Africa's Development: Projected youth … but not accelerated in Tanzania
Tanzania: Africa's Development: Projected youth … but not accelerated was 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Tanzania, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Tanzania peaked at 74.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
Tanzania ranks 95th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Projected youth … but not accelerated in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | — |
| 2001 | 70.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 70.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.09 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.16 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.19 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 72.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 73.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 74.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 73.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 70.97 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 67.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 61.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 54.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 53.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 52.41 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 50.41 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 48.11 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 45.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -5.2% |
| 2026 | 43.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -5.2% |
| 2027 | 40.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -5.6% |
| 2028 | 38.37 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -6.0% |
| 2029 | 35.97 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -6.3% |
| 2030 | 33.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -6.5% |
| 2040 | 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -45.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: Projected youth … but not accelerated in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2040 | -45.0% | 33.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 70.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 71.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 61.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 74.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.37 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 35.97 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 54.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 33.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 33.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 33.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 92 Saudi Arabia 18.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 93 Benin 18.52 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 94 Ghana 18.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 96 Namibia 18.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 97 Tonga 18.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 98 Liberia 18.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Tanzania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,006 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 331,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 851,911 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 824,648 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Tanzania?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Tanzania was 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 74.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does Tanzania rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Tanzania ranks 95th out of 160 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.