Philippines vs Tanzania: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Philippines
53.20 million people
in 2050
Tanzania
48.75 million people
in 2050
Philippines rank
12th
Tanzania rank
14th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Philippines
- Tanzania
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 53.20 million people against 48.75 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 4.45 million people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tanzania ahead.
Philippines ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 21 and Tanzania in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 99,976 people | 799,999 people | 700,023 people | Tanzania |
| 1100s | 179,952 people | 1.27 million people | 1.10 million people | Tanzania |
| 1200s | 259,910 people | 1.75 million people | 1.49 million people | Tanzania |
| 1300s | 339,801 people | 2.22 million people | 1.89 million people | Tanzania |
| 1400s | 419,451 people | 2.70 million people | 2.28 million people | Tanzania |
| 1500s | 498,265 people | 1.75 million people | 1.25 million people | Tanzania |
| 1600s | 792,034 people | 2.12 million people | 1.33 million people | Tanzania |
| 1700s | 1.21 million people | 2.49 million people | 1.28 million people | Tanzania |
| 1710s | 1.28 million people | 2.52 million people | 1.24 million people | Tanzania |
| 1720s | 1.35 million people | 2.55 million people | 1.20 million people | Tanzania |
| 1730s | 1.42 million people | 2.58 million people | 1.16 million people | Tanzania |
| 1740s | 1.49 million people | 2.61 million people | 1.12 million people | Tanzania |
| 1750s | 1.56 million people | 2.65 million people | 1.09 million people | Tanzania |
| 1760s | 1.62 million people | 2.68 million people | 1.06 million people | Tanzania |
| 1770s | 1.69 million people | 2.72 million people | 1.03 million people | Tanzania |
| 1780s | 1.75 million people | 2.76 million people | 1.01 million people | Tanzania |
| 1790s | 1.81 million people | 2.80 million people | 990,940 people | Tanzania |
| 1800s | 1.87 million people | 2.85 million people | 978,760 people | Tanzania |
| 1810s | 1.93 million people | 2.90 million people | 972,800 people | Tanzania |
| 1820s | 1.98 million people | 2.95 million people | 973,990 people | Tanzania |
| 1830s | 2.26 million people | 3.02 million people | 753,360 people | Tanzania |
| 1840s | 2.69 million people | 3.08 million people | 396,030 people | Tanzania |
| 1850s | 3.19 million people | 3.16 million people | 29,470 people | Philippines |
| 1860s | 3.78 million people | 3.24 million people | 536,430 people | Philippines |
| 1870s | 4.35 million people | 3.34 million people | 1.01 million people | Philippines |
| 1880s | 4.88 million people | 3.45 million people | 1.43 million people | Philippines |
| 1890s | 5.38 million people | 3.59 million people | 1.79 million people | Philippines |
| 1900s | 5.97 million people | 3.75 million people | 2.22 million people | Philippines |
| 1910s | 7.03 million people | 3.96 million people | 3.07 million people | Philippines |
| 1920s | 8.34 million people | 4.24 million people | 4.10 million people | Philippines |
| 1930s | 9.98 million people | 4.65 million people | 5.33 million people | Philippines |
| 1940s | 12.16 million people | 5.38 million people | 6.78 million people | Philippines |
| 1950s | 16.31 million people | 8.19 million people | 8.12 million people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 22.24 million people | 10.79 million people | 11.45 million people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 28.16 million people | 14.22 million people | 13.94 million people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 35.52 million people | 18.48 million people | 17.05 million people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 43.84 million people | 23.61 million people | 20.23 million people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 51.06 million people | 29.20 million people | 21.86 million people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 51.71 million people | 35.56 million people | 16.16 million people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 51.64 million people | 44.02 million people | 7.62 million people | Philippines |
| 2030s | 52.13 million people | 49.97 million people | 2.16 million people | Philippines |
| 2040s | 52.77 million people | 50.97 million people | 1.80 million people | Philippines |
| 2050s | 53.20 million people | 48.75 million people | 4.45 million people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Philippines or Tanzania?
- Philippines, at 53.20 million people against 48.75 million people in Tanzania as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Philippines and Tanzania?
- 4.45 million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Tanzania?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Philippines and Tanzania rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Philippines ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.