Russian Federation vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas

Russian Federation
31.00 million people
in 2020
Tanzania, United Republic of
28.35 million people
in 2020
Russian Federation rank
8th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
10th

Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 31.00 million people against 28.35 million people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 2.65 million people.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 29.83 million people 6.88 million people 22.95 million people Russian Federation
1960s 30.42 million people 8.70 million people 21.71 million people Russian Federation
1970s 30.77 million people 11.39 million people 19.38 million people Russian Federation
1980s 31.21 million people 14.58 million people 16.63 million people Russian Federation
1990s 32.39 million people 17.77 million people 14.62 million people Russian Federation
2000s 31.29 million people 20.68 million people 10.61 million people Russian Federation
2010s 31.04 million people 24.62 million people 6.42 million people Russian Federation
2020s 31.00 million people 28.35 million people 2.65 million people Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Russian Federation or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Russian Federation, at 31.00 million people against 28.35 million people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Russian Federation and Tanzania, United Republic of?
2.65 million people, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Tanzania, United Republic of?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Russian Federation and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
Russian Federation ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.