Tanzania
Urban population in Tanzania
Urban population in Tanzania: 3.7% in 1950 and 36.9% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 36.9%
- Since 1950
- +33.2 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 189 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 62.4%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 62.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.9 |
| 2024 | 36.2 |
| 2023 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 34.8 |
| 2021 | 34.4 |
| 2020 | 33.9 |
| 2019 | 33.4 |
| 2018 | 32.8 |
| 2017 | 32.3 |
| 2016 | 31.8 |
| 2015 | 31.2 |
| 2014 | 30.6 |
| 2013 | 30.1 |
| 2012 | 29.5 |
| 2011 | 28.9 |
| 2010 | 28.2 |
| 2009 | 27.5 |
| 2008 | 26.8 |
| 2007 | 26.1 |
| 2006 | 25.4 |
| 2005 | 24.7 |
| 2004 | 24.1 |
| 2003 | 23.5 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2001 | 22.6 |
| 2000 | 22.2 |
| 1999 | 21.8 |
| 1998 | 21.5 |
| 1997 | 21.1 |
| 1996 | 20.8 |
| 1995 | 20.5 |
| 1994 | 20.2 |
| 1993 | 19.9 |
| 1992 | 19.6 |
| 1991 | 19.3 |
| 1990 | 18.9 |
| 1989 | 18.6 |
| 1988 | 18.2 |
| 1987 | 17.8 |
| 1986 | 17.4 |
| 1985 | 17 |
| 1984 | 16.6 |
| 1983 | 16.2 |
| 1982 | 15.7 |
| 1981 | 15.3 |
| 1980 | 14.8 |
| 1979 | 14.3 |
| 1978 | 13.7 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1976 | 12.1 |
| 1975 | 11.2 |
| 1974 | 10.1 |
| 1973 | 9.1 |
| 1972 | 8 |
| 1971 | 7.1 |
| 1970 | 6.3 |
| 1969 | 5.6 |
| 1968 | 5.2 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1964 | 5 |
| 1963 | 4.9 |
| 1962 | 4.9 |
| 1961 | 4.9 |
| 1960 | 4.9 |
| 1959 | 4.9 |
| 1958 | 4.8 |
| 1957 | 4.8 |
| 1956 | 4.7 |
| 1955 | 4.6 |
| 1954 | 4.5 |
| 1953 | 4.3 |
| 1952 | 4.1 |
| 1951 | 3.9 |
| 1950 | 3.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 37.6 |
| 2027 | 38.4 |
| 2028 | 39.2 |
| 2029 | 40 |
| 2030 | 40.8 |
| 2031 | 41.7 |
| 2032 | 42.5 |
| 2033 | 43.4 |
| 2034 | 44.4 |
| 2035 | 45.3 |
| 2036 | 46.3 |
| 2037 | 47.3 |
| 2038 | 48.3 |
| 2039 | 49.3 |
| 2040 | 50.4 |
| 2041 | 51.5 |
| 2042 | 52.6 |
| 2043 | 53.7 |
| 2044 | 54.9 |
| 2045 | 56.1 |
| 2046 | 57.3 |
| 2047 | 58.5 |
| 2048 | 59.8 |
| 2049 | 61.1 |
| 2050 | 62.4 |
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.
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Military
- Military spending1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$983M in 2025
- Military spending per person$15 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel28,000 people in 2020
- National power0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports4 million TIV in 2025