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Tanzania People 1996

Population:

28,701,077 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

47% (female 6,724,575; male 6,676,652)

15-64 years:

50% (female 7,462,615; male 7,027,551)

65 years and over:

3% (female 425,211; male 384,473) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.55% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

45.25 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

19.81 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

note:

in February 1995, a fresh influx of refugees from civil strife in Burundi brought the total number of Burundian refugees in Tanzania to about 60,000; in addition, since April 1994 more than a half million refugees from Rwanda have taken refuge in Tanzania to escape civil strife in Rwanda

Infant mortality rate:

109 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

42.53 years

male:

40.88 years

female:

44.22 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.15 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Tanzanian(s)

adjective:

Tanzanian

Ethnic divisions:

mainland:

native African 99% (consisting of well over 100 tribes), Asian, European, and Arab 1%

Zanzibar:

Religions:

mainland:

Christian 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 20%

Zanzibar:

Muslim 99% plus

Languages:

Swahili (official; widely understood and generally used for communication between ethnic groups and is used in primary education), English (official; primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education)

note:

first language of most people is one of the local languages

Literacy:

age 15 and over has ability to read and write a letter or message in Kisahili (1988)

total population:

59%

male:

71%

female:

48%

Labor force:

732,200 wage earners

by occupation:

agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 10% (1986 est.)

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