Tanzanian people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
|
44,928,923 (2012 census) Diaspora est. 3.7 million |
|
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United Kingdom
|
35,000 |
 United States
|
20,308 |
 Canada |
19,500 |
 Australia |
1,500 |
 Sweden |
900 |
 Italy |
900 |
 Denmark |
700 |
 Switzerland |
500 |
 Ireland |
500 |
 Malta |
300 |
| Languages | |
| Kiswahili, English and Regional languages | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Islam and Indigenous beliefs | |
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. Density varies from 12 per square kilometre (31/sq mi) in the Katavi Region to 3,133 per square kilometre (8,110/sq mi) in the Dar es Salaam Region. Approximately 70 percent of the population is rural, although this percentage has been declining since at least 1967.Dar es Salaam is the de facto capital and largest city. 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 125 ethnic groups. The Sukuma, Nyamwezi, Chagga, and Haya peoples have more than 1 million members each.
Over 100 different languages are spoken in Tanzania, making it the most linguistically diverse country in East Africa. Among the languages spoken in Tanzania are all four of Africa's language families: Bantu, Cushitic, Nilotic, and Khoisan.Swahili and English are Tanzania's official languages. Swahili belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo family. The Sandawe people speak a language that may be related to the Khoe languages of Botswana and Namibia, while the language of the Hadzabe people, although it has similar click consonants, is arguably a language isolate. The language of the Iraqw people is Cushitic. Other languages are Indian languages and Portuguese (spoken by Goans and Mozambicans).
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