Key demographics
- Population
- 67.5M
- Density
- 60.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.555 (Medium)
- Gini index (2017)
- 40.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 67.2 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.54
- Urban population (2025)
- 36.9%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 78.2%
- Labor force (2025)
- 85.0%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 11.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 83.1%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 36.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 34.8 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.7 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 32.9%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.54
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 28.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 70.1%
- Tourism (2019)
- 1.5M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Swahili | Kiswahili |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 63.1% |
| Islam | 34.1% |
| No religion | 1.5% |
| Traditional faiths | 1.2% |
| Others | 0.1% |
- Demonym (male)
- Tanzanian
- Demonym (female)
- Tanzanian
- National anthem
- Mungu ibariki Afrika
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 67.2 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 58.1 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 28.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 49/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 0.8/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.13/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 0.69/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $36
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 27.9%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 78.2%
- Education spending (2024)
- 3.2% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 388
- Internet users (2024)
- 31.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 126.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 0.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 52/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 0.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 947,303 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +255
- TLD
- .tz
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Tanzania features a yellow-edged black diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. Above and beneath this band are a green and light blue triangle respectively.
- National anthem
- Mungu ibariki Afrika