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These ethnic groups are of Bantu origin, with large Nilotic-speaking, moderate indigenous, and small non-African minorities. The country lacks a clear dominant ethnic majority: the largest ethnic group in Tanzania, the Sukuma people, comprises about 16 percent of the country's total population, followed by the Wanyakyusa and the Chagga.
Population density (2022) Demographics of Tanzania, Data of Our World in Data, year 2022; Number of inhabitants in millions. The Bantu Sukuma are Tanzania's largest ethnic group. According to the 2012 census, the total population was 44,928,923 compared to 12,313,469 in 1967, [2]: 1 resulting in an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent. The under ...
This index of cultural diversity is biased towards linguistic variations as opposed to genetic diversity and other variations. It should also be noted that the date of collection for data regarding ethnicity varies drastically between countries from 1981 to 2001 while data for linguistic and religious fractionalisation was collected in 2001. [4]
See also: Demographics of Tanzania, Culture of Tanzania ... Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Tanzania" The following 140 pages are in this category, out of 140 ...
In Tanzania, the language is better known by the Swahili exonym of Chasi. [citation needed] In English, the Alagwa and their language are sometimes referred to as Asi. This English exonym is the result of dropping the Swahili plural prefix of Wa-and the Swahili artifact prefix of Ch-from the Swahili exonyms of Waasi and Chasi, respectively.
The Datooga (Wamang'ati in Swahili) are a Nilotic ethnic people group from Tanzania, located in Karatu District of Arusha Region and historically in areas of southwest Manyara Region and northern Singida Region. In 2000, the Datooga population was estimated to number 87,978.
In the country's 1967 population census, 48,132 people on the mainland identified themselves as belonging to the Ngh’wele ethnic group. The overwhelming majority of them lived in their traditional residential areas in Bagamoyo district (35,404 people), with another 3,857 people living in neighboring Kisarawe district.
The Luguru are a matrilineal ethnic and linguistic group from Pwani Region and Morogoro Region in Tanzania. They speak the Bantu Luguru language. [1] In 2001, the Luguru population was estimated to be at about 692,000. [2] The Luguru are Muslim. However, many traditional beliefs and practices are still extant among them. [3]