Urban population growth in Tanzania
The urban population of Tanzania changed by 4.81% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2017.
Tanzania, 2025
4.81%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
8th of 217
Urban population growth in Tanzania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.81% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.81% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.76% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 4.32% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 4.45% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 4.50% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 4.55% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 4.78% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 5.03% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 5.16% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 5.08% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 4.96% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 4.98% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 5.01% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 5.14% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 5.05% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 5.09% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 5.40% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 5.50% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 5.47% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 5.33% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 5.08% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.75% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.49% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 4.50% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 4.81% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.08%, the figure has changed by −0.27 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Tanzania has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Tanzania
All statistics for Tanzania
Urban population share
36.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.86%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
66,617,606 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.61 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.88%
2023 · UN Population Division