Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Tanzania

Population aged 65 and over in Tanzania in 2025 — 2,145,839 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 802%.

2025 2.15M people +2.79% vs 2024
World rank 50of 217
Period maximum 2.15M people2025
Period minimum 237,900 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Tanzania, 1960–202501M2M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 237,900 people1962: 254,787 people1964: 273,362 people1966: 293,940 people1968: 316,654 people1970: 344,664 people1972: 378,677 people1974: 418,862 people1976: 464,167 people1978: 513,347 people1980: 561,846 people1982: 611,286 people1984: 658,497 people1986: 700,676 people1988: 737,943 people1990: 774,592 people1992: 811,232 people1994: 848,068 people1996: 884,805 people1998: 920,218 people2000: 956,729 people2002: 997,066 people2004: 1,043,705 people2006: 1,099,052 people2008: 1,168,971 people2010: 1,257,083 people2012: 1,364,919 people2014: 1,478,187 people2016: 1,590,804 people2018: 1,713,149 people2020: 1,840,763 people2022: 1,964,036 people2024: 2,087,657 people2025: 2,145,839 people
Change over the period: +1.91M (+801.99%) Average annual rate: 3.44 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 2.15M people
World 855M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 42.72M people
Eastern Africa computed 15.5M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.15M +58,182 +2.79%
2024 2.09M +60,350 +2.98%
2023 2.03M +63,271 +3.22%
2022 1.96M +61,663 +3.24%
2021 1.9M +61,610 +3.35%
2020 1.84M +64,131 +3.61%
2019 1.78M +63,483 +3.71%
2018 1.71M +62,232 +3.77%
2017 1.65M +60,113 +3.78%
2016 1.59M +57,402 +3.74%
2015 1.53M +55,215 +3.74%
2014 1.48M +55,644 +3.91%
2013 1.42M +57,624 +4.22%
2012 1.36M +56,254 +4.3%
2011 1.31M +51,582 +4.1%
2010 1.26M +46,510 +3.84%
2009 1.21M +41,602 +3.56%
2008 1.17M +37,060 +3.27%
2007 1.13M +32,859 +2.99%
2006 1.1M +29,151 +2.72%
2005 1.07M +26,196 +2.51%
2004 1.04M +24,146 +2.37%
2003 1.02M +22,493 +2.26%
2002 997,066 +20,867 +2.14%
2001 976,199 +19,470 +2.04%
2000 956,729 +18,497 +1.97%
1999 938,232 +18,014 +1.96%
1998 920,218 +17,758 +1.97%
1997 902,460 +17,655 +2%
1996 884,805 +18,083 +2.09%
1995 866,722 +18,654 +2.2%
1994 848,068 +18,618 +2.24%
1993 829,450 +18,218 +2.25%
1992 811,232 +18,221 +2.3%
1991 793,011 +18,419 +2.38%
1990 774,592 +18,361 +2.43%
1989 756,231 +18,288 +2.48%
1988 737,943 +18,184 +2.53%
1987 719,759 +19,083 +2.72%
1986 700,676 +20,373 +2.99%
1985 680,303 +21,806 +3.31%
1984 658,497 +23,087 +3.63%
1983 635,410 +24,124 +3.95%
1982 611,286 +24,887 +4.24%
1981 586,399 +24,553 +4.37%
1980 561,846 +24,141 +4.49%
1979 537,705 +24,358 +4.74%
1978 513,347 +24,807 +5.08%
1977 488,540 +24,373 +5.25%
1976 464,167 +23,278 +5.28%
1975 440,889 +22,027 +5.26%
1974 418,862 +20,761 +5.22%
1973 398,101 +19,424 +5.13%
1972 378,677 +17,832 +4.94%
1971 360,845 +16,181 +4.69%
1970 344,664 +14,724 +4.46%
1969 329,940 +13,286 +4.2%
1968 316,654 +11,813 +3.88%
1967 304,841 +10,901 +3.71%
1966 293,940 +10,514 +3.71%
1965 283,426 +10,064 +3.68%
1964 273,362 +9,539 +3.62%
1963 263,823 +9,036 +3.55%
1962 254,787 +8,650 +3.51%
1961 246,137 +8,237 +3.46%
1960 237,900

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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