Population aged 14 years or younger in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population aged 14 years or younger was 29,515 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 14 years or younger in Tanzania, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 14 years or younger in Tanzania is 29,515 thousands, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 14 years or younger in Tanzania peaked at 29,515 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,087 thousands, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 14th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,249 thousands | 6,087 thousands | 8,555 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,326 thousands | 8,886 thousands | 11,699 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,252 thousands | 11,967 thousands | 14,680 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,144 thousands | 15,062 thousands | 19,484 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,627 thousands | 20,018 thousands | 25,469 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,793 thousands | 26,121 thousands | 29,515 thousands | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More population data for Tanzania
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.868 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 20.58 million (2100)
- Population density 296.72 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.868 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.54 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 176,859 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.54 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.54 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.94 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.61 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 14 years or younger in Tanzania?
- Population aged 14 years or younger in Tanzania was 29,515 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 29,515 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,087 thousands in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for population aged 14 years or younger?
- Tanzania ranks 14th out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 14 years or younger rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release