Mali vs Tanzania: Population growth rate
Mali
3.0%
in 2023
Tanzania
2.9%
in 2023
Mali rank
14th
Tanzania rank
17th
Population growth rate over time
- Mali
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mali currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mali ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 3.1% | 1.6% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 3.5% | 1.7% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Mali or Tanzania?
- Mali, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Mali and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Tanzania rank globally for population growth rate?
- Mali ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.