Zanzibar Statistics
Population Statistics
Number of Persons (1967 - 2002)
Census Census Census Census
1967 1978 1988 2002
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North Unguja male 46,310 67,093
North Unguja female 50,718 69,860
North Unguja total 56,360 77,017 97,028 136,953
South Unguja male 35,037 47,830
South Unguja female 35,147 46,674
South Unguja total 39,087 51,749 70,184 94,504
Urban West male 104,183 190,937
Urban West female 104,144 200.065
Urban West total 95,047 142,041 208,327 391.002
North Pemba male 66,850 90,943
North Pemba female 70,549 95,070
North Pemba total 72,015 106,290 137,399 186,013
South Pemba male 62,484 85,816
South Pemba female 65,156 90,339
South Pemba total 92,306 99,014 127,640 176,153
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Zanzibar male 311,435 984,625
Zanzibar female 329,314 984,625
Zanzibar total 354,815 476,111 640,749 984,625
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Tanzania male 11.2m 16.9m
Tanzania female 11.9m 17.7m
Tanzania total 12.3m 17.5m 23.1m 34.6m
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Annual Average Intercensal Growth Rate
1967-78 1978-88 1988-2002
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North Unguja 2.3 2.3 2.5
South Unguja 3.1 3.1 2.1
Urban West 3.7 3.8 4.5
North Pemba 3.6 2.6 2.2
South Pemba 0.6 2.6 2.3
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Zanzibar 2.7 3.0 3.1
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Tanzania 3.2 2.8 2.9
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Population Density (1967 - 2002)
Land Area
(Sq. Kms) 1967 1978 1988 2002
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North Unguja 470 124 169 206 291
South Unguja 854 47 62 82 111
Urban West 230 428 640 906 1700
North Pemba 574 157 232 239 324
South Pemba 332 226 242 385 531
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Zanzibar 2,460 149 201 260 400
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Tanzania 883,749 14 20 26 39
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