# Population density in Tanzania

Population density in Tanzania was 77.6 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `tz`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/tanzania
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/tanzania.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=tz

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 77.6 |
| 2023 | 75.4 |
| 2022 | 73.2 |
| 2021 | 71.1 |
| 2020 | 69 |
| 2019 | 66.8 |
| 2018 | 64.8 |
| 2017 | 62.8 |
| 2016 | 60.8 |
| 2015 | 58.7 |
| 2014 | 56.8 |
| 2013 | 55.1 |
| 2012 | 53.5 |
| 2011 | 52 |
| 2010 | 50.5 |
| 2009 | 49.3 |
| 2008 | 48.1 |
| 2007 | 46.8 |
| 2006 | 45.5 |
| 2005 | 44.2 |
| 2004 | 43 |
| 2003 | 41.9 |
| 2002 | 40.8 |
| 2001 | 39.7 |
| 2000 | 38.7 |
| 1999 | 37.6 |
| 1998 | 36.6 |
| 1997 | 35.6 |
| 1996 | 34.9 |
| 1995 | 34.3 |
| 1994 | 33.2 |
| 1993 | 32 |
| 1992 | 31 |
| 1991 | 30.2 |
| 1990 | 29.5 |
| 1989 | 28.7 |
| 1988 | 28 |
| 1987 | 27.1 |
| 1986 | 26.3 |
| 1985 | 25.4 |
| 1984 | 24.6 |
| 1983 | 23.8 |
| 1982 | 23 |
| 1981 | 22.3 |
| 1980 | 21.7 |
| 1979 | 21 |
| 1978 | 20.3 |
| 1977 | 19.6 |
| 1976 | 18.9 |
| 1975 | 18.2 |
| 1974 | 17.6 |
| 1973 | 16.9 |
| 1972 | 16.3 |
| 1971 | 15.8 |
| 1970 | 15.2 |
| 1969 | 14.7 |
| 1968 | 14.2 |
| 1967 | 13.8 |
| 1966 | 13.4 |
| 1965 | 12.9 |
| 1964 | 12.6 |
| 1963 | 12.2 |
| 1962 | 11.8 |
| 1961 | 11.5 |