Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Population growth

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.6%
in 2025
Tanzania
2.9%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
15th
Tanzania rank
16th

Population growth over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania
01234196119932025

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.9% against 1.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 2.7% 3.1% 0.4% Tanzania
1970s 2.9% 3.5% 0.7% Tanzania
1980s 3.1% 3.1% 0.1% Tanzania
1990s 2.6% 2.7% 0.1% Tanzania
2000s 2.2% 2.7% 0.5% Tanzania
2010s 1.9% 3.0% 1.2% Tanzania
2020s 1.7% 2.9% 1.2% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.9% against 1.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population growth between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
1.3%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for population growth?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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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Indicator
Population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.