This article is about the demographic features of the population of Tanzania , including population density , ethnicity , education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The population distribution in Tanzania is extremely uneven. Most people live on the northern border or the eastern coast, with much of the remainder of the country being sparsely populated.
Dodoma , located in the centre of Tanzania, is the de jure capital, although action to move government buildings to Dodoma has stalled. The population consists of about ethnic groups. Over different languages are spoken in Tanzania , making it the most linguistically diverse country in East Africa. Although much of Zanzibar 's native population came from the mainland, one group known as Shirazis traces its origins to the island's early Persian settlers.
Non-Africans residing on the mainland and Zanzibar account for 1 percent of the total population. The Asian community, including Hindus , Sikhs , Shi'a and Sunni Muslims , Parsis , and Goans , has declined by 50 percent in the s and early s to 50, on the mainland and 4, on Zanzibar. An estimated 70, Arabs and 20, Europeans 90 percent of which are from the British diaspora reside in Tanzania. Over , people living in Tanzania are of Asian or European ancestry.
Based on — data, over 74, Tanzanian-born people were living in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, with 32, residing in the United Kingdom ; 19, in Canada ; 12, in the United States ; 1, in Australia ; 1, in the Netherlands ; and 1, in Sweden. According to the census, the total population was 44,, compared to 12,, in , [5] : page 1 resulting in an annual growth rate of 2.
The under 15 age group represented According to the revision of the World Population Prospects , children below the age of 15 constituted The Tanzanian Demographic and Health Survey estimated that the infant mortality rate for —10 was The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.
