Between 2017 and 2018, Tanzania registered the small size for households: 4.6 members on average. In the previous period, 2011 to 2012, the average was five people per household. The biggest size was measured between 1991 and 1992, when the households had on average 5.7 members.
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Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. (June 30, 2019). Average household size in Tanzania from 1991 to 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1134667/average-household-size-in-tanzania/
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