Tanzania--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Tanzania People

Population: 27,286,363 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.56% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 45.66 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 19.02 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 110.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 44 years male: 42.19 years female: 45.87 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.25 children born/woman (1993 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: NA Religions: mainland: Christian 40%, Muslim 33%, indigenous beliefs 25% Zanzibar: Muslim

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 can read and write (1978) total population: 46% male: 62% female: 31%

Labor force: 732,200 wage earners

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