Tanzania vs United States
Tanzania vs United States: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.6 per 1,000 people in Tanzania and 3.9 per 1,000 people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 4.4 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Tanzania.
- In 2023, Tanzania ranked 142 and United States ranked 50 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Tanzania at -0 per 1,000 people and United States at 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Tanzania | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | -0.1 | 2 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | 1 |
| 2019 | -1.1 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | -1 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 5.7 |
| 2015 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | -0.4 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2012 | -1.1 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | -1.8 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | -2.7 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | -7.4 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | -4.3 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | -3.1 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | -3.2 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | -3.3 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | -3.3 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | -3.4 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | -3.3 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | -3.6 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | -3.2 | 4.4 |
| 1997 | -0.4 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | -15.3 | 4.2 |
| 1995 | -3.6 | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 11.9 | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 10.2 | 4.7 |
| 1992 | -3.1 | 5 |
| 1991 | -3.4 | 4.7 |
| 1990 | -3.1 | 4.3 |
| 1989 | -2.8 | 1.6 |
| 1988 | -2.9 | 1.9 |
| 1987 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| 1984 | -1.2 | 2.6 |
| 1983 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 1982 | -1.9 | 2.6 |
| 1981 | -2.1 | 2.5 |
| 1980 | -2.2 | 2.6 |
| 1979 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| 1978 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 1977 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 1976 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 1975 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 1974 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 1973 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 1972 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 1971 | 3 | 4 |
| 1970 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 1969 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1968 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 1967 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 1966 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 1965 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| 1964 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 1963 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 1962 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 1961 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 1960 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 1959 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 1958 | 0.1 | -0 |
| 1957 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1956 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 1955 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1954 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 1953 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 1952 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 1951 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1950 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Tanzania | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-7.3–5.5 | 3.72.3–5.4 |
| 2025 | -0.2-7.7–6.2 | 3.51.7–5.7 |
| 2026 | -0.3-7.8–5.9 | 3.41.3–5.8 |
| 2027 | -0.4-8.1–6.6 | 3.30.8–6.1 |
| 2028 | -0.4-7.6–6.7 | 3.50.8–6.4 |
| 2029 | -0.1-7.7–6.5 | 3.30.5–6.5 |
| 2030 | -0.2-7.3–7 | 3.40.3–6.6 |
| 2031 | -0.1-7.5–7.3 | 3.40.2–6.7 |
| 2032 | -0.1-7.7–6.9 | 3.40.2–6.7 |
| 2033 | -0.2-8.5–7 | 3.40.1–6.7 |
| 2034 | 0-7.3–7.5 | 3.4-0.1–6.9 |
| 2035 | -0.2-7.7–6.6 | 3.4-0.4–6.9 |
| 2036 | -0.1-7.5–7.3 | 3.4-0.5–6.8 |
| 2037 | -0.1-7.8–7 | 3.4-0.5–6.7 |
| 2038 | -0.1-7.7–7.2 | 3.4-0.4–7 |
| 2039 | -0.1-7.4–6.7 | 3.3-0.8–6.7 |
| 2040 | -0.2-7.6–6.8 | 3.3-0.8–7.2 |
| 2041 | -0.2-8–6.9 | 3.3-0.8–7 |
| 2042 | -0.1-7.7–7.1 | 3.4-0.7–7.3 |
| 2043 | -0.2-7.8–6 | 3.3-0.8–7.3 |
| 2044 | -0.2-7.4–6.9 | 3.3-0.9–7.2 |
| 2045 | -0.1-7.4–7.1 | 3.3-1.1–7.3 |
| 2046 | -0.2-7.6–7.1 | 3.3-1–7.4 |
| 2047 | -0.1-7.4–6.7 | 3.3-0.8–7.6 |
| 2048 | -0.1-7.9–7 | 3.3-1–7.4 |
| 2049 | -0.2-7.7–7.2 | 3.3-1–7.6 |
| 2050 | -0.2-7.9–6.9 | 3.4-1–7.5 |
| 2051 | -0.2-7.4–6.6 | 3.4-0.9–7.6 |
| 2052 | -0.3-7.7–6.8 | 3.3-1.3–7.6 |
| 2053 | -0.3-7.7–7 | 3.4-1.2–7.8 |
| 2054 | -0.1-7.4–6.5 | 3.2-1.2–7.5 |
| 2055 | -0-7.1–7.2 | 3.2-1.5–7.6 |
| 2056 | 0.1-7.3–6.9 | 3.2-1.4–7.6 |
| 2057 | -0.1-7.1–6.4 | 3.3-1.4–8.1 |
| 2058 | -0.2-7.2–6.5 | 3.4-1.6–8.1 |
| 2059 | -0.2-7.3–6.9 | 3.3-1.4–7.7 |
| 2060 | -0.2-7.1–6.5 | 3.2-1.7–8 |
| 2061 | -0.1-7.1–6.5 | 3.3-1.9–8 |
| 2062 | -0.1-7.6–6.3 | 3.3-1.8–8 |
| 2063 | -0.1-7.4–6.9 | 3.3-1.9–7.8 |
| 2064 | -0.1-7.5–6.9 | 3.2-2–7.8 |
| 2065 | 0.1-7.2–7 | 3.2-1.8–7.7 |
| 2066 | -0.2-7.9–6.8 | 3.3-2–7.7 |
| 2067 | -0.2-8–6.9 | 3.3-1.9–8 |
| 2068 | -0.2-7.4–6.7 | 3.3-2–8 |
| 2069 | -0.1-7.3–6.7 | 3.4-1.9–7.8 |
| 2070 | -0.1-7.5–6.7 | 3.3-2.1–7.9 |
| 2071 | -0.2-7.7–6.4 | 3.4-2–8.1 |
| 2072 | -0.2-7.9–6.7 | 3.3-2–8.1 |
| 2073 | -0.1-7.4–6.2 | 3.3-2.1–8 |
| 2074 | -0-7.1–6.8 | 3.3-2.1–8.1 |
| 2075 | -0.1-7.4–6.9 | 3.4-2–8.5 |
| 2076 | -0-7.4–6.6 | 3.3-2.5–8.2 |
| 2077 | -0.1-7.6–6.2 | 3.3-2.2–8 |
| 2078 | -0.1-7.6–6.8 | 3.3-2.2–8.7 |
| 2079 | -0.1-7.2–6.5 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2080 | -0.1-7.9–6.4 | 3.2-2.6–8.2 |
| 2081 | -0.1-7.6–6.4 | 3.4-2.5–8.3 |
| 2082 | -0.2-7.2–5.8 | 3.3-2.6–7.9 |
| 2083 | -0.2-8–6.3 | 3.3-2.6–8 |
| 2084 | -0.1-7.6–6.6 | 3.2-2.5–8.1 |
| 2085 | -0-7.2–6.3 | 3.1-2.4–7.9 |
| 2086 | -0-7.2–6.5 | 3.2-2.4–8.3 |
| 2087 | -0.1-7.5–6.3 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2088 | -0.1-7.2–6.2 | 3.3-2.4–8.3 |
| 2089 | -0.1-7.9–6.3 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2090 | -0.2-7.8–5.9 | 3.1-2.4–8.1 |
| 2091 | -0.1-7.5–6.6 | 3.2-2.7–8.6 |
| 2092 | -0.1-7.7–6.2 | 3.2-2.6–8.4 |
| 2093 | -0.1-7.5–6.2 | 3.1-2.5–8.4 |
| 2094 | -0.2-7.4–6.3 | 3.2-2.6–8.3 |
| 2095 | -0.1-7.2–6.4 | 3.1-2.7–8.1 |
| 2096 | -0.1-7.4–6.3 | 3.1-3.2–8.2 |
| 2097 | -0.1-7.6–5.9 | 3.1-2.8–8.3 |
| 2098 | -0.1-7.6–6.1 | 3-2.9–8.1 |
| 2099 | -0.1-7.3–6.6 | 3-2.7–7.9 |
| 2100 | -0-7.2–6.1 | 2.9-2.7–8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Tanzania vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTanzania: 11.3% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateTanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTanzania: $983M in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025