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Tanzania population right now

An estimate of how many people live in Tanzania at this second, from the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. It is number 20 in the world by population.

People in Tanzania right nowestimate

73,053,308

Growing by about 5,560 people a day

Born today
3,988
Died today
658
Growth this year
+1,503,683

Born and died count from midnight in your time zone, growth from 1 January. All three are estimates.

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Tanzania in numbers

World rank
20 of 237
Share of the world
0.88%
Change in 2026
+2.8%
Births in 2026
2,459,538
Deaths in 2026
405,955
Net migration in 2026
-25,275
Median age
17.6 years
Life expectancy at birth
67.6 years
Population density
81.9 people per km²

UN estimates for 2026, World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

How the count works

The UN gives the population of Tanzania on 1 January of each year, plus the births, deaths and migration it expects during the year. This page moves in a straight line from one 1 January to the next, so the number changes at the same pace all year. Born today and died today spread the year's births and deaths evenly over the seconds since midnight in your time zone.

It is an estimate, not a head count. Countries count their people in censuses and registers, and the UN builds these figures from those sources and from surveys.

Source: UN DESA, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant), licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Livecounts.nl turns the yearly figures into a per-second estimate; the UN has not reviewed this page.

Questions

What is the population of Tanzania right now?

About 73,053,308 people at 14:12 UTC, by the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 model. The counter at the top keeps moving by about 5,560 people a day.

Is the population of Tanzania growing?

Yes. For 2026 the UN expects about 2,459,500 births, 406,000 deaths and net migration of -25,270, so the population grows by about 2,028,300 people (+2.8%).

How many babies are born in Tanzania each day?

About 6,740 a day on average in 2026, while about 1,110 people die each day, by the UN's estimates.

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