Senegal vs Tanzania
Senegal vs Tanzania: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 55.8% in Senegal and 36.9% in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by 18.9 percentage points, or 1.51 times that in Tanzania.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Senegal at 63.9% and Tanzania at 62.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Senegal | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.8 | 36.9 |
| 2024 | 55.2 | 36.2 |
| 2023 | 54.7 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 53.4 | 34.8 |
| 2021 | 52.2 | 34.4 |
| 2020 | 51.1 | 33.9 |
| 2019 | 49.9 | 33.4 |
| 2018 | 48.9 | 32.8 |
| 2017 | 47.9 | 32.3 |
| 2016 | 47.1 | 31.8 |
| 2015 | 46.3 | 31.2 |
| 2014 | 45.6 | 30.6 |
| 2013 | 45 | 30.1 |
| 2012 | 44.5 | 29.5 |
| 2011 | 44.1 | 28.9 |
| 2010 | 43.6 | 28.2 |
| 2009 | 43.2 | 27.5 |
| 2008 | 42.9 | 26.8 |
| 2007 | 42.5 | 26.1 |
| 2006 | 42.2 | 25.4 |
| 2005 | 41.9 | 24.7 |
| 2004 | 41.6 | 24.1 |
| 2003 | 41.4 | 23.5 |
| 2002 | 41.1 | 23 |
| 2001 | 40.9 | 22.6 |
| 2000 | 40.7 | 22.2 |
| 1999 | 40.5 | 21.8 |
| 1998 | 40.3 | 21.5 |
| 1997 | 40.1 | 21.1 |
| 1996 | 40 | 20.8 |
| 1995 | 39.8 | 20.5 |
| 1994 | 39.7 | 20.2 |
| 1993 | 39.5 | 19.9 |
| 1992 | 39.3 | 19.6 |
| 1991 | 39.1 | 19.3 |
| 1990 | 39 | 18.9 |
| 1989 | 38.7 | 18.6 |
| 1988 | 38.5 | 18.2 |
| 1987 | 38.3 | 17.8 |
| 1986 | 38 | 17.4 |
| 1985 | 37.7 | 17 |
| 1984 | 37.4 | 16.6 |
| 1983 | 37 | 16.2 |
| 1982 | 36.7 | 15.7 |
| 1981 | 36.3 | 15.3 |
| 1980 | 36 | 14.8 |
| 1979 | 35.6 | 14.3 |
| 1978 | 35.2 | 13.7 |
| 1977 | 34.8 | 13 |
| 1976 | 34.4 | 12.1 |
| 1975 | 33.9 | 11.2 |
| 1974 | 33.5 | 10.1 |
| 1973 | 33 | 9.1 |
| 1972 | 32.5 | 8 |
| 1971 | 31.9 | 7.1 |
| 1970 | 31.3 | 6.3 |
| 1969 | 30.4 | 5.6 |
| 1968 | 29.4 | 5.2 |
| 1967 | 28.3 | 5 |
| 1966 | 27.2 | 5 |
| 1965 | 26.1 | 5 |
| 1964 | 25 | 5 |
| 1963 | 24.1 | 4.9 |
| 1962 | 23.3 | 4.9 |
| 1961 | 22.9 | 4.9 |
| 1960 | 22.6 | 4.9 |
| 1959 | 22.5 | 4.9 |
| 1958 | 22.3 | 4.8 |
| 1957 | 22.2 | 4.8 |
| 1956 | 22.1 | 4.7 |
| 1955 | 22.1 | 4.6 |
| 1954 | 22 | 4.5 |
| 1953 | 21.9 | 4.3 |
| 1952 | 21.8 | 4.1 |
| 1951 | 21.7 | 3.9 |
| 1950 | 21.7 | 3.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Senegal | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56.3 | 37.6 |
| 2027 | 56.8 | 38.4 |
| 2028 | 57.3 | 39.2 |
| 2029 | 57.8 | 40 |
| 2030 | 58.3 | 40.8 |
| 2031 | 58.8 | 41.7 |
| 2032 | 59.2 | 42.5 |
| 2033 | 59.6 | 43.4 |
| 2034 | 60.1 | 44.4 |
| 2035 | 60.5 | 45.3 |
| 2036 | 60.9 | 46.3 |
| 2037 | 61.2 | 47.3 |
| 2038 | 61.6 | 48.3 |
| 2039 | 61.9 | 49.3 |
| 2040 | 62.2 | 50.4 |
| 2041 | 62.5 | 51.5 |
| 2042 | 62.8 | 52.6 |
| 2043 | 63 | 53.7 |
| 2044 | 63.2 | 54.9 |
| 2045 | 63.4 | 56.1 |
| 2046 | 63.5 | 57.3 |
| 2047 | 63.7 | 58.5 |
| 2048 | 63.8 | 59.8 |
| 2049 | 63.8 | 61.1 |
| 2050 | 63.9 | 62.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Senegal vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySenegal: 68.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySenegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySenegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSenegal: 26.7% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionSenegal: 3.37% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSenegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSenegal: 18.1 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSenegal: 2.33% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSenegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageSenegal: 19.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSenegal: 3.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSenegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSenegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSenegal: $533M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSenegal: $30 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSenegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSenegal: 19,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSenegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSenegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSenegal: 79 million TIV in 2024Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025