Urban population, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Urban population, per capita was 0.3688 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 0.3688 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.3688 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0489 units per person, in 1960.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 181st of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0489 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.049 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0492 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0493 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0495 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0497 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.05 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0504 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0519 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0562 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0626 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0708 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0803 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0905 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1011 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1115 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1213 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1299 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1368 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1425 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1477 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1526 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1572 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1617 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1659 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.17 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.174 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1779 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1819 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1857 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1893 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1927 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1959 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.199 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2021 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2051 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2082 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2114 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2147 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2182 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2219 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.226 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2303 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2352 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2408 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2471 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2537 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2607 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2679 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.275 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.282 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2887 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2949 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3007 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3064 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3121 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3176 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.323 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3283 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3335 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3385 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3435 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3482 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3547 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3617 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3688 units per person | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0504 units per person | 0.0489 units per person | 0.0562 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1047 units per person | 0.0626 units per person | 0.1425 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1675 units per person | 0.1477 units per person | 0.1857 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2037 units per person | 0.1893 units per person | 0.2182 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2459 units per person | 0.2219 units per person | 0.275 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3087 units per person | 0.282 units per person | 0.3335 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3526 units per person | 0.3385 units per person | 0.3688 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- 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 36.9% (2025)
- Urban population 26.02 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Population, total 70.55 million (2025)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Urban population, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.3688 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3688 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0489 units per person in 1960.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for urban population, per capita?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 181st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.