Urban population 36.9%
% of population· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Tanzania 2025 · 36.9%
0 9.22 18.44 27.66 36.88 1960 1993 2025 1960: 4.9% 1961: 4.9% 1962: 4.9% 1963: 4.9% 1964: 5% 1965: 5% 1966: 5% 1967: 5% 1968: 5.2% 1969: 5.6% 1970: 6.3% 1971: 7.1% 1972: 8% 1973: 9.1% 1974: 10.1% 1975: 11.2% 1976: 12.1% 1977: 13% 1978: 13.7% 1979: 14.2% 1980: 14.8% 1981: 15.3% 1982: 15.7% 1983: 16.2% 1984: 16.6% 1985: 17% 1986: 17.4% 1987: 17.8% 1988: 18.2% 1989: 18.6% 1990: 18.9% 1991: 19.3% 1992: 19.6% 1993: 19.9% 1994: 20.2% 1995: 20.5% 1996: 20.8% 1997: 21.1% 1998: 21.5% 1999: 21.8% 2000: 22.2% 2001: 22.6% 2002: 23% 2003: 23.5% 2004: 24.1% 2005: 24.7% 2006: 25.4% 2007: 26.1% 2008: 26.8% 2009: 27.5% 2010: 28.2% 2011: 28.9% 2012: 29.5% 2013: 30.1% 2014: 30.6% 2015: 31.2% 2016: 31.8% 2017: 32.3% 2018: 32.8% 2019: 33.3% 2020: 33.9% 2021: 34.4% 2022: 34.8% 2023: 35.5% 2024: 36.2% 2025: 36.9% Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
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