Eastern Africa · Africa

Tanzania

In 2020 an estimated 43,302,400 people lived here, 41% of them in urban areas.

Year · 2020

2000·2010···2020·2025

Population017.8M urban · 25.5M rural

Water · at least basic58.6%Safely managed 27.6%

Sanitation · at least basic51.0%Open defecation 14.3%

Hygiene · basic37%No facility 36.5%

Water ladder

Tanzania · 2020 · National

27.6%

31.0%

16.6%

15.4%

9.4%

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Sanitation ladder

Tanzania · 2020 · National

20.9%

30.1%

17.2%

17.5%

14.3%

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Hygiene ladder

Tanzania · 2020 · National

37.0%

26.4%

36.5%

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Urban vs rural profile

Urban
Rural

Radar of five headline indicators.

Trend 2000–2025

Water
Sanitation
Hygiene

At least basic service, national.

Water service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Surface Water

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Sanitation service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Open Defecation

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Hygiene composition

37%

Basic
Limited
No Facility

Population, 100 people

Water service levels as 100 cells.

Regional comparison · Eastern Africa

At least basic water, national.

Before / after

2000 vs selected year, headline indicators.

Urban / rural by category

Urban
Rural
National

Grouped bars, selected year.

Country rank · at least basic water

#10 of 48

Tanzania · all records

name	year ▲	pop_n	pop_u	pop_r	wat_sm_n	wat_sm_u	wat_sm_r	wat_bas_n	wat_bas_u	wat_bas_r	wat_lim_n	wat_lim_u	wat_lim_r	wat_unim_n	wat_unim_u	wat_unim_r	wat_sur_n	wat_sur_u	wat_sur_r
Tanzania	2000	34,000,000	7,480,000	26,520,000	19.2	29	5.2	32.2	30.7	31.4	19.4	16.1	25.4	18.1	15	23.6	11.1	9.2	14.5
Tanzania	2005	36,325,600	9,735,261	26,590,339	20.8	30.6	6.2	32	30.4	31.7	18.9	15.6	24.9	17.5	14.5	23.1	10.8	8.9	14.2
Tanzania	2010	38,651,200	12,213,779	26,437,421	24.7	34.3	9	31.5	29.5	32.2	17.5	14.5	23.6	16.3	13.5	21.9	10	8.2	13.4
Tanzania	2012	39,581,440	13,267,699	26,313,741	24.1	33.8	8.6	31.6	29.6	32.1	17.7	14.6	23.7	16.5	13.6	22.1	10.1	8.3	13.5
Tanzania	2015	40,976,800	14,915,555	26,061,245	24.8	34.5	9.1	31.5	29.5	32.2	17.5	14.4	23.5	16.3	13.4	21.9	10	8.2	13.4
Tanzania	2018	42,372,160	16,643,784	25,728,376	26.7	36.3	10.5	31.2	29	32.3	16.9	13.9	22.9	15.7	12.9	21.3	9.6	7.9	13
Tanzania	2020	43,302,400	17,840,589	25,461,811	27.6	37.1	11.2	31	28.8	32.4	16.6	13.6	22.6	15.4	12.7	21	9.4	7.8	12.9
Tanzania	2022	44,232,640	19,073,114	25,159,526	30.1	39.5	13.2	30.5	28.1	32.4	15.8	13	21.7	14.7	12.1	20.2	9	7.4	12.4
Tanzania	2025	45,628,000	20,988,880	24,639,120	33.3	42.4	15.8	29.8	27.2	32.4	14.8	12.2	20.7	13.7	11.3	19.3	8.4	6.9	11.8

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