Share of households by type in Tanzania

Tanzania: Share of households by type was 35.4 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
35.4
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
35th
of 76 countries
All-time high
35.49
in 2007
All-time low
21.86
in 1988
Years of data
10
1988–2015

Share of households by type in Tanzania, 1988–2015

0102030401988200120151988: 21.91992: 33.31996: 35.31999: 34.62002: 26.42004: 31.22007: 35.52010: 342012: 34.82015: 35.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 35.4 for share of households by type in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of households by type in Tanzania peaked at 35.49 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.86, in 1988.

Tanzania ranks 35th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Share of households by type in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Share of households by type in Tanzania, 1988 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1988 21.86 —
1992 33.31 +52.4%
1996 35.3 +6.0%
1999 34.58 -2.0%
2002 26.45 -23.5%
2004 31.23 +18.1%
2007 35.49 +13.6%
2010 34.02 -4.1%
2012 34.81 +2.3%
2015 35.4 +1.7%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 35.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.39, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 35.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.16, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 21.86 21.86 21.86 1
1990s 34.4 33.31 35.3 3
2000s 31.06 26.45 35.49 3
2010s 34.74 34.02 35.4 3

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 32 Costa Rica 35.93 compare
  2. 33 Zambia 35.59 compare
  3. 34 Benin 35.43 compare
  4. 36 Honduras 35.38 compare
  5. 37 Mozambique 35.16 compare
  6. 38 Uganda 34.64 compare

See the full ranking of 76 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of households by type in Tanzania?
Share of households by type in Tanzania was 35.4 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of households by type recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 35.49 in 2007.
What is the lowest share of households by type recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 21.86 in 1988.
How does Tanzania rank for share of households by type?
Tanzania ranks 35th out of 76 countries with data for 2015.
Is share of households by type rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of households by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of households by type
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
76 places, 562 data points, 1960–2021
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