Population, male, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population, male, per capita was 0.4958 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4958 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
115th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.4995 units per person
in 1995
All-time low
0.4911 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Tanzania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Tanzania is 0.4958 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.4995 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4911 units per person, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 115th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, male, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4911 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4914 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4917 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.492 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4924 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4927 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4931 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4934 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4937 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4941 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4944 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4948 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4951 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4954 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4957 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.496 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4962 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4964 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4965 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4964 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4955 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4941 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4929 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4932 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4936 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4945 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4959 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4974 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4983 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4979 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4974 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.497 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4965 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4971 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4989 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4995 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4981 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.497 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4968 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4968 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4969 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4968 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4964 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.496 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4957 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4953 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.495 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4947 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4943 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4936 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.493 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.493 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.493 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4932 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4934 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4939 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4946 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4952 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4954 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4954 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4954 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4954 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4955 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4956 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4957 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4958 units per person | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.4958 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4968 units per person, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.4958 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4975 units per person, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4925 units per person | 0.4911 units per person | 0.4941 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4957 units per person | 0.4944 units per person | 0.4965 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4953 units per person | 0.4929 units per person | 0.4983 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4975 units per person | 0.4965 units per person | 0.4995 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4955 units per person | 0.4936 units per person | 0.4969 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.494 units per person | 0.493 units per person | 0.4954 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4956 units per person | 0.4954 units per person | 0.4958 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in Tanzania?
- Population, male, per capita in Tanzania was 0.4958 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4995 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4911 units per person in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for population, male, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 115th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.