Urban population, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Urban population, female was 15.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 15.9%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 15.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1980.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.4% | — |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.1% | 15.9% | 2 |
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More gender data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Urban population, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 15.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1980.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for urban population, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.