Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0761 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0761 Persons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
95th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0761 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0296 Persons per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.03 Persons per square kilometre1991: 0.03 Persons per square kilometre1992: 0.031 Persons per square kilometre1993: 0.032 Persons per square kilometre1994: 0.033 Persons per square kilometre1995: 0.035 Persons per square kilometre1996: 0.035 Persons per square kilometre1997: 0.036 Persons per square kilometre1998: 0.037 Persons per square kilometre1999: 0.038 Persons per square kilometre2000: 0.039 Persons per square kilometre2001: 0.04 Persons per square kilometre2002: 0.041 Persons per square kilometre2003: 0.042 Persons per square kilometre2004: 0.043 Persons per square kilometre2005: 0.045 Persons per square kilometre2006: 0.046 Persons per square kilometre2007: 0.047 Persons per square kilometre2008: 0.048 Persons per square kilometre2009: 0.05 Persons per square kilometre2010: 0.051 Persons per square kilometre2011: 0.052 Persons per square kilometre2012: 0.054 Persons per square kilometre2013: 0.056 Persons per square kilometre2014: 0.057 Persons per square kilometre2015: 0.059 Persons per square kilometre2016: 0.061 Persons per square kilometre2017: 0.064 Persons per square kilometre2018: 0.066 Persons per square kilometre2019: 0.068 Persons per square kilometre2020: 0.07 Persons per square kilometre2021: 0.072 Persons per square kilometre2022: 0.074 Persons per square kilometre2023: 0.076 Persons per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.0761 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.0761 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0296 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 95th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0337 Persons per square kilometre 0.0296 Persons per square kilometre 0.0378 Persons per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0441 Persons per square kilometre 0.0389 Persons per square kilometre 0.0496 Persons per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0588 Persons per square kilometre 0.0509 Persons per square kilometre 0.0676 Persons per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0729 Persons per square kilometre 0.0697 Persons per square kilometre 0.0761 Persons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 92 Tunisia 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre compare
  2. 93 Uzbekistan 0.0798 Persons per square kilometre compare
  3. 94 Guinea-Bissau 0.0765 Persons per square kilometre compare
  4. 96 Ireland 0.0734 Persons per square kilometre compare
  5. 97 Ecuador 0.0732 Persons per square kilometre compare
  6. 98 Tajikistan 0.0731 Persons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.0761 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.0761 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 95th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.