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General Information

Region		Eastern Africa
Population (000, 2019)		58 006^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		65.5^a
Capital city		Dodoma
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		261.6^c
UN membership date		14-Dec-61
Surface area (km2)		947 303^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		99.8^a
National currency		Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Exchange rate (per US$)		2 281.2^c

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product^d (million current US$)	18 072	31 105	52 090^b
GDP growth rate^d (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	7.4	6.4	7^e
GDP per capita^d (current US$)	471.4	693.9	933.6^b
Economy: Agriculture^d,f (% of Gross Value Added)	30.1	31.7	32.1^b
Economy: Industry^d,f (% of Gross Value Added)	20.8	21.5	28.1^b
Economy: Services and other activity^d,f (% of GVA)	49.1	46.8	39.9^b
Employment: Agriculture^g (% of employed)	74.7	72.2	65.3
Employment: Industry^g (% of employed)	4.8	5.4	6.1
Employment: Services^g (% employed)	20.5	22.4	28.6
Unemployment^g (% of labour force)	4.4	3	2.3
Labour force participation^g (female/male pop. %)	86.6 / 89.8	83.9 / 88.9	79.2 / 87.1
CPI: Consumer Price Index^d (2010=100)	66	100	181^c
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	98	128	165^e
International trade: Exports (million current US$)	1 672	4 051	5 132^g,c
International trade: Imports (million current US$)	3 247	8 013	8 744^g,c
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	- 1 575	- 3 962	- 3 612^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	- 1 093	- 2 211	- 1 634^b

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^a,h (average annual %)	2.8	2.9	3ⁱ
Urban population^a (% of total population)	24.8	28.1	34.5
Urban population growth rate^a,h (average annual %)	5	5.6	5.5ⁱ
Fertility rate, total^a,h (live births per woman)	5.7	5.6	5.2ⁱ
Life expectancy at birth^a,h (females/males, years)	54.4 / 50.9	57.7 / 54.8	63.1 / 58.8ⁱ
Population age distribution^a (0-14/60+ years old, %)	44.8 / 4.1	44.9 / 4.0	43.8 / 4.2
International migrant stock^a,j (000/% of total pop.)	770.8 / 2.0	308.6 / 0.7	492.6 / 0.9^b
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	630.6^k	273.8^k	507.6^c
Infant mortality rate^a,h (per 1 000 live births)	71	55.5	46.9ⁱ
Health: Current expenditure^d,l (% of GDP)	6.4	5.3	4.1^e
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	~0.0^m	...	~0.0ⁿ
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	4.6	4.6	3.5ⁿ
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	99.7 / 104.9	97.7 / 97.1	86.2 / 84.3^b
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	27.1 / 34.3	25.9 / 25.8^b
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	0.9 / 2.0^g	1.9 / 2.4	2.7 / 5.2ⁱ
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	7.6^o	8.4	7ⁱ
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	21.4	30.7	36.9

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet^g (per 100 inhabitants)	1.1	2.9	16^b
Research & Development expenditure^q (% of GDP)	...	0.4^p	0.5^r
Threatened species (number)	416^o	691	1 160
Forested area (% of land area)	56.4	54.1^g	51.6^g,e
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	5.5 / 0.1	7.1 / 0.1	11.6 / 0.2ⁿ
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	665	782	992^e
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	19	18	20^e
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	590	754	1 275^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	52.5	57	57^c
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	9	9.53	5.01^b

Footnotes

a		Including Zanzibar.
b		2017
c		2018
d		Tanzania mainland only, excluding Zanzibar.
e		2016
f		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
g		Estimate.
h		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
i		2015
j		Including refugees.
k		Data as at the end of December.
l		Data revision.
m		2002
n		2014
o		2004
p		Partial data.
q		Excluding business enterprise.
r		2013