Tanzania vs Uganda: Share of the population that is female
Tanzania
50.4%
in 2025
Uganda
50.4%
in 2025
Tanzania rank
101st
Uganda rank
103rd
Share of the population that is female over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 50.4% against 50.4% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 101st and Uganda ranks 103rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 49.7% | 1.0% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 50.9% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 51.0% | 0.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.8% | 0.3% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 50.4% against 50.4% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Tanzania ranks 101st and Uganda ranks 103rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.