Area Database (v4.2.1)

Demographic window
Dependency ratio
Subnational regions
Tanzania
All years

Dependency ratio

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Tanzania (Africa)  
Total 98.6 99.3 100 101 101 100 99.5 98.5 98.8 99.0 99.3 99.5 99.8 100 101 101 101 102 102 101 101 100.0 99.2 98.5 97.8 97.0 96.3
Arusha, Manyara 99.0 103 107 112 116 110 105 99.8 99.9 100 100 100 100 102 103 104 105 106 107 105 104 102 100 98.3 96.5 94.7 93.0
Dar Es Salam 68.4 67.6 66.9 66.1 65.3 62.6 60.0 57.3 57.2 57.1 56.9 56.8 56.7 56.3 55.9 55.5 55.1 54.7 54.3 54.4 54.6 54.7 54.9 55.0 55.1 55.3 55.4
Dodoma 99.6 101 103 104 106 99.3 93.1 86.9 91.9 96.9 102 107 112 114 117 119 121 124 126 123 120 117 114 111 108 105 103
Iringa, Njombe 108 107 105 103 102 104 106 108 106 104 102 100 98.1 95.6 93.0 90.5 88.0 85.4 82.9 84.8 86.8 88.7 90.7 92.6 94.5 96.5 98.4
Kagera 108 109 111 113 114 113 113 112 113 115 116 118 120 119 119 119 119 119 119 116 114 112 110 107 105 103 101
Kigoma 112 113 113 114 114 115 115 115 114 112 111 109 108 109 111 112 113 114 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116
Kilimanjaro 98.9 99.4 99.9 100 101 101 101 101 100 100.0 99.5 99.1 98.7 97.5 96.3 95.1 93.9 92.7 91.5 88.9 86.3 83.7 81.1 78.5 75.9 73.3 70.7
Lindi 110 106 102 97.9 93.9 91.3 88.7 86.1 85.8 85.5 85.2 84.9 84.6 86.2 87.8 89.4 90.9 92.5 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.7
Mara 108 111 115 118 122 120 117 115 114 113 113 112 111 114 117 120 123 125 128 127 126 124 123 122 121 119 118
Mbeya 95.5 92.9 90.2 87.6 84.9 86.4 87.9 89.4 93.8 98.3 103 107 112 110 109 108 107 105 104 103 102 101 99.6 98.5 97.4 96.3 95.1
Morogoro 93.1 93.8 94.6 95.3 96.0 93.5 90.9 88.4 89.6 90.8 92.0 93.2 94.4 93.9 93.5 93.0 92.5 92.1 91.6 92.4 93.2 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.5 97.3 98.2
Mtwara 73.9 77.8 81.8 85.7 89.6 85.5 81.4 77.3 79.3 81.3 83.4 85.4 87.4 86.8 86.3 85.7 85.1 84.6 84.0 84.6 85.2 85.8 86.4 87.0 87.6 88.2 88.8
Mwanza, Geita 98.9 102 104 107 110 108 106 104 104 104 104 104 104 106 107 109 111 112 114 113 113 112 112 111 111 110 110
Pemba North 138 137 137 136 135 131 126 122 118 115 111 108 104 103 102 102 101 99.7 98.8 101 103 106 108 110 112 115 117
Pemba South 127 125 123 122 120 120 119 119 117 114 111 109 106 106 105 104 104 103 102 103 104 104 105 105 106 107 107
Pwani 101 100 99.8 99.3 98.8 107 115 123 119 115 111 108 104 104 103 103 103 102 102 102 102 101 101 101 101 101 100
Rukwa, Katavi 110 108 106 105 103 103 103 103 104 106 108 110 112 114 116 118 120 122 124 123 122 121 120 119 118 117 116
Ruvuma 100 99.0 97.9 96.7 95.6 92.4 89.3 86.1 86.2 86.4 86.5 86.7 86.8 88.5 90.1 91.8 93.5 95.1 96.8 96.3 95.8 95.4 94.9 94.4 93.9 93.4 93.0
Shinyanga, Simiyu 94.9 98.7 102 106 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 118 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 118 118 117 117 116 116 115
Singida 104 108 111 115 118 117 116 114 113 111 109 107 105 107 109 110 112 113 115 115 115 115 114 114 114 114 114
Tabora 98.1 97.6 97.0 96.5 95.9 99.0 102 105 105 105 105 106 106 106 107 108 108 109 110 112 114 116 119 121 123 126 128
Tanga 109 107 106 104 102 105 108 111 109 106 104 101 98.3 98.1 97.9 97.8 97.6 97.4 97.2 94.4 91.6 88.9 86.1 83.3 80.5 77.7 75.0
Zanzibar North 109 112 116 119 123 116 110 104 103 103 102 102 101 98.6 96.2 93.8 91.3 88.9 86.5 87.1 87.6 88.2 88.7 89.3 89.9 90.4 91.0
Zanzibar South 97.7 96.8 95.9 94.9 94.0 91.3 88.6 85.9 87.5 89.2 90.8 92.5 94.1 92.4 90.7 89.1 87.4 85.7 84.0 86.1 88.2 90.2 92.3 94.4 96.5 98.6 101
Zanzibar West 79.0 79.1 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.2 78.9 78.6 77.8 77.1 76.3 75.6 74.8 75.6 76.4 77.2 77.9 78.7 79.5 76.8 74.1 71.3 68.6 65.9 63.2 60.5 57.7
Lighter numbers are estimates