Urban population share 2050 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Urban population share 2050 was 36.88 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
36.88
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
197th
of 238 countries
All-time high
36.88
in 2025
All-time low
0.0002
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Tanzania, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 36.88 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Tanzania peaked at 36.88 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 1000.
That places Tanzania 197th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0002 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0005 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0014 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0043 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0129 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0388 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.1164 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.3491 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.3933 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 0.4308 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 0.4718 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 0.5167 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 0.566 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 0.6199 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 0.6789 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 0.7435 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 0.8144 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 0.8919 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 0.9769 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 1.07 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 1.17 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 1.28 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 1.41 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 1.54 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 1.69 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 1.85 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 2.02 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 2.22 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 2.43 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 2.66 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 2.91 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 3.19 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 3.69 | +15.7% |
| 1951 | 3.92 | +6.2% |
| 1952 | 4.13 | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 4.33 | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 4.49 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 4.63 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 4.74 | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 4.8 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 4.84 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 4.87 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 4.89 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 4.9 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 4.92 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 4.93 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 4.95 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 4.97 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 5.04 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 5.19 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 5.62 | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 6.26 | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 7.08 | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 8.03 | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 9.05 | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 10.11 | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 11.15 | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 12.13 | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 12.99 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 13.68 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 14.25 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 14.77 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 15.26 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 15.72 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 16.17 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 16.59 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 17 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 17.4 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 17.8 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 18.19 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 18.57 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 18.93 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 19.27 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 19.59 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 19.9 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 20.21 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 20.51 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 20.82 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 21.14 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 21.47 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 21.82 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 22.19 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 22.6 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 23.03 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 23.52 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 24.08 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 24.71 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 25.37 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 26.07 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 26.79 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 27.5 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 28.2 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 28.87 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 29.49 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 30.07 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.64 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.21 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.76 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 32.3 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 32.83 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 33.35 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 33.85 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 34.35 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 34.82 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 35.47 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 36.17 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 36.88 | +2.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 36.88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.87, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 36.88 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.89, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 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 | +200.0% | 0.0002 | 0.0005 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0014 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0014 | 0.0043 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0043 | 0.0129 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0129 | 0.0388 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0388 | 0.1164 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0043 | 0.0043 | 0.0043 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0129 | 0.0129 | 0.0129 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0388 | 0.0388 | 0.0388 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1164 | 0.1164 | 0.1164 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3491 | 0.3491 | 0.3491 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3933 | 0.3933 | 0.3933 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4308 | 0.4308 | 0.4308 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4718 | 0.4718 | 0.4718 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5167 | 0.5167 | 0.5167 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.566 | 0.566 | 0.566 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.6199 | 0.6199 | 0.6199 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.6789 | 0.6789 | 0.6789 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7435 | 0.7435 | 0.7435 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.8144 | 0.8144 | 0.8144 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8919 | 0.8919 | 0.8919 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.9769 | 0.9769 | 0.9769 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.91 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.19 | 3.19 | 3.19 | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.44 | 3.69 | 4.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.04 | 4.89 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.47 | 6.26 | 14.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.75 | 14.77 | 18.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.37 | 18.93 | 21.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.59 | 22.19 | 27.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.87 | 28.2 | 33.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.26 | 33.85 | 36.88 | 6 |
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- Population density 296.72 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 20.58 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Tanzania?
- Urban population share 2050 in Tanzania was 36.88 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 36.88 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 1000.
- How does Tanzania rank for urban population share 2050?
- Tanzania ranks 197th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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