Rural population, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Rural population, per capita was 0.6312 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Tanzania, 1960β2025
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 38th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.91 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.91 (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 38th out of 217 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 Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.