United Republic of Tanzania Population Pyramid 2000
United Republic of Tanzania in 2000
As of 2000, the United Republic of Tanzania counted 34,260,138 inhabitants. That is 31.2% more than in 1990, when the population stood at 26,110,206.
Half of the population was younger than 17.4 years; 44.6% were children under 15 and 2.8% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of the United Republic of Tanzania was 4.61 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 67.0 years in 2023: 69.8 for women and 64.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
422,894 immigrants live in United Republic of Tanzania, 0.6% of the population.
| Burundi | 241,069 |
| D.R. Congo | 76,772 |
| Kenya | 26,345 |
| Congo | 24,189 |
| Mozambique | 14,166 |
224,998 people born in United Republic of Tanzania live in other countries.
| Rwanda | 42,664 |
| Burundi | 37,409 |
| Kenya | 32,860 |
| Uganda | 22,790 |
| Canada | 21,068 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Republic of Tanzania | 34,260,139 | 17.4 | |
| Kenya | 30,642,890 | 16.7 | |
| Uganda | 24,000,150 | 15.0 | |
| Mozambique | 18,129,653 | 17.3 | |
| Madagascar | 16,516,338 | 17.2 |





