Rural population growth in Tanzania
Tanzania: Rural population growth was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Tanzania, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population growth in Tanzania stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Tanzania peaked at 3.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1996.
Tanzania ranks 26th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 23 Tajikistan 1.9% compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 1.8% compare
- 25 Uganda 1.7% compare
- 27 Belize 1.7% compare
- 28 Congo 1.7% compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,961 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 12.79 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 20.71 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Tanzania?
- Rural population growth in Tanzania was 1.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1996.
- How does Tanzania rank for rural population growth?
- Tanzania ranks 26th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.