Tanzania vs United Kingdom: Has the population peaked?

Tanzania
66.62 million people
in 2023
United Kingdom
68.68 million people
in 2023
Tanzania rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
21st

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Tanzania
  • United Kingdom
020.0M40.0M60.0M195019862023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 68.68 million people against 66.62 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 2.07 million people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Tanzania ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 236 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 8.57 million people 51.10 million people 42.53 million people United Kingdom
1960s 11.36 million people 54.11 million people 42.74 million people United Kingdom
1970s 15.93 million people 56.10 million people 40.17 million people United Kingdom
1980s 22.22 million people 56.61 million people 34.39 million people United Kingdom
1990s 29.68 million people 58.09 million people 28.41 million people United Kingdom
2000s 38.79 million people 60.56 million people 21.77 million people United Kingdom
2010s 51.54 million people 65.12 million people 13.58 million people United Kingdom
2020s 63.78 million people 67.97 million people 4.19 million people United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Tanzania or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 68.68 million people against 66.62 million people in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Tanzania and United Kingdom?
2.07 million people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and United Kingdom?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and United Kingdom rank globally for has the population peaked??
Tanzania ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 21st 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.

Individual pages

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.