Tanzania vs Uganda: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Tanzania
48.75 million people
in 2050
Uganda
48.54 million people
in 2050
Tanzania rank
14th
Uganda rank
15th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 48.75 million people against 48.54 million people in Uganda, a difference of 212,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uganda ahead.
Tanzania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th of 238 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,999 people | 799,999 people | 0 people | — |
| 1100s | 1.27 million people | 939,996 people | 334,994 people | Tanzania |
| 1200s | 1.75 million people | 1.08 million people | 669,980 people | Tanzania |
| 1300s | 2.22 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.00 million people | Tanzania |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.34 million people | Tanzania |
| 1500s | 1.75 million people | 1.50 million people | 249,790 people | Tanzania |
| 1600s | 2.12 million people | 1.75 million people | 374,170 people | Tanzania |
| 1700s | 2.49 million people | 1.99 million people | 496,910 people | Tanzania |
| 1710s | 2.52 million people | 2.01 million people | 510,860 people | Tanzania |
| 1720s | 2.55 million people | 2.03 million people | 519,750 people | Tanzania |
| 1730s | 2.58 million people | 2.05 million people | 529,160 people | Tanzania |
| 1740s | 2.61 million people | 2.07 million people | 539,130 people | Tanzania |
| 1750s | 2.65 million people | 2.10 million people | 549,740 people | Tanzania |
| 1760s | 2.68 million people | 2.12 million people | 561,040 people | Tanzania |
| 1770s | 2.72 million people | 2.15 million people | 573,130 people | Tanzania |
| 1780s | 2.76 million people | 2.17 million people | 586,120 people | Tanzania |
| 1790s | 2.80 million people | 2.20 million people | 600,130 people | Tanzania |
| 1800s | 2.85 million people | 2.23 million people | 615,310 people | Tanzania |
| 1810s | 2.90 million people | 2.27 million people | 631,850 people | Tanzania |
| 1820s | 2.95 million people | 2.30 million people | 649,990 people | Tanzania |
| 1830s | 3.02 million people | 2.35 million people | 670,010 people | Tanzania |
| 1840s | 3.08 million people | 2.39 million people | 692,310 people | Tanzania |
| 1850s | 3.16 million people | 2.44 million people | 717,410 people | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 3.24 million people | 2.50 million people | 745,960 people | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 3.34 million people | 2.56 million people | 778,930 people | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 3.45 million people | 2.63 million people | 817,680 people | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 3.59 million people | 2.72 million people | 864,290 people | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 3.75 million people | 2.83 million people | 922,030 people | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 3.96 million people | 2.96 million people | 996,570 people | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 4.24 million people | 3.14 million people | 1.10 million people | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 4.65 million people | 3.40 million people | 1.25 million people | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 5.38 million people | 3.84 million people | 1.53 million people | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 8.19 million people | 6.30 million people | 1.88 million people | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 10.79 million people | 8.30 million people | 2.49 million people | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 14.22 million people | 10.88 million people | 3.34 million people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 18.48 million people | 13.74 million people | 4.74 million people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 23.61 million people | 18.19 million people | 5.42 million people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 29.20 million people | 23.72 million people | 5.48 million people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 35.56 million people | 28.27 million people | 7.28 million people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 44.02 million people | 34.63 million people | 9.39 million people | Tanzania |
| 2030s | 49.97 million people | 40.24 million people | 9.73 million people | Tanzania |
| 2040s | 50.97 million people | 45.45 million people | 5.52 million people | Tanzania |
| 2050s | 48.75 million people | 48.54 million people | 212,000 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 48.75 million people against 48.54 million people in Uganda as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 212,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Tanzania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.