Urban pop in out of slums in Tanzania

Tanzania: Urban pop in out of slums was 15.79 million in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
15.79 million
Change on year
up 87.2%
World rank
11th
of 174 countries
All-time high
15.79 million
in 2022
All-time low
6.18 million
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2022

Urban pop in out of slums in Tanzania, 2000–2022

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000201120222000: 6.2M2002: 6.4M2004: 6.7M2006: 7.0M2008: 7.3M2010: 7.6M2012: 7.8M2014: 8.0M2016: 8.1M2018: 8.1M2020: 8.4M2022: 15.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 15.79 million for urban pop in out of slums in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.2% on the previous year and up 102.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban pop in out of slums in Tanzania peaked at 15.79 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.18 million, in 2000.

That places Tanzania 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.72 million 6.18 million 7.33 million 5
2010s 7.90 million 7.58 million 8.11 million 5
2020s 12.12 million 8.44 million 15.79 million 2

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 8 Philippines 22.40 million compare
  2. 9 Ethiopia 18.34 million compare
  3. 10 Mexico 17.93 million compare
  4. 12 Angola 15.43 million compare
  5. 13 Iraq 15.19 million compare
  6. 14 Peru 12.73 million compare

See the full ranking of 174 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban pop in out of slums in Tanzania?
Urban pop in out of slums in Tanzania was 15.79 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 15.79 million in 2022.
What is the lowest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 6.18 million in 2000.
How does Tanzania rank for urban pop in out of slums?
Tanzania ranks 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
Is urban pop in out of slums rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.7%. 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 Urban pop in out of slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban pop in out of slums
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,988 data points, 2000–2022
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