Italy vs Tanzania: Has the population peaked?

Italy
59.50 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
66.62 million people
in 2023
Italy rank
25th
Tanzania rank
22nd

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Italy
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 66.62 million people against 59.50 million people in Italy, a difference of 7.12 million people.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 47.87 million people 8.57 million people 39.30 million people Italy
1960s 51.26 million people 11.36 million people 39.90 million people Italy
1970s 54.88 million people 15.93 million people 38.95 million people Italy
1980s 56.79 million people 22.22 million people 34.57 million people Italy
1990s 57.20 million people 29.68 million people 27.53 million people Italy
2000s 58.38 million people 38.79 million people 19.59 million people Italy
2010s 60.42 million people 51.54 million people 8.88 million people Italy
2020s 59.69 million people 63.78 million people 4.09 million people Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Italy or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 66.62 million people against 59.50 million people in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Italy and Tanzania?
7.12 million people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Tanzania rank globally for has the population peaked??
Italy ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.