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Rural Population (As % of Total) fell 1.12% to 64.0% in Tanzania in 2021

Rural Population (As % of Total) (%), 2021
Society | Tanzania | February 1, 2023
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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%