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Tanzania: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 59,734,213 (2020)
Population Growth Rate 2.937 annual % (2020)
Age Dependency Ratio 85.867 % of working-age population (2020)
Urban Population 35.227 % of total (2020)
Infant Mortality Rate 36 per 1,000 live births (2019)
Life Expectancy at Birth 65.456 years (2019)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2020)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 7.383 billion kWh (2019) #111
Consumption 6.522 billion kWh (2019) #114
Exports 0 billion kWh (2019) #98
Imports 0.113 billion kWh (2019) #103
Renewable Electricity Generation 2.512 billion kWh (2020) #99

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2020) #121
Consumption 52.782 thousand bbl/day (2019) #102
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #99

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 39.2 billion cu ft (2015) #70
Consumption (Dry) 48.691 billion cu ft (2019) #87
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #85
Proved Reserves 0.23 trillion cu ft (2021) #81

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 166 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 43,497 (2018 est.)
Highways 87,581 km (2015)
Internet Users 6,822,754 (2016 est.)
Railways 4,567 km (2014)
Telephones 124,238 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Total Area947,300 sq. km
Land Area885,800 sq. km
Water Area61,500 sq. km
Coastline1,424 km
Climatevaries from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Terrainplains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
Lowest PointIndian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Kilimanjaro 5,895 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 10/3/2021
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020