Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3688 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.3688 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.3688 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0489 people per person, in 1960.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0489 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.049 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0492 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0493 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0495 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0497 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.05 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0504 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0519 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0562 people per person | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0626 people per person | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0708 people per person | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0803 people per person | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0905 people per person | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1011 people per person | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1115 people per person | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1213 people per person | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1299 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1368 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1425 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1477 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1526 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1572 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1617 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1659 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.17 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.174 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1779 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1819 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1857 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1893 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1927 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1959 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.199 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2021 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2051 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2082 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2114 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2147 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2182 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2219 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.226 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2303 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2352 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2408 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2471 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2537 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2607 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2679 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.275 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.282 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2887 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2949 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3007 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3064 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3121 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3176 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.323 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3283 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3335 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3385 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3435 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3482 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3547 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3617 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3688 people per person | +2.0% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.3688 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.3688 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0504 people per person | 0.0489 people per person | 0.0562 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1047 people per person | 0.0626 people per person | 0.1425 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1675 people per person | 0.1477 people per person | 0.1857 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2037 people per person | 0.1893 people per person | 0.2182 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2459 people per person | 0.2219 people per person | 0.275 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3087 people per person | 0.282 people per person | 0.3335 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3526 people per person | 0.3385 people per person | 0.3688 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.8793 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.8793 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6843 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 129,932 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.69 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.089 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.9% (2100)
- Population density 296.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 20.58 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.3688 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3688 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0489 people per person in 1960.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.