Malaysia vs Tanzania: Urban population

Malaysia
27.84 million
in 2025
Tanzania
26.02 million
in 2025
Malaysia rank
35th
Tanzania rank
37th

Urban population over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 27.84 million against 26.02 million in Tanzania, a difference of 1.83 million.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 35th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.