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

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 Zimbabwe: Rural population, female

Tanzania, United Republic of

34.1%

in 2015

Zimbabwe

35.0%

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

33rd

Zimbabwe rank

29th

Rural population, female over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Zimbabwe

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42.6%	38.8%	3.9%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	40.4%	35.7%	4.8%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	38.3%	34.1%	4.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	35.0%	34.8%	0.2%	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 Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 35.0% against 34.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?: 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe rank globally for rural population, female?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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.