Population ages 15-64, female in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population ages 15-64, female was 54.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 15-64, female in Tanzania, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 54.8% for population ages 15-64, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Tanzania peaked at 54.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1983.
Tanzania ranks 205th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.9% | 52.1% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.3% | 50.6% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 51.0% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 52.6% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 52.5% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 53.9% | 54.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 202 Mauritania 55.4% compare
- 203 Afghanistan 55.1% compare
- 204 Uganda 54.9% compare
- 206 Burundi 53.7% compare
- 207 Mozambique 53.7% compare
- 208 Angola 53.4% compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 836,076 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 798,817 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 788,846 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 814,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 803,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 868,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 902,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 855,085 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 823,715 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Tanzania?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Tanzania was 54.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1983.
- How does Tanzania rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Tanzania ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.