Angola vs Tanzania: World population growth

Angola
0.7%
in 2100
Tanzania
0.9%
in 2100
Angola rank
8th
Tanzania rank
5th

World population growth over time

  • Angola
  • Tanzania
-101234170019002100

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Angola, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Tanzania ahead.

Angola ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 5th of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 12 and Tanzania in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Tanzania Difference Ahead
1700s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Tanzania
1800s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Angola
1900s -0.6% -0.5% 0.1% Tanzania
1910s -0.4% -0.1% 0.3% Tanzania
1920s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Tanzania
1930s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% Angola
1940s 1.7% 1.7% 0.0% Angola
1950s 1.4% 2.6% 1.2% Tanzania
1960s 1.1% 3.1% 2.0% Tanzania
1970s 3.2% 3.5% 0.3% Tanzania
1980s 3.6% 3.1% 0.5% Angola
1990s 3.3% 2.7% 0.6% Angola
2000s 3.6% 2.7% 0.9% Angola
2010s 3.7% 3.1% 0.6% Angola
2020s 3.0% 2.8% 0.2% Angola
2030s 2.7% 2.5% 0.2% Angola
2040s 2.3% 2.2% 0.1% Angola
2050s 2.0% 1.9% 0.1% Angola
2060s 1.7% 1.7% 0.0% Angola
2070s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% Tanzania
2080s 1.1% 1.2% 0.0% Tanzania
2090s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Tanzania
2100s 0.7% 0.9% 0.1% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population growth, Angola or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Angola as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population growth between Angola and Tanzania?
0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Tanzania?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Angola and Tanzania rank globally for world population growth?
Angola ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 5th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World 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
World population growth
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed

Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.