How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Burkina Faso

14.6%

in 2025

Tanzania

14.2%

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

92nd

Tanzania rank

95th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Burkina Faso
Tanzania

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 14.6% against 14.2% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Tanzania ranks 95th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	Tanzania
1970s	2.7%	4.0%	1.2%	Tanzania
1980s	5.0%	5.7%	0.7%	Tanzania
1990s	6.5%	6.9%	0.4%	Tanzania
2000s	9.3%	8.6%	0.7%	Burkina Faso
2010s	11.7%	11.3%	0.4%	Burkina Faso
2020s	13.8%	13.5%	0.3%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?: Burkina Faso, at 14.6% against 14.2% in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?: 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Tanzania ranks 95th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.