Tanzania vs Zambia: Natural population growth rate
Tanzania
2.9%
in 2023
Zambia
2.8%
in 2023
Tanzania rank
13th
Zambia rank
15th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Tanzania ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.