Which has higher rural population, female, Arab World or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 34.1% against 21.1% in Arab World as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, female between Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of?

13.0%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Rural population, female

Arab World

21.1%

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of

34.1%

in 2015

Arab World rank

31st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

33rd

Rural population, female over time

Arab World
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 34.1% against 21.1% in Arab World, a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.6 times Arab World's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 31st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	27.3%	42.6%	15.3%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	24.7%	40.4%	15.7%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	23.2%	38.3%	15.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	21.6%	35.0%	13.4%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Arab World or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 34.1% against 21.1% in Arab World as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 13.0%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Arab World and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for rural population, female?: Arab World ranks 31st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, female (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.