Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.12% to 64.0% in Tanzania in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Tanzania reached an all time high of 94.8% in 1960 and an all time low of 64.0% in 2021. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Kenya amounted to 71.5%, 62.4% in Mozambique, 74.4% in Uganda and 54.8% in Zambia in 2021.
Tanzania has been ranked 27th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | % | 36.6% | 35.9% | 35.2% | 34.5% | 33.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 57.3% | 56.7% | 56.1% | 55.5% | 55.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | 80.6% | 80.1% | 79.7% | 79.2% | 78.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 74.3% | 73.9% | 73.4% | 73.0% | 72.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | 83.7% | 83.5% | 83.3% | 83.1% | 82.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 65.6% | 65.1% | 64.5% | 64.0% | 63.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | % | 83.0% | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.8% | 82.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | % | 56.8% | 56.2% | 55.6% | 55.0% | 54.4% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 35.2% | 34.7% | 34.2% | 33.6% | 33.1% | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | % | 81.1% | 80.9% | 80.7% | 80.4% | 80.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 68.4% | 67.7% | 66.9% | 66.2% | 65.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | % | 77.9% | 77.4% | 76.8% | 76.2% | 75.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 58.1% | 57.6% | 57.0% | 56.5% | 55.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | 67.6% | 67.7% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 67.8% |