Capital: Dodoma
Population
Total Population:
68,560,157
Natural Increase:
2.9%
Density:
73 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population:
38.1%
Ethnic Origins:
Africans make up the vast majority of the population with over 130 tribes, mainly Bantu. Other ethnic groups (notably Asians, Europeans and Arabs) make up a very small part of the population.
Official Language:
Kiswahili (Swahili) (de jure), English (de facto)
Other Languages Spoken:
Bantu (Bemba, Safwa, Digo, Hehe, Makonde, Nyamwezi, Yao, and Luguru) and Nilotic languages (Maasai, Datooga, Ngasa, Ogiek, Kisankasa, and Pare). Arabic in Zanzibar.
Business Language(s):
English and Swahili
Religion:
Christian 63.1%, Muslim 34.1%, folk religion 1.1%, Buddhist <1%, Hindu <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, unspecified 1.6%. Zanzibar is almost entirely Muslim
Literacy Rate:
69.4%
Local Time:
It is %T:%M %A In Dar es Salaam
Exchange Rate on
:
National Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Country Overview
Area:
947,300 km²
Type of State:
Presidential republic.
Type of Economy:
Lower middle income, agricultural and manufacturing economy..
Tanzania is experiencing robust growth, mainly driven by domestic demand and infrastructure investment, which is contributing to the diversification of the economy.
HDI*:
0.555/1
HDI (World Rank):
165/192
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.
Telecommunication
Telephone Code:
To call from Tanzania, dial 00
To call Tanzania, dial +255
Internet Suffix:
.tz
Households with a computer:
3.1 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines:
0.4 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users:
29.1 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity:
48.3% of the Population
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Latest Update: October 2025
Tanzania: Statistical Overview
