Niue vs Tanzania: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Niue

37.2%

in 2025

Tanzania

36.9%

in 2025

Niue rank

195th

Tanzania rank

197th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

Niue currently reports 37.2% against 36.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.

Niue ranks 195th and Tanzania ranks 197th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.