Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 48.75 million people against 45.22 million people in Afghanistan as of 2050.

What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

3.53 million people, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Afghanistan

45.22 million people

in 2050

Tanzania, United Republic of

48.75 million people

in 2050

Afghanistan rank

16th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

14th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Afghanistan
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 48.75 million people against 45.22 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.53 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 16th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 30 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1000s	2.25 million people	799,999 people	1.45 million people	Afghanistan
1100s	2.37 million people	1.27 million people	1.10 million people	Afghanistan
1200s	2.50 million people	1.75 million people	750,010 people	Afghanistan
1300s	1.75 million people	2.22 million people	474,940 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1400s	1.87 million people	2.70 million people	824,790 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1500s	2.00 million people	1.75 million people	250,240 people	Afghanistan
1600s	2.50 million people	2.12 million people	375,800 people	Afghanistan
1700s	2.50 million people	2.49 million people	3,730 people	Afghanistan
1710s	2.55 million people	2.52 million people	28,670 people	Afghanistan
1720s	2.61 million people	2.55 million people	57,310 people	Afghanistan
1730s	2.67 million people	2.58 million people	85,540 people	Afghanistan
1740s	2.73 million people	2.61 million people	113,220 people	Afghanistan
1750s	2.79 million people	2.65 million people	140,140 people	Afghanistan
1760s	2.85 million people	2.68 million people	166,100 people	Afghanistan
1770s	2.91 million people	2.72 million people	190,810 people	Afghanistan
1780s	2.97 million people	2.76 million people	213,970 people	Afghanistan
1790s	3.04 million people	2.80 million people	235,180 people	Afghanistan
1800s	3.10 million people	2.85 million people	253,990 people	Afghanistan
1810s	3.17 million people	2.90 million people	269,820 people	Afghanistan
1820s	3.24 million people	2.95 million people	281,940 people	Afghanistan
1830s	3.34 million people	3.02 million people	323,220 people	Afghanistan
1840s	3.52 million people	3.08 million people	435,090 people	Afghanistan
1850s	3.70 million people	3.16 million people	547,790 people	Afghanistan
1860s	3.90 million people	3.24 million people	659,730 people	Afghanistan
1870s	4.11 million people	3.34 million people	768,550 people	Afghanistan
1880s	4.39 million people	3.45 million people	935,080 people	Afghanistan
1890s	4.74 million people	3.59 million people	1.15 million people	Afghanistan
1900s	5.11 million people	3.75 million people	1.36 million people	Afghanistan
1910s	5.51 million people	3.96 million people	1.55 million people	Afghanistan
1920s	5.97 million people	4.24 million people	1.73 million people	Afghanistan
1930s	6.42 million people	4.65 million people	1.76 million people	Afghanistan
1940s	6.85 million people	5.38 million people	1.48 million people	Afghanistan
1950s	7.73 million people	8.19 million people	458,621 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s	9.02 million people	10.79 million people	1.77 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	10.88 million people	14.22 million people	3.34 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	9.67 million people	18.48 million people	8.80 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	13.23 million people	23.61 million people	10.38 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	19.05 million people	29.20 million people	10.16 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	25.14 million people	35.56 million people	10.41 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	32.18 million people	44.02 million people	11.84 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2030s	39.24 million people	49.97 million people	10.74 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2040s	43.97 million people	50.97 million people	7.00 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2050s	45.22 million people	48.75 million people	3.53 million people	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 48.75 million people against 45.22 million people in Afghanistan as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 3.53 million people, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Afghanistan ranks 16th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.