Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations was 14.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Tanzania, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 14.2% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Tanzania peaked at 14.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 95th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9% | — |
| 1961 | 2.0% | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | +2.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 14.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 14.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.8%, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.8% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More climate change data for Tanzania
- Share co2 vs population 2.58 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -0.6652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3688 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -140.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Tanzania?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Tanzania was 14.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Tanzania ranks 95th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.