What is the difference in rural population, female between Tanzania, United Republic of and Upper middle income?

14.8%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Upper middle income?

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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Upper middle income: Rural population, female

Tanzania, United Republic of

34.1%

in 2015

Upper middle income

19.3%

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

33rd

Upper middle income rank

35th

Rural population, female over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Upper middle income

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 34.1% against 19.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.8%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.

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

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42.6%	32.3%	10.3%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	40.4%	28.7%	11.7%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	38.3%	24.7%	13.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	35.0%	20.4%	14.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Tanzania, United Republic of or Upper middle income?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 34.1% against 19.3% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Tanzania, United Republic of and Upper middle income?: 14.8%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Upper middle income?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, female?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 35th 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.