Tanzania

Tanzania officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands at the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Tanzania	940,413.1 km²
Population	53.3 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+234.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+57.4%
Timezone	East Africa Time

Map of Tanzania

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	15,930,950	25,377,545	33,863,168	53,283,735
Population Density	16.9 / km²	27.0 / km²	36.0 / km²	56.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1100	1,268,217	n/a	n/a
1200	1,740,212	3.2%	47,199
1300	2,212,206	2.4%	47,199
1400	2,684,201	2%	47,199
1500	1,741,419	-4.2%	-94,278
1600	2,114,200	2%	37,278
1700	2,486,982	1.6%	37,278
1800	2,876,108	1.5%	38,912
1900	3,830,388	2.9%	95,428
1910	4,050,582	5.7%	220,194
1920	4,346,244	7.3%	295,662
1930	4,780,481	10%	434,237
1940	5,536,147	15.8%	755,666
1950	7,620,893	37.7%	2,084,746
1960	10,027,368	31.6%	2,406,475
1970	13,532,489	35%	3,505,121
1990	25,377,545	36.9%	5,922,528
2000	33,863,168	33.4%	8,485,623
2020	60,265,980	33.4%	13,201,406
2030	75,403,791	25.1%	15,137,811
2040	90,967,322	20.6%	15,563,531
2050	105,570,851	16.1%	14,603,529
2060	118,040,142	11.8%	12,469,291
2070	128,705,342	9%	10,665,200
2080	137,373,087	6.7%	8,667,745
2090	144,121,350	4.9%	6,748,263
2100	148,395,492	3%	4,274,142

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Region in Tanzania

Region in Tanzania

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Arusha Region	37,974.1 km²	2.0 million	134.9 / mi²
Dar es Salaam Region	1,785 km²	5.7 million	8,225 / mi²
Dodoma Region	41,948.4 km²	2.4 million	149.7 / mi²
Geita, Tanzania	19,667.3 km²	2.2 million	285.0 / mi²
Iringa Region	36,447.2 km²	1.1 million	77.5 / mi²
Kagera, Tanzania	26,424.2 km²	2.8 million	274.1 / mi²
Kaskazini Pemba, Tanzania	560.8 km²	230,217	1,063 / mi²
Kaskazini Unguja, Tanzania	454 km²	217,621	1,241 / mi²
Katavi, Tanzania	48,210 km²	673,914	36.2 / mi²
Kigoma Region	44,013.8 km²	2.5 million	147.5 / mi²
Kilimanjaro Region	13,191.3 km²	1.9 million	374.3 / mi²
Kusini Pemba, Tanzania	572.4 km²	219,004	990.9 / mi²
Kusini Unguja, Tanzania	907.2 km²	131,462	375.3 / mi²
Lindi Region	65,239.3 km²	969,974	38.5 / mi²
Manyara Region	46,898 km²	1.7 million	94.8 / mi²
Mara Region	21,088.1 km²	2.0 million	241.7 / mi²
Mbeya Region	31,748.2 km²	1.9 million	157.0 / mi²
Morogoro Region	70,158.2 km²	2.6 million	96.7 / mi²
Mtwara Region	18,096.1 km²	1.4 million	205.7 / mi²
Mwanza Region	46,153.1 km²	3.4 million	189.7 / mi²
Njombe, Tanzania	21,265.8 km²	782,784	95.3 / mi²
Pwani Region	32,402.8 km²	1.3 million	100.2 / mi²
Rukwa Region	31,430.4 km²	1.2 million	101.5 / mi²
Ruvuma Region	62,823.8 km²	1.6 million	65.7 / mi²
Shinyanga Region	16,423.6 km²	1.8 million	282.1 / mi²
Simiyu, Tanzania	24,199.5 km²	1.9 million	203.8 / mi²
Singida Region	48,545.5 km²	1.6 million	85.4 / mi²
Songwe, Tanzania	27,863.1 km²	1.3 million	122.5 / mi²
Tabora Region	75,561.7 km²	2.7 million	94.1 / mi²
Tanga	28,004.8 km²	2.4 million	220.1 / mi²
Zanzibar West	230.6 km²	732,721	8,230 / mi²

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