Tanzania’s population registers a decadal growth of 37%

Tanzania’s population increased by more than 37% in a decade to reach 61.7 million, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said, as she unveiled the results of the national census.

Tanzania’s population increased by more than 37% in a decade to reach 61.7 million, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said, as she unveiled the results of the national census.

The East African country’s population grew from 44.9 million in 2012 to more than 60 million, according to the census carried out earlier this year. This works out to an annual increase of 3.2 percent annually. With a larger population, more efficiency is needed to match “with the current challenges and current numbers” the president said. The president commented that such a population might not be a big deal for a huge country like Tanzania, but conceded that it would cast a burden when it comes to allocating resources and delivering social services; while she called for fast-tracking development projects for the country.

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So far, two African cities are home to more than 10 million residents. They are Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Lagos in Nigeria. Tanzania’s economic hub Dar es Salaam is set to become a megacity by 2050. The city’s population is projected to surge by 151.2 million by that year.