Urban population in Tanzania in 2025 — 26,019,651 people. Ranked 37 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,276.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.02M | +1.22M | +4.93% |
| 2024 | 24.8M | +1.16M | +4.93% |
| 2023 | 23.63M | +1.1M | +4.87% |
| 2022 | 22.53M | +952,650 | +4.41% |
| 2021 | 21.58M | +940,081 | +4.55% |
| 2020 | 20.64M | +908,811 | +4.61% |
| 2019 | 19.73M | +877,470 | +4.65% |
| 2018 | 18.86M | +880,731 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 17.98M | +881,876 | +5.16% |
| 2016 | 17.09M | +859,542 | +5.29% |
| 2015 | 16.23M | +803,871 | +5.21% |
| 2014 | 15.43M | +747,231 | +5.09% |
| 2013 | 14.68M | +712,978 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 13.97M | +682,952 | +5.14% |
| 2011 | 13.29M | +666,207 | +5.28% |
| 2010 | 12.62M | +621,863 | +5.18% |
| 2009 | 12M | +596,015 | +5.23% |
| 2008 | 11.4M | +599,534 | +5.55% |
| 2007 | 10.8M | +578,622 | +5.66% |
| 2006 | 10.22M | +544,072 | +5.62% |
| 2005 | 9.68M | +502,353 | +5.47% |
| 2004 | 9.18M | +454,504 | +5.21% |
| 2003 | 8.72M | +404,555 | +4.86% |
| 2002 | 8.32M | +365,465 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 7.95M | +349,683 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 7.6M | +337,424 | +4.64% |
| 1999 | 7.27M | +305,503 | +4.39% |
| 1998 | 6.96M | +285,553 | +4.28% |
| 1997 | 6.68M | +232,022 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 6.44M | +210,955 | +3.38% |
| 1995 | 6.23M | +282,863 | +4.75% |
| 1994 | 5.95M | +310,923 | +5.51% |
| 1993 | 5.64M | +259,764 | +4.83% |
| 1992 | 5.38M | +219,006 | +4.24% |
| 1991 | 5.16M | +217,390 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 4.94M | +218,284 | +4.62% |
| 1989 | 4.72M | +219,002 | +4.86% |
| 1988 | 4.51M | +228,945 | +5.35% |
| 1987 | 4.28M | +228,952 | +5.66% |
| 1986 | 4.05M | +221,797 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 3.83M | +212,173 | +5.87% |
| 1984 | 3.61M | +205,436 | +6.03% |
| 1983 | 3.41M | +200,411 | +6.25% |
| 1982 | 3.21M | +188,501 | +6.24% |
| 1981 | 3.02M | +185,074 | +6.53% |
| 1980 | 2.83M | +185,314 | +7% |
| 1979 | 2.65M | +189,035 | +7.69% |
| 1978 | 2.46M | +205,842 | +9.13% |
| 1977 | 2.25M | +224,227 | +11.05% |
| 1976 | 2.03M | +229,798 | +12.77% |
| 1975 | 1.8M | +226,166 | +14.37% |
| 1974 | 1.57M | +214,467 | +15.78% |
| 1973 | 1.36M | +196,669 | +16.92% |
| 1972 | 1.16M | +173,119 | +17.5% |
| 1971 | 989,223 | +144,548 | +17.11% |
| 1970 | 844,675 | +112,592 | +15.38% |
| 1969 | 732,083 | +77,484 | +11.84% |
| 1968 | 654,599 | +39,859 | +6.48% |
| 1967 | 614,740 | +23,133 | +3.91% |
| 1966 | 591,607 | +21,217 | +3.72% |
| 1965 | 570,390 | +19,501 | +3.54% |
| 1964 | 550,889 | +18,093 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 532,796 | +16,903 | +3.28% |
| 1962 | 515,893 | +16,215 | +3.25% |
| 1961 | 499,678 | +15,701 | +3.24% |
| 1960 | 483,977 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
