Tanzania vs Uganda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Tanzania
4.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uganda
4.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Tanzania rank
6th
Uganda rank
7th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.93 % change on previous year against 4.91 % change on previous year in Uganda, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 7th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.85 % change on previous year | 5.92 % change on previous year | 0.0697 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1960s | 4.59 % change on previous year | 6.91 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1970s | 13.77 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 10.21 % change on previous year | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 5.96 % change on previous year | 6.43 % change on previous year | 0.4714 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.4 % change on previous year | 5.12 % change on previous year | 0.7222 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5.14 % change on previous year | 7.64 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2010s | 5.1 % change on previous year | 8.02 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.72 % change on previous year | 5.4 % change on previous year | 0.6853 % change on previous year | Uganda |
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, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 4.93 % change on previous year against 4.91 % change on previous year in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Tanzania ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 7th 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.