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

Mozambique, at 35.0% against 34.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique 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.

Mozambique vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Rural population, female

Mozambique

35.0%

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of

34.1%

in 2015

Mozambique rank

31st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

33rd

Rural population, female over time

Mozambique
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 35.0% against 34.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 31st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	43.9%	42.6%	1.2%	Mozambique
1990s	39.1%	40.4%	1.4%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	36.9%	38.3%	1.4%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	35.4%	35.0%	0.4%	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Mozambique or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Mozambique, at 35.0% against 34.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Mozambique and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.9%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Mozambique and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for rural population, female?: Mozambique ranks 31st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd of 193 countries.
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.