Rwanda vs Tanzania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Rwanda
5.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Tanzania
4.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda rank
3rd
Tanzania rank
6th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 5.71 % change on previous year against 4.93 % change on previous year in Tanzania, a difference of 0.78 % change on previous year.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 6th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.59 % change on previous year | 5.85 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 5.05 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | 0.4541 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 7.36 % change on previous year | 13.77 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 4.24 % change on previous year | 5.96 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 13.03 % change on previous year | 4.4 % change on previous year | 8.63 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.61 % change on previous year | 5.14 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 5.63 % change on previous year | 5.1 % change on previous year | 0.5296 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 7.41 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Rwanda, at 5.71 % change on previous year against 4.93 % change on previous year in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.78 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 6th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.