Grenada vs Tanzania: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Grenada
36.7%
in 2025
Tanzania
36.9%
in 2025
Grenada rank
198th
Tanzania rank
197th

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Grenada
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 36.9% against 36.7% in Grenada, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tanzania ahead.

Grenada ranks 198th and Tanzania ranks 197th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 23 and Tanzania in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Tanzania Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Tanzania
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Tanzania
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Tanzania
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Tanzania
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Tanzania
1500s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Tanzania
1600s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Tanzania
1700s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Tanzania
1710s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% Tanzania
1720s 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% Tanzania
1730s 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Tanzania
1740s 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% Tanzania
1750s 0.3% 0.6% 0.2% Tanzania
1760s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% Tanzania
1770s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Tanzania
1780s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Tanzania
1790s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Tanzania
1800s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Grenada
1810s 1.3% 1.0% 0.3% Grenada
1820s 1.6% 1.1% 0.5% Grenada
1830s 2.0% 1.2% 0.8% Grenada
1840s 2.4% 1.3% 1.2% Grenada
1850s 3.1% 1.4% 1.7% Grenada
1860s 3.8% 1.5% 2.3% Grenada
1870s 4.8% 1.7% 3.1% Grenada
1880s 6.0% 1.8% 4.1% Grenada
1890s 7.5% 2.0% 5.4% Grenada
1900s 9.3% 2.2% 7.1% Grenada
1910s 11.7% 2.4% 9.2% Grenada
1920s 14.6% 2.7% 11.9% Grenada
1930s 18.2% 2.9% 15.3% Grenada
1940s 22.8% 3.2% 19.6% Grenada
1950s 29.4% 4.4% 25.0% Grenada
1960s 31.3% 5.0% 26.3% Grenada
1970s 32.6% 10.5% 22.1% Grenada
1980s 33.1% 16.7% 16.4% Grenada
1990s 34.4% 20.4% 14.1% Grenada
2000s 35.9% 24.6% 11.3% Grenada
2010s 36.0% 30.9% 5.1% Grenada
2020s 36.4% 35.3% 1.2% Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Grenada or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 36.9% against 36.7% in Grenada as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Grenada and Tanzania?
0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Tanzania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Grenada and Tanzania rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Grenada ranks 198th and Tanzania ranks 197th 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 Share of population living in urban areas 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

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
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, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.