| Region | Eastern Africa | |
| Population (000, 2021) | 61 498a,b | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2021) | 69.4a,b | |
| Capital city | Dodoma | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2021) | 261.6d | |
| UN membership date | 14-Dec-61 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 947 303c | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 99.9a,b | |
| National currency | Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 2 298.5e |
| 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic productf (million current US$) | 31 553 | 47 379 | 60 037c |
| GDP growth ratef (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7c |
| GDP per capitaf (current US$) | 732.2 | 946.8 | 1 084.4c |
| Employment in agricultureg (% of employed) | 70.4 | 67.5 | 64.9e |
| Employment in industryg (% of employed) | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.8e |
| Employment in servicesg (% employed) | 23.8 | 26.1 | 28.3e |
| Unemploymentg (% of labour force) | 3 | 2.1 | 2e |
| Labour force participation rateg (female/male pop. %) | 84.2 / 89.2 | 79.8 / 87.9 | 79.4 / 87.2e |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexh (2010=100) | 100 | 158i | 194e |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 73 | 105 | 107c |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 4 051 | 5 854 | 2 793g,e |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 8 013 | 14 706 | 10 168g,e |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | - 3 962 | - 8 852 | - 7 375g,e |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | - 2 211 | - 4 477 | - 1 301c |
| 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | |
| Population growth ratea,j (average annual %) | 2.9 | 3 | 3e |
| Urban populationa (% of total population) | 28.1 | 31.6 | 34.5c |
| Urban population growth ratea,j (average annual %) | 5.6 | 5.5 | ... |
| Fertility rate, totala,j (live births per woman) | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9e |
| Life expectancy at birtha,j (females/males, years) | 57.7 / 54.8 | 63.1 / 58.8 | 66.6 / 63.0e |
| Population age distributiona (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 44.9 / 4.0 | 44.7 / 4.0 | 43.3 / 4.3b |
| International migrant stocka,k (000/% of total pop.) | 309.8 / 0.7 | 384.6 / 0.7 | 426.0 / 0.7e |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 273.8l | 328.2 | 293.2e |
| Infant mortality ratea,j (per 1 000 live births) | 55.5 | 46.9 | 41.2e |
| Health: Current expendituref,m (% of GDP) | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.6d |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | ... | 0.1n | ... |
| Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 4.5 | 3.4n | 3.7g,d |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 103.8 / 101.9 | 87.0 / 82.5 | 99.9 / 97.7c |
| Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 28.5 / 34.8 | 27.0 / 27.3 | 33.3 / 30.8c |
| Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 7.4 / 9.8 | 5.0 / 7.4 | 5.9 / 7.8c |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 8.8 | 7.3 | 6.5o |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 30.7 | 36 | 36.7p |
| 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | |
| Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants) | 2.9g | 20g,q | 16q,r |
| Research & Development expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.4t | 0.5u | ... |
| Threatened species (number) | 691 | 1 077 | 1 422 |
| Forested areag (% of land area) | 56.4 | 54.3 | 52.7d |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 6.0 / 0.1 | 10.5 / 0.2 | 10.3 / 0.2d |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 655 | 723 | 774d |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 16 | 16 | 16d |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 754 | 1 104 | 1 378d |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 56.8 | 56.8 | 63e |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %) | 24.1 / 14.2 | 29.9 / 18.4 | 34.8 / 21.7e |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 9.42 | 5.56 | 3.45c |
| Footnotes |
| a | Including Zanzibar. | |
| b | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
| c | 2019 | |
| d | 2018 | |
| e | 2020 | |
| f | Tanzania mainland only, excluding Zanzibar. | |
| g | Estimate. | |
| h | For Tanganyika only. | |
| i | Break in the time series. | |
| j | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| k | Including refugees. | |
| l | Data as at the end of December. | |
| m | Data revision. | |
| n | 2014 | |
| o | 2016 | |
| p | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
| q | Population aged 18 years and over. | |
| r | 2017 | |
| s | Excluding business enterprise. | |
| t | Partial data. | |
| u | 2013 |