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Tanzania

Last update: 2026-04-03

Tanzania Geographical location

Tanzania Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 154.87 (2015)
Inflation rate
3.1% (2024)
Unemployment rate
2.6% (2024)
Below the poverty line
26.4% (2018)
Gini coefficient
40.5 (2018)

Tanzania Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
6.5%
Smoking men
2%
Smoking women
11.3%
Current as of
2025

Tanzania Area (sq. km)

Total area
947 300
Land area
885 800
Water area
61 500

Tanzania Popular payment systems

Tanzania Popular social networks and messengers

Tanzania Age structure

0-14 years
41.2%
15-64 years
55.4%
65+ years
3.4%
Current as of
2024

Tanzania Religion

Main religion
Christianity
Not specified
1.6%
Current as of
2020

Tanzania General Info

Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
TZ
Capital
Dodomа
Official language
Swahili

Tanzania Average consumer spendings

Food products
26.2%
Alcohol and tobacco
1.3%
Current as of
2023

Tanzania Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
7.81
Beer
0.74
Wine
0.09
Spirits
0.38
Other alcohol
6.6
Current as of
2019

Tanzania Population and society

Population size
67 462 121 (2024)
Male population
33 691 904
Female population
33 770 217
Population growth rate
2.72% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
32.5 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5 (2024)
Urbanization
37.4% (2023)

Tanzania Credit ratings

Moody's
B2
Current as of
2020

Tanzania Age-sex pyramid

Tanzania Phone operating systems

Android
85.8%
iOS
8.45%
Current as of
2025

Tanzania Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+255
Internet domain
.tz
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1
Internet user penetration
29%
Fixed internet penetration
2%
Current as of
2023

Last update: 2026-04-03