Population marimekko in Tanzania

Tanzania: Population marimekko was 66.62 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
66.62 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
23rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
66.62 million
in 2023
All-time low
800,000
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population marimekko in Tanzania, 1000–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M100015112023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population marimekko in Tanzania is 66.62 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population marimekko in Tanzania peaked at 66.62 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 800,000, in 1000.

Tanzania ranks 23rd of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population marimekko in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Population marimekko in Tanzania, 1000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1000 800,000 —
1100 1.27 million +59.4%
1200 1.75 million +37.3%
1300 2.23 million +27.1%
1400 2.70 million +21.3%
1500 1.75 million -35.2%
1600 2.12 million +21.4%
1700 2.50 million +17.6%
1710 2.53 million +1.3%
1720 2.56 million +1.2%
1730 2.59 million +1.2%
1740 2.63 million +1.3%
1750 2.66 million +1.3%
1760 2.70 million +1.4%
1770 2.74 million +1.5%
1780 2.78 million +1.5%
1790 2.83 million +1.6%
1800 3.00 million +6.2%
1801 3.00 million +0.0%
1802 3.00 million +0.0%
1803 3.00 million +0.0%
1804 3.00 million +0.0%
1805 3.00 million +0.0%
1806 3.01 million +0.0%
1807 3.01 million +0.0%
1808 3.01 million +0.0%
1809 3.01 million +0.0%
1810 3.01 million +0.0%
1811 3.01 million +0.0%
1812 3.01 million +0.0%
1813 3.01 million +0.0%
1814 3.01 million +0.0%
1815 3.01 million +0.0%
1816 3.02 million +0.0%
1817 3.02 million +0.0%
1818 3.02 million +0.0%
1819 3.03 million +0.4%
1820 3.06 million +0.8%
1821 3.09 million +1.2%
1822 3.14 million +1.6%
1823 3.21 million +2.0%
1824 3.27 million +2.0%
1825 3.34 million +2.0%
1826 3.40 million +2.0%
1827 3.47 million +2.0%
1828 3.54 million +2.0%
1829 3.61 million +2.0%
1830 3.68 million +2.0%
1831 3.76 million +2.0%
1832 3.83 million +2.0%
1833 3.91 million +2.0%
1834 3.99 million +2.0%
1835 4.06 million +2.0%
1836 4.15 million +2.0%
1837 4.23 million +2.0%
1838 4.31 million +2.0%
1839 4.40 million +2.0%
1840 4.49 million +2.0%
1841 4.58 million +2.0%
1842 4.67 million +2.0%
1843 4.76 million +2.0%
1844 4.86 million +2.0%
1845 4.95 million +2.0%
1846 5.05 million +2.0%
1847 5.15 million +2.0%
1848 5.26 million +2.0%
1849 5.34 million +1.6%
1850 5.40 million +1.1%
1851 5.44 million +0.7%
1852 5.46 million +0.3%
1853 5.45 million -0.1%
1854 5.44 million -0.1%
1855 5.44 million -0.1%
1856 5.43 million -0.1%
1857 5.42 million -0.1%
1858 5.42 million -0.1%
1859 5.41 million -0.1%
1860 5.41 million -0.1%
1861 5.40 million -0.1%
1862 5.39 million -0.1%
1863 5.39 million -0.1%
1864 5.38 million -0.1%
1865 5.38 million -0.1%
1866 5.37 million -0.1%
1867 5.36 million -0.1%
1868 5.36 million -0.1%
1869 5.35 million -0.1%
1870 5.35 million -0.1%
1871 5.34 million -0.1%
1872 5.33 million -0.1%
1873 5.33 million -0.1%
1874 5.32 million -0.1%
1875 5.32 million -0.1%
1876 5.31 million -0.1%
1877 5.30 million -0.1%
1878 5.30 million -0.1%
1879 5.29 million -0.1%
1880 5.29 million +0.0%
1881 5.30 million +0.1%
1882 5.31 million +0.1%
1883 5.32 million +0.2%
1884 5.33 million +0.2%
1885 5.34 million +0.2%
1886 5.35 million +0.2%
1887 5.36 million +0.2%
1888 5.37 million +0.2%
1889 5.36 million -0.0%
1890 5.35 million -0.2%
1891 5.33 million -0.4%
1892 5.30 million -0.6%
1893 5.26 million -0.8%
1894 5.21 million -0.8%
1895 5.17 million -0.8%
1896 5.13 million -0.8%
1897 5.09 million -0.8%
1898 5.05 million -0.8%
1899 5.01 million -0.7%
1900 4.98 million -0.7%
1901 4.95 million -0.6%
1902 4.92 million -0.5%
1903 4.90 million -0.4%
1904 4.88 million -0.4%
1905 4.86 million -0.4%
1906 4.84 million -0.4%
1907 4.82 million -0.4%
1908 4.80 million -0.4%
1909 4.79 million -0.3%
1910 4.77 million -0.3%
1911 4.77 million -0.2%
1912 4.76 million -0.1%
1913 4.76 million -0.0%
1914 4.76 million -0.0%
1915 4.76 million -0.0%
1916 4.76 million -0.0%
1917 4.76 million -0.0%
1918 4.76 million +0.0%
1919 4.77 million +0.3%
1920 4.80 million +0.6%
1921 4.84 million +0.9%
1922 4.90 million +1.2%
1923 4.98 million +1.5%
1924 5.05 million +1.5%
1925 5.13 million +1.5%
1926 5.20 million +1.5%
1927 5.28 million +1.5%
1928 5.36 million +1.5%
1929 5.44 million +1.5%
1930 5.52 million +1.5%
1931 5.60 million +1.4%
1932 5.68 million +1.4%
1933 5.76 million +1.4%
1934 5.84 million +1.4%
1935 5.92 million +1.4%
1936 6.00 million +1.4%
1937 6.09 million +1.4%
1938 6.17 million +1.4%
1939 6.26 million +1.5%
1940 6.36 million +1.6%
1941 6.47 million +1.6%
1942 6.58 million +1.7%
1943 6.70 million +1.8%
1944 6.82 million +1.8%
1945 6.94 million +1.8%
1946 7.06 million +1.8%
1947 7.19 million +1.8%
1948 7.32 million +1.8%
1949 7.47 million +2.0%
1950 7.63 million +2.1%
1951 7.81 million +2.5%
1952 8.01 million +2.5%
1953 8.21 million +2.5%
1954 8.42 million +2.6%
1955 8.64 million +2.6%
1956 8.87 million +2.7%
1957 9.12 million +2.7%
1958 9.37 million +2.8%
1959 9.63 million +2.8%
1960 9.90 million +2.8%
1961 10.19 million +2.9%
1962 10.49 million +2.9%
1963 10.80 million +3.0%
1964 11.13 million +3.0%
1965 11.47 million +3.1%
1966 11.83 million +3.1%
1967 12.20 million +3.2%
1968 12.60 million +3.3%
1969 13.04 million +3.4%
1970 13.49 million +3.5%
1971 13.97 million +3.5%
1972 14.48 million +3.6%
1973 15.01 million +3.7%
1974 15.56 million +3.7%
1975 16.14 million +3.7%
1976 16.74 million +3.7%
1977 17.35 million +3.7%
1978 17.98 million +3.6%
1979 18.59 million +3.4%
1980 19.19 million +3.2%
1981 19.78 million +3.1%
1982 20.40 million +3.1%
1983 21.08 million +3.3%
1984 21.78 million +3.3%
1985 22.50 million +3.3%
1986 23.26 million +3.4%
1987 24.03 million +3.3%
1988 24.77 million +3.1%
1989 25.44 million +2.7%
1990 26.11 million +2.6%
1991 26.78 million +2.6%
1992 27.46 million +2.5%
1993 28.33 million +3.2%
1994 29.44 million +3.9%
1995 30.38 million +3.2%
1996 30.95 million +1.9%
1997 31.58 million +2.0%
1998 32.42 million +2.7%
1999 33.30 million +2.7%
2000 34.26 million +2.9%
2001 35.20 million +2.7%
2002 36.12 million +2.6%
2003 37.09 million +2.7%
2004 38.11 million +2.8%
2005 39.18 million +2.8%
2006 40.29 million +2.8%
2007 41.44 million +2.8%
2008 42.57 million +2.7%
2009 43.63 million +2.5%
2010 44.76 million +2.6%
2011 46.03 million +2.8%
2012 47.37 million +2.9%
2013 48.82 million +3.1%
2014 50.35 million +3.1%
2015 52.02 million +3.3%
2016 53.82 million +3.5%
2017 55.65 million +3.4%
2018 57.44 million +3.2%
2019 59.17 million +3.0%
2020 60.97 million +3.0%
2021 62.83 million +3.0%
2022 64.71 million +3.0%
2023 66.62 million +2.9%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 66.62 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.20 million, 5.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 66.62 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.26 million, 4.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population marimekko in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1100 +59.4% 800,000 1.27 million
1500 -35.2% 2.70 million 1.75 million
1200 +37.3% 1.27 million 1.75 million
1300 +27.1% 1.75 million 2.23 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 800,000 800,000 800,000 1
1100s 1.27 million 1.27 million 1.27 million 1
1200s 1.75 million 1.75 million 1.75 million 1
1300s 2.23 million 2.23 million 2.23 million 1
1400s 2.70 million 2.70 million 2.70 million 1
1500s 1.75 million 1.75 million 1.75 million 1
1600s 2.12 million 2.12 million 2.12 million 1
1700s 2.50 million 2.50 million 2.50 million 1
1710s 2.53 million 2.53 million 2.53 million 1
1720s 2.56 million 2.56 million 2.56 million 1
1730s 2.59 million 2.59 million 2.59 million 1
1740s 2.63 million 2.63 million 2.63 million 1
1750s 2.66 million 2.66 million 2.66 million 1
1760s 2.70 million 2.70 million 2.70 million 1
1770s 2.74 million 2.74 million 2.74 million 1
1780s 2.78 million 2.78 million 2.78 million 1
1790s 2.83 million 2.83 million 2.83 million 1
1800s 3.00 million 3.00 million 3.01 million 10
1810s 3.02 million 3.01 million 3.03 million 10
1820s 3.31 million 3.06 million 3.61 million 10
1830s 4.03 million 3.68 million 4.40 million 10
1840s 4.91 million 4.49 million 5.34 million 10
1850s 5.43 million 5.40 million 5.46 million 10
1860s 5.38 million 5.35 million 5.41 million 10
1870s 5.32 million 5.29 million 5.35 million 10
1880s 5.33 million 5.29 million 5.37 million 10
1890s 5.19 million 5.01 million 5.35 million 10
1900s 4.87 million 4.79 million 4.98 million 10
1910s 4.76 million 4.76 million 4.77 million 10
1920s 5.10 million 4.80 million 5.44 million 10
1930s 5.88 million 5.52 million 6.26 million 10
1940s 6.89 million 6.36 million 7.47 million 10
1950s 8.57 million 7.63 million 9.63 million 10
1960s 11.36 million 9.90 million 13.04 million 10
1970s 15.93 million 13.49 million 18.59 million 10
1980s 22.22 million 19.19 million 25.44 million 10
1990s 29.68 million 26.11 million 33.30 million 10
2000s 38.79 million 34.26 million 43.63 million 10
2010s 51.54 million 44.76 million 59.17 million 10
2020s 63.78 million 60.97 million 66.62 million 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 20 Germany 84.55 million compare
  2. 21 Thailand 71.70 million compare
  3. 22 United Kingdom 68.68 million compare
  4. 24 France 66.44 million compare
  5. 25 South Africa 63.21 million compare
  6. 26 Italy 59.50 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population marimekko in Tanzania?
Population marimekko in Tanzania was 66.62 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population marimekko recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 66.62 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population marimekko recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 800,000 in 1000.
How does Tanzania rank for population marimekko?
Tanzania ranks 23rd out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is population marimekko rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population marimekko. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population marimekko
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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