Population Trends - Tanzania - Bureau Of The Census

for spacing (18 percent) exceeds

Sinding, Steven W. 1994. S eek-

Figure 5.

that for limiting fertility (9 percent)

in g C ommo n G round : D emo-

Unmet Need for Family

although these proportions vary

graphi c G oal s a n d I ndividual

Planning Among

considerably according to age (fig-

Choice . Population Reference

Currently Married Women

ure 5). Studies suggest that satis-

Bureau. Washington, DC.

by Age: 1994

Spacing

fying this 27 percent unmet need

Limiting

could reduce the TFR in Tanzania

Tanzania Bureau of Statistics.

Age

by as much as 1.8 children (see

(TBOS) nd. 198 8 P opulatio n C en-

15–19

relationship between TFR and

sus , B asi c D emographi c a n d S o-

20–24

CPR in Sinding, 1994). But satis-

cioeconomi c C haracteristics. Dar

fying this large unmet need would

es Salaam.

25–29

require a substantial expansion of

resources for the family planning

30–34

Tanzania Bureau of Statistics and

program. Also, during the time it

Macro International Inc. (TBOS

would take to satisfy the need, the

35–39

and MII). 1993. Tanzani a D emo-

number of women in childbearing

graphi c a n d H ealt h S urvey

40–44

ages will continue to grow, climb-

1991/1992. Dar es Salaam.

ing from 6.7 million in 1995 to 8.5

45–49

million in 2010.

. 1995. Tanzania

10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Knowledge , A ttitude , a n d P ractices

Percent

Surve y 1 994 , P reliminar y R eport.

Age Groups

Dar es Salaam.

Despite the projected decline in

Literacy and Education

fertility and increase in mortality

Tanzania Ministry of Health

Thanks to an adult literacy cam-

due to AIDS, Tanzania’s popula-

(TMOH). 1994. Nationa l A IDS

paign, the estimated adult literacy

tion in all age groups will continue

Contro l P rogramme , H IV/AIDS/

rate rose from 28 percent in 1967

to grow (figure 1). Of the 7 million

ST D S urveillance . Report No. 8,

to 59 percent in 1988 (TBOS).

additional persons anticipated

Dar es Salaam.

While the literacy rate for females

by 2010, the group increasing

improved at a somewhat faster

fastest over the next 15 years is

United Nations. 1995. Worl d U r-

pace than that for males, the gap

the working ages, where a 30-per-

banizatio n P rospects Th e 1 994

between women (48 percent) and

cent increase (4 million people)

Revision . New York.

men (71 pecent) remains substan-

will challenge the economy to pro-

tial, 23 percentage points

vide jobs. The next largest in-

United Nations Educational, Scien-

compared with 30 points in 1967.

crease occurs in the school age

tific, and Cultural Organization

population which will increase

(UNESCO). 1991. S tatistical

The 1980’s, however, was a de-

25 percent (2.5 million children),

Yearboo k 1 992. Paris.

cade of reversal in primary and

putting a greater burden on

secondary education as Tanzania

educational budgets.

reduced the proportion of total

U.S. Bureau of the Census, Inter-

public expenditures devoted to

national Programs Center. 1994.

education. As a result, progress

Urbanization

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Database.

made in educating an increasing

December Release.

Tanzania, like other East African

number of children was reversed.

countries, has a relatively low level

The net combined primary and

The International Programs Center

of urbanization with 24 percent of

secondary grade enrollment ratio,

(IPC) collects, assesses, and analyzes

its population living in urban areas

which rose from 22 percent in

population and related statistics from

(United Nations, 1995). However,

1970 to 58 percent in 1981, began

all countries. Based on these data,

IPC produces the demographic esti-

growing at a rate of over 6 percent

to decline, dropping to 40 percent

mates and projections used in this se-

per year during 1990-95, the urban

in 1989 (UNESCO, 1992, and

ries of reports. This report, written by

population of Tanzania has one of

Europa Publication Limited, 1993).

Arjun Adlakha, was prepared with the

the highest rates of growth in the

support of the U.S. Agency for Interna-

world. Between 1995 and 2010,

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86 percent of the total population

information is available from the Inter-

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