Tanzania Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Tanzania rural population for 2021 was 40,725,784, a 1.9% increase from 2020.
  • Tanzania rural population for 2020 was 39,967,867, a 1.92% increase from 2019.
  • Tanzania rural population for 2019 was 39,216,539, a 1.94% increase from 2018.
  • Tanzania rural population for 2018 was 38,469,815, a 2.13% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Tanzania Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 40,725,784 64.05 1.88%
2020 39,967,867 64.77 1.90%
2019 39,216,539 65.50 1.92%
2018 38,469,815 66.22 2.10%
2017 37,669,090 66.95 2.30%
2016 36,812,067 67.67 2.42%
2015 35,930,359 68.38 2.31%
2014 35,110,823 69.10 2.10%
2013 34,381,013 69.80 2.02%
2012 33,692,572 70.51 1.93%
2011 33,049,142 71.20 1.90%
2010 32,428,153 71.89 1.65%
2009 31,896,316 72.56 1.59%
2008 31,391,776 73.22 1.84%
2007 30,819,731 73.88 1.94%
2006 30,227,652 74.52 1.96%
2005 29,640,760 75.16 1.95%
2004 29,068,723 75.78 1.91%
2003 28,519,007 76.39 1.92%
2002 27,976,223 76.96 2.14%
2001 27,384,592 77.33 2.25%
2000 26,775,196 77.69 2.37%
1999 26,147,577 78.05 2.19%
1998 25,582,437 78.41 2.16%
1997 25,035,486 78.76 1.61%
1996 24,636,057 79.11 1.45%
1995 24,282,116 79.46 2.77%
1994 23,618,574 79.80 3.47%
1993 22,813,077 80.13 2.76%
1992 22,192,553 80.46 2.13%
1991 21,725,701 80.79 2.18%
1990 21,257,269 81.12 2.25%
1989 20,784,572 81.44 2.27%
1988 20,317,295 81.78 2.44%
1987 19,827,794 82.28 2.68%
1986 19,302,933 82.76 2.72%
1985 18,785,376 83.23 2.65%
1984 18,293,363 83.70 2.65%
1983 17,814,947 84.15 2.70%
1982 17,341,089 84.59 2.51%
1981 16,912,064 85.02 2.53%
1980 16,488,885 85.45 2.67%
1979 16,054,462 85.86 2.80%
1978 15,610,457 86.34 2.50%
1977 15,225,147 87.23 2.64%
1976 14,828,857 88.06 2.70%
1975 14,433,289 88.85 2.76%
1974 14,041,029 89.60 2.78%
1973 13,655,919 90.30 2.83%
1972 13,275,080 90.95 2.83%
1971 12,904,103 91.57 2.79%
1970 12,548,892 92.15 2.78%
1969 12,205,085 92.69 2.76%
1968 11,873,138 93.20 2.68%
1967 11,559,457 93.63 2.81%
1966 11,239,172 93.80 2.80%
1965 10,929,278 93.97 2.80%
1964 10,627,424 94.14 2.79%
1963 10,334,993 94.30 2.75%
1962 10,054,165 94.45 2.76%
1961 9,780,265 94.61 2.74%
1960 9,515,631 94.75 %