Urban population, male (% of total) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Urban population, male (% of total) was 15.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Tanzania, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 15.7% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Tanzania peaked at 15.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1980.
Tanzania ranks 163rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.1% | — |
| 1985 | 8.2% | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 9.3% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +12.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 15.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.3%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 15.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.3%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 15.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 160 Vietnam 16.3% compare
- 161 Mozambique 16.2% compare
- 162 Rwanda 15.8% compare
- 164 Barbados 15.6% compare
- 165 Channel Islands 15.3% compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 15.2% compare
More gender data for Tanzania
- 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, male in Tanzania?
- Urban population, male in Tanzania was 15.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for urban population, male?
- Tanzania ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.