Mozambique vs Tanzania: Urban population share 2050

Mozambique
37.21
in 2025
Tanzania
36.88
in 2025
Mozambique rank
194th
Tanzania rank
197th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Mozambique
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 37.21 against 36.88 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.33.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mozambique ranks 194th and Tanzania ranks 197th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Tanzania Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 Tanzania
1100s 0.0003 0.0005 0.0002 Tanzania
1200s 0.0009 0.0014 0.0005 Tanzania
1300s 0.0027 0.0043 0.0016 Tanzania
1400s 0.0081 0.0129 0.0049 Tanzania
1500s 0.0242 0.0388 0.0146 Tanzania
1600s 0.0726 0.1164 0.0438 Tanzania
1700s 0.2178 0.3491 0.1313 Tanzania
1710s 0.2453 0.3933 0.148 Tanzania
1720s 0.2687 0.4308 0.1621 Tanzania
1730s 0.2943 0.4718 0.1775 Tanzania
1740s 0.3223 0.5167 0.1944 Tanzania
1750s 0.353 0.566 0.2129 Tanzania
1760s 0.3867 0.6199 0.2332 Tanzania
1770s 0.4235 0.6789 0.2554 Tanzania
1780s 0.4638 0.7435 0.2797 Tanzania
1790s 0.508 0.8144 0.3064 Tanzania
1800s 0.5564 0.8919 0.3355 Tanzania
1810s 0.6094 0.9769 0.3675 Tanzania
1820s 0.6674 1.07 0.4025 Tanzania
1830s 0.7464 1.17 0.4254 Tanzania
1840s 0.8175 1.28 0.4659 Tanzania
1850s 0.8954 1.41 0.5102 Tanzania
1860s 0.9807 1.54 0.5588 Tanzania
1870s 1.07 1.69 0.612 Tanzania
1880s 1.18 1.85 0.6703 Tanzania
1890s 1.29 2.02 0.7342 Tanzania
1900s 1.41 2.22 0.8041 Tanzania
1910s 1.55 2.43 0.8807 Tanzania
1920s 1.69 2.66 0.9646 Tanzania
1930s 1.85 2.91 1.06 Tanzania
1940s 1.99 3.19 1.2 Tanzania
1950s 2.78 4.44 1.66 Tanzania
1960s 4.99 5.04 0.0501 Tanzania
1970s 9.8 10.47 0.6727 Tanzania
1980s 17.27 16.75 0.5275 Mozambique
1990s 26.8 20.37 6.43 Mozambique
2000s 29.97 24.59 5.38 Mozambique
2010s 32.07 30.87 1.2 Mozambique
2020s 35.46 35.26 0.2016 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Mozambique or Tanzania?
Mozambique, at 37.21 against 36.88 in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Mozambique and Tanzania?
0.33, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Mozambique ranks 194th and Tanzania ranks 197th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed