Rural population in Tanzania in 2025 — 44,526,214 people. Ranked 13 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 372.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.53M | +763,200 | +1.74% |
| 2024 | 43.76M | +777,872 | +1.81% |
| 2023 | 42.99M | +808,225 | +1.92% |
| 2022 | 42.18M | +928,759 | +2.25% |
| 2021 | 41.25M | +917,533 | +2.28% |
| 2020 | 40.33M | +889,096 | +2.25% |
| 2019 | 39.44M | +860,276 | +2.23% |
| 2018 | 38.58M | +903,524 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 37.68M | +947,001 | +2.58% |
| 2016 | 36.73M | +943,509 | +2.64% |
| 2015 | 35.79M | +865,579 | +2.48% |
| 2014 | 34.92M | +780,153 | +2.29% |
| 2013 | 34.14M | +736,890 | +2.21% |
| 2012 | 33.4M | +661,941 | +2.02% |
| 2011 | 32.74M | +604,672 | +1.88% |
| 2010 | 32.14M | +502,643 | +1.59% |
| 2009 | 31.64M | +467,239 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 31.17M | +535,682 | +1.75% |
| 2007 | 30.63M | +561,988 | +1.87% |
| 2006 | 30.07M | +568,754 | +1.93% |
| 2005 | 29.5M | +570,055 | +1.97% |
| 2004 | 28.93M | +565,609 | +1.99% |
| 2003 | 28.37M | +563,696 | +2.03% |
| 2002 | 27.8M | +557,540 | +2.05% |
| 2001 | 27.24M | +588,477 | +2.21% |
| 2000 | 26.66M | +622,385 | +2.39% |
| 1999 | 26.03M | +574,369 | +2.26% |
| 1998 | 25.46M | +556,816 | +2.24% |
| 1997 | 24.9M | +400,305 | +1.63% |
| 1996 | 24.5M | +351,310 | +1.45% |
| 1995 | 24.15M | +658,278 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 23.49M | +798,741 | +3.52% |
| 1993 | 22.69M | +615,340 | +2.79% |
| 1992 | 22.08M | +458,146 | +2.12% |
| 1991 | 21.62M | +452,839 | +2.14% |
| 1990 | 21.17M | +453,164 | +2.19% |
| 1989 | 20.71M | +450,071 | +2.22% |
| 1988 | 20.26M | +510,363 | +2.58% |
| 1987 | 19.75M | +542,467 | +2.82% |
| 1986 | 19.21M | +535,469 | +2.87% |
| 1985 | 18.68M | +510,454 | +2.81% |
| 1984 | 18.17M | +493,756 | +2.79% |
| 1983 | 17.67M | +480,892 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 17.19M | +425,367 | +2.54% |
| 1981 | 16.77M | +409,860 | +2.51% |
| 1980 | 16.36M | +412,417 | +2.59% |
| 1979 | 15.94M | +426,437 | +2.75% |
| 1978 | 15.52M | +417,795 | +2.77% |
| 1977 | 15.1M | +392,491 | +2.67% |
| 1976 | 14.71M | +368,052 | +2.57% |
| 1975 | 14.34M | +350,565 | +2.51% |
| 1974 | 13.99M | +337,062 | +2.47% |
| 1973 | 13.65M | +334,124 | +2.51% |
| 1972 | 13.32M | +334,738 | +2.58% |
| 1971 | 12.98M | +334,226 | +2.64% |
| 1970 | 12.65M | +343,385 | +2.79% |
| 1969 | 12.3M | +357,140 | +2.99% |
| 1968 | 11.95M | +362,108 | +3.13% |
| 1967 | 11.59M | +349,517 | +3.11% |
| 1966 | 11.24M | +335,514 | +3.08% |
| 1965 | 10.9M | +323,401 | +3.06% |
| 1964 | 10.58M | +310,205 | +3.02% |
| 1963 | 10.27M | +294,869 | +2.96% |
| 1962 | 9.97M | +283,655 | +2.93% |
| 1961 | 9.69M | +270,766 | +2.88% |
| 1960 | 9.42M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
