North America vs Tanzania: Urban population

North America
308.67 million
in 2025
Tanzania
26.02 million
in 2025
North America rank
36th
Tanzania rank
37th

Urban population over time

  • North America
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

North America currently reports 308.67 million against 26.02 million in Tanzania, a difference of 282.65 million.

That makes North America's figure about 11.9 times Tanzania's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 49 groups.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 152.71 million 574,665 152.14 million North America
1970s 175.70 million 1.71 million 173.99 million North America
1980s 195.79 million 3.75 million 192.04 million North America
1990s 226.41 million 6.06 million 220.35 million North America
2000s 261.26 million 9.59 million 251.67 million North America
2010s 286.97 million 15.99 million 270.98 million North America
2020s 301.86 million 23.20 million 278.66 million North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, North America or Tanzania?
North America, at 308.67 million against 26.02 million in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between North America and Tanzania?
282.65 million, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Tanzania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do North America and Tanzania rank globally for urban population?
North America ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 49 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.