Which has higher rural population, Guinea or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 63.1% against 61.5% in Guinea as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?

1.6%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Rural population

Guinea

61.5%

in 2025

Tanzania, United Republic of

63.1%

in 2025

Guinea rank

41st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

38th

Rural population over time

Guinea
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 63.1% against 61.5% in Guinea, a difference of 1.6%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 41st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	87.3%	95.0%	7.7%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	79.2%	89.5%	10.3%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	73.5%	83.3%	9.8%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	70.6%	79.6%	9.0%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	67.8%	75.4%	7.7%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	65.0%	69.1%	4.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	62.5%	64.7%	2.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Guinea or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 63.1% against 61.5% in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 1.6%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for rural population?: Guinea ranks 41st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.