Lower middle income vs Tanzania: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Lower middle income
1.3%
in 2025
Tanzania
2.9%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
17th
Tanzania rank
16th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Lower middle income
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.9% against 1.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.5% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Lower middle income or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.9% against 1.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Lower middle income and Tanzania?
- 1.6%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Tanzania rank globally for population growth?
- Lower middle income ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.