Tanzania Urban Population 1960-2023

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.
  • Tanzania urban population for 2021 was 22,862,550, a 5.18% increase from 2020.
  • Tanzania urban population for 2020 was 21,736,651, a 5.23% increase from 2019.
  • Tanzania urban population for 2019 was 20,656,040, a 5.28% increase from 2018.
  • Tanzania urban population for 2018 was 19,620,628, a 5.5% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 44,336,645
Ethiopia 26,671,558
Tanzania 22,862,550
North Korea 16,269,323
Yemen 12,713,103
Mozambique 12,069,961
Syrian Arab Republic 11,968,088
Uganda 11,717,016
Madagascar 11,336,960
Afghanistan 10,551,772
Mali 9,786,489
Senegal 8,202,086
Somalia 7,974,917
Burkina Faso 6,904,253
Haiti 6,635,469
Benin 6,364,839
Nepal 6,309,750
Zimbabwe 5,166,388
Guinea 5,042,529
Niger 4,230,083
Chad 4,085,514
Togo 3,748,225
Sierra Leone 3,652,200
Malawi 3,519,490
Liberia 2,730,335
Tajikistan 2,703,303
Rwanda 2,364,984
Central African Republic 2,327,367
South Sudan 2,204,901
Burundi 1,764,450
Gambia 1,669,008
Eritrea 1,519,988
Guinea-Bissau 919,432
Comoros 243,308
Tanzania Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 22,862,550 35.95 5.05%
2020 21,736,651 35.23 5.10%
2019 20,656,040 34.50 5.14%
2018 19,620,628 33.78 5.35%
2017 18,597,942 33.05 5.57%
2016 17,589,735 32.33 5.72%
2015 16,612,464 31.62 5.63%
2014 15,703,729 30.90 5.44%
2013 14,872,630 30.20 5.38%
2012 14,093,565 29.49 5.29%
2011 13,366,889 28.80 5.26%
2010 12,682,374 28.11 5.02%
2009 12,061,617 27.44 4.95%
2008 11,479,108 26.78 5.21%
2007 10,896,766 26.12 5.30%
2006 10,334,400 25.48 5.32%
2005 9,798,745 24.85 5.31%
2004 9,292,156 24.22 5.27%
2003 8,814,911 23.61 5.09%
2002 8,377,308 23.04 4.24%
2001 8,029,877 22.67 4.34%
2000 7,688,508 22.31 4.47%
1999 7,352,195 21.95 4.28%
1998 7,044,061 21.59 4.26%
1997 6,750,360 21.24 3.71%
1996 6,504,676 20.89 3.55%
1995 6,277,955 20.54 4.87%
1994 5,979,749 20.20 5.57%
1993 5,655,940 19.87 4.85%
1992 5,388,170 19.54 4.23%
1991 5,165,205 19.21 4.28%
1990 4,948,743 18.88 4.35%
1989 4,738,326 18.57 4.57%
1988 4,526,852 18.22 5.80%
1987 4,271,621 17.73 6.04%
1986 4,021,337 17.24 6.08%
1985 3,784,249 16.77 6.00%
1984 3,563,813 16.31 6.02%
1983 3,355,770 15.85 6.05%
1982 3,158,833 15.41 5.87%
1981 2,978,866 14.98 5.88%
1980 2,808,774 14.56 6.04%
1979 2,644,174 14.14 6.83%
1978 2,469,548 13.66 10.23%
1977 2,229,480 12.77 10.36%
1976 2,010,062 11.94 10.45%
1975 1,810,537 11.15 10.49%
1974 1,630,287 10.40 10.51%
1973 1,467,585 9.70 10.55%
1972 1,320,619 9.05 10.57%
1971 1,188,115 8.43 10.54%
1970 1,069,300 7.85 10.50%
1969 962,697 7.31 10.49%
1968 866,827 6.80 9.68%
1967 786,829 6.37 5.76%
1966 742,760 6.20 5.74%
1965 701,325 6.03 5.75%
1964 662,132 5.87 5.74%
1963 625,168 5.70 5.71%
1962 590,457 5.55 5.72%
1961 557,626 5.39 5.68%
1960 526,827 5.25 %