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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Tanzania

Share of population under 15 in Tanzania in 2025 — 42.3%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 2.6 pp.

2025 42.3% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 13of 217
Period maximum 47.6%1983
Period minimum 42.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Tanzania, 1960–20254244464819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.9%1962: 44.8%1964: 45%1966: 45.4%1968: 45.8%1970: 46%1972: 46.1%1974: 46.3%1976: 46.5%1978: 46.7%1980: 47.2%1982: 47.5%1984: 47.5%1986: 47.2%1988: 46.7%1990: 46.3%1992: 46%1994: 44.9%1996: 44.7%1998: 44.7%2000: 44.6%2002: 44.6%2004: 44.7%2006: 44.9%2008: 45.1%2010: 45.3%2012: 45.1%2014: 44.8%2016: 44.2%2018: 43.8%2020: 43.4%2022: 42.9%2024: 42.5%2025: 42.3%
Change over the period: −2.6 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 42.3%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 42.3 −0.2 pp
2024 42.5 −0.2 pp
2023 42.7 −0.2 pp
2022 42.9 −0.2 pp
2021 43.1 −0.2 pp
2020 43.4 −0.2 pp
2019 43.6 −0.2 pp
2018 43.8 −0.2 pp
2017 44 −0.3 pp
2016 44.2 −0.3 pp
2015 44.5 −0.2 pp
2014 44.8 −0.2 pp
2013 44.9 −0.2 pp
2012 45.1 −0.1 pp
2011 45.2 −0.1 pp
2010 45.3 +0.1 pp
2009 45.3 +0.1 pp
2008 45.1 +0.1 pp
2007 45 +0.1 pp
2006 44.9 +0.1 pp
2005 44.8 +0.1 pp
2004 44.7 +0.1 pp
2003 44.6 +0.1 pp
2002 44.6 +0 pp
2001 44.5 −0 pp
2000 44.6 −0.1 pp
1999 44.7 −0.1 pp
1998 44.7 −0.1 pp
1997 44.8 +0.1 pp
1996 44.7 +0.2 pp
1995 44.5 −0.4 pp
1994 44.9 −0.7 pp
1993 45.5 −0.4 pp
1992 46 −0.2 pp
1991 46.2 −0.2 pp
1990 46.3 −0.2 pp
1989 46.5 −0.2 pp
1988 46.7 −0.2 pp
1987 46.9 −0.3 pp
1986 47.2 −0.2 pp
1985 47.4 −0.1 pp
1984 47.5 −0 pp
1983 47.6 +0 pp
1982 47.5 +0.2 pp
1981 47.4 +0.2 pp
1980 47.2 +0.2 pp
1979 46.9 +0.2 pp
1978 46.7 +0.1 pp
1977 46.6 +0.1 pp
1976 46.5 +0.1 pp
1975 46.4 +0.1 pp
1974 46.3 +0.1 pp
1973 46.2 +0.1 pp
1972 46.1 +0.1 pp
1971 46.1 +0.1 pp
1970 46 +0.1 pp
1969 45.9 +0.1 pp
1968 45.8 +0.2 pp
1967 45.6 +0.2 pp
1966 45.4 +0.2 pp
1965 45.2 +0.2 pp
1964 45 +0.1 pp
1963 44.8 +0 pp
1962 44.8 −0 pp
1961 44.8 −0 pp
1960 44.9 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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