Tanzania - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Tanzania was 11,838,080 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,838,080 in 2010 and a minimum value of 523,873 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 523,873
1961 556,008
1962 589,737
1963 625,111
1964 662,169
1965 700,970
1966 768,034
1967 838,598
1968 912,974
1969 991,568
1970 1,074,757
1971 1,199,399
1972 1,331,544
1973 1,471,325
1974 1,618,673
1975 1,773,557
1976 1,945,991
1977 2,127,072
1978 2,317,320
1979 2,517,443
1980 2,728,125
1981 2,899,890
1982 3,080,067
1983 3,268,656
1984 3,465,473
1985 3,670,513
1986 3,878,831
1987 4,095,137
1988 4,321,516
1989 4,560,939
1990 4,815,527
1991 5,060,917
1992 5,320,840
1993 5,591,048
1994 5,865,160
1995 6,138,465
1996 6,421,366
1997 6,703,918
1998 6,989,475
1999 7,283,489
2000 7,590,510
2001 7,919,192
2002 8,262,973
2003 8,623,173
2004 9,000,851
2005 9,397,108
2006 9,837,177
2007 10,299,900
2008 10,786,710
2009 11,299,020
2010 11,838,080

Urban population (% of total)

Urban population (% of total) in Tanzania was 26.40 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 26.40 in 2010, while its lowest value was 5.20 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.20
1961 5.36
1962 5.52
1963 5.68
1964 5.84
1965 6.00
1966 6.38
1967 6.76
1968 7.14
1969 7.52
1970 7.90
1971 8.54
1972 9.18
1973 9.82
1974 10.46
1975 11.10
1976 11.80
1977 12.50
1978 13.20
1979 13.90
1980 14.60
1981 15.04
1982 15.48
1983 15.92
1984 16.36
1985 16.80
1986 17.22
1987 17.64
1988 18.06
1989 18.48
1990 18.90
1991 19.22
1992 19.54
1993 19.86
1994 20.18
1995 20.50
1996 20.86
1997 21.22
1998 21.58
1999 21.94
2000 22.30
2001 22.68
2002 23.06
2003 23.44
2004 23.82
2005 24.20
2006 24.64
2007 25.08
2008 25.52
2009 25.96
2010 26.40

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization