| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30,000+ (2013)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Dar es Salaam · Zanzibar | |
| Languages | |
| Chinese,[2] English | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Overseas Chinese |
There were Chinese people in Tanzania as early as 1891.[3] However, most of the Chinese in the country trace their roots to three distinct waves of migration: 1930s settlement on Zanzibar, workers sent by the Chinese government in the 1960s and 1970s as part of development assistance to Tanzania, and private entrepreneurs and traders who began doing business there during the 1990s.[4]