Tanzania vs Uganda: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Tanzania
1.97
in 2025
Uganda
2.06
in 2025
Tanzania rank
12th
Uganda rank
9th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.06 against 1.97 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.12 | 2.91 | 0.2136 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 1.92 | 3.59 | 1.66 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 8.98 | 0.8784 | 8.1 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.56 | 3.63 | 1.06 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.2056 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.36 | 4.57 | 2.21 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 4.38 | 2.5 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 2.25 | 0.5346 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.06 against 1.97 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.09, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Tanzania ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.