Egypt vs Tanzania: Annual population growth

Egypt
1.92 million
in 2023
Tanzania
1.91 million
in 2023
Egypt rank
9th
Tanzania rank
10th

Annual population growth over time

  • Egypt
  • Tanzania
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M195119872023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.92 million against 1.91 million in Tanzania, a difference of 11,740.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 564,300 222,680 341,620 Egypt
1960s 758,475 340,743 417,732 Egypt
1970s 900,702 555,534 345,168 Egypt
1980s 1.39 million 684,671 704,530 Egypt
1990s 1.48 million 786,158 694,873 Egypt
2000s 1.60 million 1.03 million 564,702 Egypt
2010s 2.01 million 1.55 million 451,060 Egypt
2020s 1.75 million 1.86 million 115,022 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population growth, Egypt or Tanzania?
Egypt, at 1.92 million against 1.91 million in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual population growth between Egypt and Tanzania?
11,740, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tanzania?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Tanzania rank globally for annual population growth?
Egypt ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
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