Years colonized in Tanzania

Tanzania: Years colonized was 73 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
73
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 159 countries
All-time high
73
in 1963
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Tanzania, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Tanzania stood at 73. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Tanzania peaked at 73 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Tanzania ranks 80th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Tanzania, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 1 —
1892 2 +100.0%
1893 3 +50.0%
1894 4 +33.3%
1895 5 +25.0%
1896 6 +20.0%
1897 7 +16.7%
1898 8 +14.3%
1899 9 +12.5%
1900 10 +11.1%
1901 11 +10.0%
1902 12 +9.1%
1903 13 +8.3%
1904 14 +7.7%
1905 15 +7.1%
1906 16 +6.7%
1907 17 +6.2%
1908 18 +5.9%
1909 19 +5.6%
1910 20 +5.3%
1911 21 +5.0%
1912 22 +4.8%
1913 23 +4.5%
1914 24 +4.3%
1915 25 +4.2%
1916 26 +4.0%
1917 27 +3.8%
1918 28 +3.7%
1919 29 +3.6%
1920 30 +3.4%
1921 31 +3.3%
1922 32 +3.2%
1923 33 +3.1%
1924 34 +3.0%
1925 35 +2.9%
1926 36 +2.9%
1927 37 +2.8%
1928 38 +2.7%
1929 39 +2.6%
1930 40 +2.6%
1931 41 +2.5%
1932 42 +2.4%
1933 43 +2.4%
1934 44 +2.3%
1935 45 +2.3%
1936 46 +2.2%
1937 47 +2.2%
1938 48 +2.1%
1939 49 +2.1%
1940 50 +2.0%
1941 51 +2.0%
1942 52 +2.0%
1943 53 +1.9%
1944 54 +1.9%
1945 55 +1.9%
1946 56 +1.8%
1947 57 +1.8%
1948 58 +1.8%
1949 59 +1.7%
1950 60 +1.7%
1951 61 +1.7%
1952 62 +1.6%
1953 63 +1.6%
1954 64 +1.6%
1955 65 +1.6%
1956 66 +1.5%
1957 67 +1.5%
1958 68 +1.5%
1959 69 +1.5%
1960 70 +1.4%
1961 71 +1.4%
1962 72 +1.4%
1963 73 +1.4%
1964 73 +0.0%
1965 73 +0.0%
1966 73 +0.0%
1967 73 +0.0%
1968 73 +0.0%
1969 73 +0.0%
1970 73 +0.0%
1971 73 +0.0%
1972 73 +0.0%
1973 73 +0.0%
1974 73 +0.0%
1975 73 +0.0%
1976 73 +0.0%
1977 73 +0.0%
1978 73 +0.0%
1979 73 +0.0%
1980 73 +0.0%
1981 73 +0.0%
1982 73 +0.0%
1983 73 +0.0%
1984 73 +0.0%
1985 73 +0.0%
1986 73 +0.0%
1987 73 +0.0%
1988 73 +0.0%
1989 73 +0.0%
1990 73 +0.0%
1991 73 +0.0%
1992 73 +0.0%
1993 73 +0.0%
1994 73 +0.0%
1995 73 +0.0%
1996 73 +0.0%
1997 73 +0.0%
1998 73 +0.0%
1999 73 +0.0%
2000 73 +0.0%
2001 73 +0.0%
2002 73 +0.0%
2003 73 +0.0%
2004 73 +0.0%
2005 73 +0.0%
2006 73 +0.0%
2007 73 +0.0%
2008 73 +0.0%
2009 73 +0.0%
2010 73 +0.0%
2011 73 +0.0%
2012 73 +0.0%
2013 73 +0.0%
2014 73 +0.0%
2015 73 +0.0%
2016 73 +0.0%
2017 73 +0.0%
2018 73 +0.0%
2019 73 +0.0%
2020 73 +0.0%
2021 73 +0.0%
2022 73 +0.0%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 73 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 73 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1892 +100.0% 1 2
1893 +50.0% 2 3
1894 +33.3% 3 4
1895 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 4.5 0 9 10
1900s 14.5 10 19 10
1910s 24.5 20 29 10
1920s 34.5 30 39 10
1930s 44.5 40 49 10
1940s 54.5 50 59 10
1950s 64.5 60 69 10
1960s 72.4 70 73 10
1970s 73 73 73 10
1980s 73 73 73 10
1990s 73 73 73 10
2000s 73 73 73 10
2010s 73 73 73 10
2020s 73 73 73 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Tanzania?
Years colonized in Tanzania was 73 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 73 in 1963.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Tanzania rank for years colonized?
Tanzania ranks 80th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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