Tanzania (TZA)

Tanzania is a country in Africa with a population of 72,638,450. Tanzania, home to Mount Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti, is a land of wildlife, Swahili culture, and colorful markets. Tanzanians are known for their friendliness, storytelling, and a love of music and dance. Christianity and Islam are the main faiths, but traditional beliefs—such as the veneration of spirits and ancestors—are still practiced, especially in rural areas. Spiritual life is celebrated through church choirs, mosque prayers, and the spectacular Unyago and Ngoma dances.

People Groups of Tanzania:

Tanzania Fast Facts:

132 People Groups · 72.6M People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached268.9M
Engaged yet Unreached7341.2M
No Longer Unreached3322.5M

Tanzania Realities:

Weighted GSEC
2
Dying Daily
1,089
Dying Daily Without Christ
(98.3%) 1,070
Birth Rate per 1,000
35.3
Death Rate per 1,000
5.9

People Groups of Tanzania

Strategic Progress Index
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132 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
WasiWasiTanzania65,000Unengaged and UnreachedAlagwaFolk Islam
ParePareTanzania1,025,000No Longer UnreachedAsu (Tanzania)Roman Catholicism
BembaBembaTanzania83,000No Longer UnreachedBemba (Zambia)Ethnoreligion
BembeBembeTanzania1,200No Longer UnreachedBembeEthnoreligion
BenaBenaTanzania1,425,000No Longer UnreachedBena (Nigeria)Roman Catholicism
BendeBendeTanzania68,000Engaged yet UnreachedBendeEthnoreligion
BondeiBondeiTanzania202,000Engaged yet UnreachedBondeiSunni Islam
Wungu (Bungu)Wungu (Bungu)Tanzania105,000Engaged yet UnreachedBunguRoman Catholicism
BurungiBurungiTanzania90,000No Longer UnreachedBurungeFolk Islam
NyanjaNyanjaTanzania71,000Engaged yet UnreachedChichewaRoman Catholicism
DatogaDatogaTanzania178,000Engaged yet UnreachedDatoogaAnimism
DigoDigoTanzania275,000Engaged yet UnreachedDigoSunni Islam
DoeDoeTanzania69,500Engaged yet UnreachedDoeSunni Islam
BritishBritishTanzania10,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
FipaFipaTanzania1,180,000No Longer UnreachedFipaRoman Catholicism
GandaGandaTanzania72,500Unengaged and UnreachedGandaAfrican Traditional Religion
GogoGogoTanzania3,130,000No Longer UnreachedGogoRoman Catholicism
GoroaGoroaTanzania187,000Unengaged and UnreachedGorowaAnimism
GujaratisGujaratisTanzania520,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
Kisii (Gusii)Kisii (Gusii)Tanzania550No Longer UnreachedGusiiRoman Catholicism
GwenoGwenoTanzania4,000No Longer UnreachedGwenoSunni Islam
HaHaTanzania2,035,000Engaged yet UnreachedHaRoman Catholicism
HadzaHadzaTanzania1,600Engaged yet UnreachedHadzaEthnoreligion
HangazaHangazaTanzania461,000No Longer UnreachedHangazaProtestantism
HayaHayaTanzania3,010,000No Longer UnreachedHayaRoman Catholicism
HeheHeheTanzania1,850,000No Longer UnreachedHeheRoman Catholicism
IkizuIkizuTanzania226,000Engaged yet UnreachedIkizuEthnoreligion
ShashiShashiTanzania237,000Engaged yet UnreachedIkizuEthnoreligion
IkomaIkomaTanzania65,500Engaged yet UnreachedIkoma-Nata-IsenyeRoman Catholicism
IraqwIraqwTanzania982,000Engaged yet UnreachedIraqwRoman Catholicism
IsanzuIsanzuTanzania94,000Engaged yet UnreachedIsanzuAnimism
JitaJitaTanzania604,000Unengaged and UnreachedJitaAfrican Traditional Religion
Zoba -JobaZoba -JobaTanzania7,100Unengaged and UnreachedJobaRoman Catholicism
KabwaKabwaTanzania22,000No Longer UnreachedKabwaEthnoreligion
Cutchi IndiansCutchi IndiansTanzania71,000Engaged yet UnreachedKachhiHinduism
KaguruKaguruTanzania558,000Engaged yet UnreachedKaguluEthnoreligion
KaheKaheTanzania15,000Engaged yet UnreachedKaheRoman Catholicism
KambaKambaTanzania149,000No Longer UnreachedKamba (Kenya)Neo-Pentecostalism
KamiKamiTanzania33,000Unengaged and UnreachedKami (Tanzania)Sunni Islam
KaraKaraTanzania250,000Engaged yet UnreachedKara (Tanzania)Animism
KerebeKerebeTanzania399,000Engaged yet UnreachedKereweEthnoreligion
KikuyuKikuyuTanzania50,000Engaged yet UnreachedKikuyuNeo-Pentecostalism
KimbuKimbuTanzania227,000Unengaged and UnreachedKimbuRoman Catholicism
KingaKingaTanzania359,000No Longer UnreachedKingaRoman Catholicism
RwandeseRwandeseTanzania23,000Unengaged and UnreachedKinyarwandaRoman Catholicism
KisankasaKisankasaTanzania13,500Engaged yet UnreachedKisankasaAnimism
KisiKisiTanzania38,000Engaged yet UnreachedKisiAnimism
KonongoKonongoTanzania155,000Unengaged and UnreachedKonongoEthnoreligion
KuriaKuriaTanzania783,000Unengaged and UnreachedKuriaEthnoreligion
KutuKutuTanzania131,000Unengaged and UnreachedKutuSunni Islam
KwayaKwayaTanzania210,000Engaged yet UnreachedKwayaAnimism
KwereKwereTanzania285,000Engaged yet UnreachedKwereSunni Islam
LambyaLambyaTanzania116,000No Longer UnreachedLambyaRoman Catholicism
LuguruLuguruTanzania1,415,000Engaged yet UnreachedLuguruRoman Catholicism
SubaSubaTanzania174,000Unengaged and UnreachedLuo (Kenya and Tanzania)Neo-Pentecostalism
LuoLuoTanzania306,000Engaged yet UnreachedLuo (Kenya and Tanzania)Neo-Pentecostalism
MachambeMachambeTanzania783,000No Longer UnreachedMachameProtestantism
MakuaMakuaTanzania946,000Unengaged and UnreachedMakhuwa-MeettoSunni Islam
MakondeMakondeTanzania1,990,000Engaged yet UnreachedMakondeSunni Islam
MakweMakweTanzania162,000Engaged yet UnreachedMakweSunni Islam
MalilaMalilaTanzania129,000No Longer UnreachedMalilaAnimism
Mambwe-LunguMambwe-LunguTanzania602,000Engaged yet UnreachedMambwe-LunguAnimism
MandaMandaTanzania71,500Engaged yet UnreachedManda (Tanzania)Roman Catholicism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTanzania107,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
MaasaiMaasaiTanzania916,000Engaged yet UnreachedMasaiAnimism
Arusha MaasaiArusha MaasaiTanzania526,000No Longer UnreachedMasaiAnimism
MatengoMatengoTanzania436,000Engaged yet UnreachedMatengoEthnoreligion
MatumbiMatumbiTanzania376,000Engaged yet UnreachedMatumbiSunni Islam
MbuguMbuguTanzania93,000Engaged yet UnreachedMbuguProtestantism
MbugweMbugweTanzania61,500No Longer UnreachedMbugweRoman Catholicism
MbungaMbungaTanzania85,000Engaged yet UnreachedMbungaAnimism
OngamoOngamoTanzania8,700No Longer UnreachedMochiAnimism
MpotoMpotoTanzania120,000Engaged yet UnreachedMpotoRoman Catholicism
MweraMweraTanzania1,005,000Unengaged and UnreachedMwera (Chimwera)Sunni Islam
NdaliNdaliTanzania436,000No Longer UnreachedNdaliRoman Catholicism
NdambaNdambaTanzania324,000Engaged yet UnreachedNdambaRoman Catholicism
NdendeuleNdendeuleTanzania206,000Engaged yet UnreachedNdendeuleAnimism
NdengerekoNdengerekoTanzania320,000Unengaged and UnreachedNdengerekoSunni Islam
NdondeNdondeTanzania39,000Engaged yet UnreachedNdonde HambaSunni Islam
NgindoNgindoTanzania639,000Engaged yet UnreachedNgindoSunni Islam
NgoniNgoniTanzania494,000Engaged yet UnreachedNgoni (Tanzania)Roman Catholicism
NguuNguuTanzania384,000Engaged yet UnreachedNguluSunni Islam
NguruimiNguruimiTanzania100,000Engaged yet UnreachedNgurimiRoman Catholicism
IrambaIrambaTanzania1,280,000No Longer UnreachedNilambaEthnoreligion
NyakyusaNyakyusaTanzania1,965,000No Longer UnreachedNyakyusa-NgondeNeo-Pentecostalism
NyamboNyamboTanzania787,000No Longer UnreachedNyamboProtestantism
MwangaMwangaTanzania253,000Engaged yet UnreachedNyamwangaRoman Catholicism
NyamweziNyamweziTanzania2,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedNyamweziSunni Islam
HimaHimaTanzania14,000No Longer UnreachedNyankoleRoman Catholicism
NyaturuNyaturuTanzania1,350,000Engaged yet UnreachedNyaturuRoman Catholicism
NyihaNyihaTanzania889,000No Longer UnreachedNyiha (Tanzania)Animism
PangwaPangwaTanzania186,000Engaged yet UnreachedPangwaRoman Catholicism
PunjabisPunjabisTanzania71,000Engaged yet UnreachedPanjabiHinduism
PimbwePimbweTanzania107,000Unengaged and UnreachedPimbweRoman Catholicism
PogoroPogoroTanzania538,000Engaged yet UnreachedPogoloRoman Catholicism
RangiRangiTanzania711,000Engaged yet UnreachedRangiSunni Islam
RufijiRufijiTanzania581,000Unengaged and UnreachedRufijiSunni Islam
RundiRundiTanzania675,000Unengaged and UnreachedRundiRoman Catholicism
RungwaRungwaTanzania55,500Engaged yet UnreachedRungwaRoman Catholicism
MeruMeruTanzania274,000Engaged yet UnreachedRwaProtestantism
SafwaSafwaTanzania459,000No Longer UnreachedSafwaAnimism
SagaraSagaraTanzania230,000Unengaged and UnreachedSagalaAfrican Traditional Religion
SandaweSandaweTanzania203,000Engaged yet UnreachedSandaweRoman Catholicism
SanguSanguTanzania232,000No Longer UnreachedSangu (Tanzania)Animism
SegejuSegejuTanzania38,500Engaged yet UnreachedSegejuSunni Islam
ShambalaShambalaTanzania1,410,000Engaged yet UnreachedShambalaSunni Islam
SubiSubiTanzania445,000Engaged yet UnreachedShubiProtestantism
SogaSogaTanzania5,700Engaged yet UnreachedSogaRoman Catholicism
SomalisSomalisTanzania71,000Unengaged and UnreachedSomaliSunni Islam
SubaSubaTanzania53,000Engaged yet UnreachedSuba-SimbitiProtestantism
SukumaSukumaTanzania11,220,000Engaged yet UnreachedSukumaRoman Catholicism
SumbwaSumbwaTanzania555,000Engaged yet UnreachedSumbwaAnimism
ArabsArabsTanzania509,000Engaged yet UnreachedSwahili (individual language)Sunni Islam
ChaggaChaggaTanzania1,205,000No Longer UnreachedSwahili (individual language)Roman Catholicism
Coastal SwahiliCoastal SwahiliTanzania1,095,000Engaged yet UnreachedSwahili (individual language)Sunni Islam
TumbatuTumbatuTanzania325,000Unengaged and UnreachedSwahili (individual language)Sunni Islam
ShiraziShiraziTanzania1,025,000Engaged yet UnreachedSwahili (individual language)Sunni Islam
VinzaVinzaTanzania34,000Unengaged and UnreachedSwahili (individual language)Sunni Islam
Deaf TanzaniansDeaf TanzaniansTanzania330,000Engaged yet UnreachedTanzanian Sign LanguageEthnoreligion
Taita-TavetaTaita-TavetaTanzania7,100Engaged yet UnreachedTavetaRoman Catholicism
BatemiBatemiTanzania59,000Engaged yet UnreachedTemiAnimism
TongweTongweTanzania64,000Unengaged and UnreachedTongweRoman Catholicism
TumbukaTumbukaTanzania301,000Engaged yet UnreachedTumbukaNeo-Pentecostalism
VidundaVidundaTanzania96,500Unengaged and UnreachedVidundaRoman Catholicism
VunjoVunjoTanzania711,000No Longer UnreachedVunjoProtestantism
WanjiWanjiTanzania174,000Engaged yet UnreachedVwanjiAnimism
WandaWandaTanzania69,500Engaged yet UnreachedWandaAnimism
YaoYaoTanzania1,045,000Unengaged and UnreachedYaoSunni Islam
ZanakiZanakiTanzania186,000Engaged yet UnreachedZanakiNeo-Pentecostalism
ZaramoZaramoTanzania1,330,000Engaged yet UnreachedZaramoSunni Islam
ZiguaZiguaTanzania975,000Unengaged and UnreachedZigulaSunni Islam
ZinzaZinzaTanzania401,000Engaged yet UnreachedZinzaRoman Catholicism

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