Rural population, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Rural population, per capita was 0.6312 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Tanzania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Tanzania stood at 0.6312 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.9511 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6312 units per person, in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 37th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9511 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.951 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.9508 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9507 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9505 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9503 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.95 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9496 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9481 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9438 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9374 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9292 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9197 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9095 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8989 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8885 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8787 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8701 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8632 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8575 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8523 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8474 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8428 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8383 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8341 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.83 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.826 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.822 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8181 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8143 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8107 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8073 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8041 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.801 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7979 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7949 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7918 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7886 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7853 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7818 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7781 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.774 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7697 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7648 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7592 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7529 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7463 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7393 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7321 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.725 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.718 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7113 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7051 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6993 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6936 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6879 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6824 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.677 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6717 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6665 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6615 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6565 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6518 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6453 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6383 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6312 units per person | -1.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.6312 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.6312 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9496 units per person | 0.9438 units per person | 0.9511 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8953 units per person | 0.8575 units per person | 0.9374 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8325 units per person | 0.8143 units per person | 0.8523 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7963 units per person | 0.7818 units per person | 0.8107 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7541 units per person | 0.725 units per person | 0.7781 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6913 units per person | 0.6665 units per person | 0.718 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6474 units per person | 0.6312 units per person | 0.6615 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 292.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Tanzania?
- Rural population, per capita in Tanzania was 0.6312 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9511 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6312 units per person in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for rural population, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.