Which has higher population growth, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Zambia as of 2024.

What is the difference in population growth between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

0.1%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: Population growth

Tanzania, United Republic of

2.9%

in 2024

Zambia

2.8%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

19th

Zambia rank

22nd

Population growth over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Zambia

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania, United Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.5%	2.9%	0.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	3.1%	3.0%	0.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	2.7%	2.5%	0.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	2.7%	3.3%	0.6%	Zambia
2010s	3.0%	3.2%	0.1%	Zambia
2020s	2.9%	2.8%	0.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in population growth between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 0.1%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia rank globally for population growth?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population growth (annual %)
Unit: annual %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 215 places, 11,802 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release