Slum population in Tanzania
70.1% of the urban population of Tanzania lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2004.
Tanzania, 2022
70.1%
Change from 2020
+29.2percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
11th of 181
Slum population in Tanzania over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 70.1% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | – |
| 2018 | 43.0% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | – |
| 2014 | 51.5% | – |
| 2012 | 55.8% | – |
| 2010 | 60.0% | – |
| 2008 | 64.3% | – |
| 2006 | 68.6% | – |
| 2004 | 72.8% | – |
| 2002 | 77.1% | – |
| 2000 | 81.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 40.9% in 2020, a change of +29.2 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 77.1%, the figure has changed by −7.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Tanzania has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.