Myanmar vs Tanzania: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
Myanmar
13.5%
in 2025
Tanzania
14.2%
in 2025
Myanmar rank
98th
Tanzania rank
95th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- Myanmar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 14.2% against 13.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 98th and Tanzania ranks 95th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 2.3% | 6.2% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 4.0% | 4.6% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 5.7% | 3.1% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 6.9% | 2.4% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.6% | 1.8% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.5% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Myanmar or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 14.2% against 13.5% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 0.7%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Myanmar ranks 98th 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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About this data
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.