Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 48.75 million people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
48.75 million people
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
14th
of 238 countries
All-time high
51.64 million people
in 2041
All-time low
799,999 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Tanzania, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Tanzania is 48.75 million people, measured in 2050.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Tanzania peaked at 51.64 million people in 2041 and was at its lowest, 799,999 people, in 1000.
Tanzania ranks 14th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 799,999 people | — |
| 1100 | 1.27 million people | +59.4% |
| 1200 | 1.75 million people | +37.3% |
| 1300 | 2.22 million people | +27.1% |
| 1400 | 2.70 million people | +21.3% |
| 1500 | 1.75 million people | -35.2% |
| 1600 | 2.12 million people | +21.3% |
| 1700 | 2.49 million people | +17.4% |
| 1710 | 2.52 million people | +1.3% |
| 1720 | 2.55 million people | +1.1% |
| 1730 | 2.58 million people | +1.2% |
| 1740 | 2.61 million people | +1.2% |
| 1750 | 2.65 million people | +1.3% |
| 1760 | 2.68 million people | +1.3% |
| 1770 | 2.72 million people | +1.4% |
| 1780 | 2.76 million people | +1.5% |
| 1790 | 2.80 million people | +1.6% |
| 1800 | 2.85 million people | +1.7% |
| 1810 | 2.90 million people | +1.8% |
| 1820 | 2.95 million people | +1.9% |
| 1830 | 3.02 million people | +2.0% |
| 1840 | 3.08 million people | +2.2% |
| 1850 | 3.16 million people | +2.4% |
| 1860 | 3.24 million people | +2.7% |
| 1870 | 3.34 million people | +3.0% |
| 1880 | 3.45 million people | +3.4% |
| 1890 | 3.59 million people | +3.9% |
| 1900 | 3.75 million people | +4.6% |
| 1910 | 3.96 million people | +5.6% |
| 1920 | 4.24 million people | +7.1% |
| 1930 | 4.65 million people | +9.8% |
| 1940 | 5.38 million people | +15.5% |
| 1950 | 7.34 million people | +36.6% |
| 1951 | 7.51 million people | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 7.68 million people | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 7.86 million people | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 8.05 million people | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 8.24 million people | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 8.45 million people | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 8.68 million people | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 8.91 million people | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 9.16 million people | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 9.42 million people | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 9.69 million people | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 9.97 million people | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 10.27 million people | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 10.58 million people | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 10.90 million people | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 11.24 million people | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 11.59 million people | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 11.95 million people | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 12.30 million people | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 12.65 million people | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 12.98 million people | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 13.32 million people | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 13.65 million people | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 13.99 million people | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 14.34 million people | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 14.71 million people | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 15.10 million people | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 15.52 million people | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 15.94 million people | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 16.36 million people | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 16.77 million people | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 17.19 million people | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 17.67 million people | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 18.17 million people | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 18.68 million people | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 19.21 million people | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 19.75 million people | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 20.26 million people | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 20.71 million people | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 21.17 million people | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 21.62 million people | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 22.08 million people | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 22.69 million people | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 23.49 million people | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 24.15 million people | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 24.50 million people | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 24.90 million people | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 25.46 million people | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 26.03 million people | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 26.66 million people | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 27.24 million people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 27.80 million people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 28.37 million people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 28.93 million people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 29.50 million people | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 30.07 million people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 30.63 million people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 31.17 million people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 31.64 million people | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 32.14 million people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 32.74 million people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 33.40 million people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 34.14 million people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 34.92 million people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 35.79 million people | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 36.73 million people | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 37.68 million people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 38.58 million people | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 39.44 million people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 40.33 million people | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 41.25 million people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 42.18 million people | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 42.99 million people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 43.76 million people | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 44.53 million people | +1.7% |
| 2026 | 45.26 million people | +1.7% |
| 2027 | 45.97 million people | +1.6% |
| 2028 | 46.64 million people | +1.5% |
| 2029 | 47.29 million people | +1.4% |
| 2030 | 47.90 million people | +1.3% |
| 2031 | 48.48 million people | +1.2% |
| 2032 | 49.01 million people | +1.1% |
| 2033 | 49.51 million people | +1.0% |
| 2034 | 49.96 million people | +0.9% |
| 2035 | 50.37 million people | +0.8% |
| 2036 | 50.73 million people | +0.7% |
| 2037 | 51.03 million people | +0.6% |
| 2038 | 51.27 million people | +0.5% |
| 2039 | 51.46 million people | +0.4% |
| 2040 | 51.59 million people | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 51.64 million people | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 51.63 million people | -0.0% |
| 2043 | 51.55 million people | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 51.39 million people | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 51.17 million people | -0.4% |
| 2046 | 50.86 million people | -0.6% |
| 2047 | 50.47 million people | -0.8% |
| 2048 | 49.99 million people | -0.9% |
| 2049 | 49.42 million people | -1.1% |
| 2050 | 48.75 million people | -1.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 48.75 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39 million people, 9.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 48.75 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.62 million people, 4.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +59.4% | 799,999 people | 1.27 million people |
| 1500 | -35.2% | 2.70 million people | 1.75 million people |
| 1200 | +37.3% | 1.27 million people | 1.75 million people |
| 1950 | +36.6% | 5.38 million people | 7.34 million people |
| 1300 | +27.1% | 1.75 million people | 2.22 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,999 people | 799,999 people | 799,999 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.27 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.27 million people | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.75 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.75 million people | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.22 million people | 2.22 million people | 2.22 million people | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 2.70 million people | 2.70 million people | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.75 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.75 million people | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.12 million people | 2.12 million people | 2.12 million people | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.49 million people | 2.49 million people | 2.49 million people | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.52 million people | 2.52 million people | 2.52 million people | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.55 million people | 2.55 million people | 2.55 million people | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.58 million people | 2.58 million people | 2.58 million people | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.61 million people | 2.61 million people | 2.61 million people | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.65 million people | 2.65 million people | 2.65 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.68 million people | 2.68 million people | 2.68 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.72 million people | 2.72 million people | 2.72 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.76 million people | 2.76 million people | 2.76 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.80 million people | 2.80 million people | 2.80 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.85 million people | 2.85 million people | 2.85 million people | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.90 million people | 2.90 million people | 2.90 million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.95 million people | 2.95 million people | 2.95 million people | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.02 million people | 3.02 million people | 3.02 million people | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.08 million people | 3.08 million people | 3.08 million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.16 million people | 3.16 million people | 3.16 million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.24 million people | 3.24 million people | 3.24 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.34 million people | 3.34 million people | 3.34 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.45 million people | 3.45 million people | 3.45 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.59 million people | 3.59 million people | 3.59 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.75 million people | 3.75 million people | 3.75 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 3.96 million people | 3.96 million people | 3.96 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 4.24 million people | 4.24 million people | 4.24 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 4.65 million people | 4.65 million people | 4.65 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 5.38 million people | 5.38 million people | 5.38 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 8.19 million people | 7.34 million people | 9.16 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.79 million people | 9.42 million people | 12.30 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.22 million people | 12.65 million people | 15.94 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.48 million people | 16.36 million people | 20.71 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.61 million people | 21.17 million people | 26.03 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.20 million people | 26.66 million people | 31.64 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.56 million people | 32.14 million people | 39.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.02 million people | 40.33 million people | 47.29 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 49.97 million people | 47.90 million people | 51.46 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 50.97 million people | 49.42 million people | 51.64 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 48.75 million people | 48.75 million people | 48.75 million people | 1 |
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More population data for Tanzania
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6843 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.8793 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 20.58 million people (2100)
- Population density 296.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.9% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.089 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.69 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Tanzania?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Tanzania was 48.75 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.64 million people in 2041.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 799,999 people in 1000.
- How does Tanzania rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Tanzania ranks 14th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.