Tanzania, April 17 -- Dar es Salaam. Since the historic merger in 1964, where Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form Tanzania, the country has experienced significant demographic shifts, witnessing exponential population expansion alongside transformative socioeconomic developments.

According to the Population Information Before, During, and After Union released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) when Tanganyika and Zanzibar united in 1964, Tanzania was estimated to have a population of 9,649,925. Among these, men numbered 4,432,599 and women numbered 5,217,326, equivalent to 46 percent and 54 percent respectively.

Furthermore, the population of Tanganyika was 9,354,560, with men at 4,291,869 and women at 5,062,691. The populati...