Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Tanzania

Children under 15 in Tanzania in 2025 — 29,869,466 people. Ranked 14 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 571.9%.

2025 29.87M people +2.42% vs 2024
World rank 14of 217
Period maximum 29.87M people2025
Period minimum 4.45M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Tanzania, 1960–2025010M20M30M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,445,419 people1962: 4,698,430 people1964: 5,002,224 people1966: 5,368,298 people1968: 5,769,427 people1970: 6,200,780 people1972: 6,676,664 people1974: 7,198,990 people1976: 7,775,108 people1978: 8,394,035 people1980: 9,049,096 people1982: 9,696,179 people1984: 10,350,361 people1986: 10,973,773 people1988: 11,560,341 people1990: 12,098,206 people1992: 12,624,138 people1994: 13,209,096 people1996: 13,826,925 people1998: 14,500,589 people2000: 15,263,049 people2002: 16,101,849 people2004: 17,040,891 people2006: 18,107,515 people2008: 19,208,680 people2010: 20,288,433 people2012: 21,365,190 people2014: 22,543,044 people2016: 23,800,749 people2018: 25,136,697 people2020: 26,445,503 people2022: 27,771,870 people2024: 29,162,822 people2025: 29,869,466 people
Change over the period: +25.42M (+571.92%) Average annual rate: 2.97 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 29.87M people
World 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 534M people
Eastern Africa computed 206M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 945M people
Children under 15 — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 29.87M +706,644 +2.42%
2024 29.16M +701,186 +2.46%
2023 28.46M +689,766 +2.48%
2022 27.77M +671,315 +2.48%
2021 27.1M +655,052 +2.48%
2020 26.45M +650,470 +2.52%
2019 25.8M +658,336 +2.62%
2018 25.14M +671,730 +2.75%
2017 24.46M +664,218 +2.79%
2016 23.8M +637,696 +2.75%
2015 23.16M +620,009 +2.75%
2014 22.54M +603,267 +2.75%
2013 21.94M +574,587 +2.69%
2012 21.37M +542,660 +2.61%
2011 20.82M +534,097 +2.63%
2010 20.29M +537,245 +2.72%
2009 19.75M +542,508 +2.82%
2008 19.21M +550,668 +2.95%
2007 18.66M +550,497 +3.04%
2006 18.11M +544,342 +3.1%
2005 17.56M +522,282 +3.06%
2004 17.04M +486,525 +2.94%
2003 16.55M +452,517 +2.81%
2002 16.1M +428,402 +2.73%
2001 15.67M +410,398 +2.69%
2000 15.26M +392,270 +2.64%
1999 14.87M +370,190 +2.55%
1998 14.5M +350,976 +2.48%
1997 14.15M +322,688 +2.33%
1996 13.83M +304,892 +2.25%
1995 13.52M +312,937 +2.37%
1994 13.21M +306,377 +2.37%
1993 12.9M +278,581 +2.21%
1992 12.62M +262,889 +2.13%
1991 12.36M +263,043 +2.17%
1990 12.1M +265,115 +2.24%
1989 11.83M +272,750 +2.36%
1988 11.56M +288,825 +2.56%
1987 11.27M +297,743 +2.71%
1986 10.97M +307,555 +2.88%
1985 10.67M +315,857 +3.05%
1984 10.35M +324,328 +3.23%
1983 10.03M +329,854 +3.4%
1982 9.7M +322,972 +3.45%
1981 9.37M +324,111 +3.58%
1980 9.05M +328,331 +3.76%
1979 8.72M +326,730 +3.89%
1978 8.39M +315,537 +3.91%
1977 8.08M +303,390 +3.9%
1976 7.78M +292,863 +3.91%
1975 7.48M +283,255 +3.93%
1974 7.2M +269,476 +3.89%
1973 6.93M +252,850 +3.79%
1972 6.68M +242,395 +3.77%
1971 6.43M +233,489 +3.77%
1970 6.2M +221,595 +3.71%
1969 5.98M +209,758 +3.64%
1968 5.77M +203,070 +3.65%
1967 5.57M +198,059 +3.69%
1966 5.37M +188,984 +3.65%
1965 5.18M +177,090 +3.54%
1964 5M +160,963 +3.32%
1963 4.84M +142,831 +3.04%
1962 4.7M +129,455 +2.83%
1961 4.57M +123,556 +2.78%
1960 4.45M

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.