="right" | 0β14 | align="right" | 12 568 451 | align="right" | 12 416 481 | align="right" | 24 984 932 | align="right" | 43.35 |- | align="right" | 15β64 | align="right" | 14 869 018 | align="right" | 16 078 484 | align="right" | 30 947 502 | align="right" | 53.69 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 792 130 | align="right" | 913 064 | align="right" | 1 705 194 | align="right" | 2.96 |- |}
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