What is non-agricultural population in Tanzania?

Non-agricultural population in Tanzania was 13.26 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 13.26 million FAO, number in 2012.

What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 2.98 million FAO, number in 1980.

How does Tanzania rank for non-agricultural population?

Tanzania ranks 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.

Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tanzania data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Non-agricultural population in Tanzania

Name: Non-agricultural population in Tanzania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tanzania: Non-agricultural population was 13.26 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)

13.26 million FAO, number

Change on year

up 5.2%

World rank

9th

of 53 countries

All-time high

13.26 million FAO, number

in 2012

All-time low

2.98 million FAO, number

in 1980

Years of data

1980–2012

Non-agricultural population in Tanzania, 1980–2012

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 13.26 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Tanzania peaked at 13.26 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.98 million FAO, number, in 1980.

Tanzania ranks 9th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	3.60 million FAO, number	2.98 million FAO, number	4.27 million FAO, number	10
1990s	5.71 million FAO, number	4.44 million FAO, number	7.07 million FAO, number	10
2000s	9.25 million FAO, number	7.40 million FAO, number	11.40 million FAO, number	10
2010s	12.62 million FAO, number	11.98 million FAO, number	13.26 million FAO, number	3

Countries ranked near Tanzania

6 Morocco 24.60 million FAO, number compare
7 Sudan 23.06 million FAO, number compare
8 Ethiopia 20.56 million FAO, number compare
10 Cote d'Ivoire 13.21 million FAO, number compare
11 Kenya 13.01 million FAO, number compare
12 Cameroon 12.59 million FAO, number compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More environment data for Tanzania

Heating Degree Days 32.33 (2024)
Cooling Degree Days 3,254 (2024)
Total fisheries production 669,540 metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 530,933 metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 138,607 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.6753 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1221 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Tanzania →

Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural population in Tanzania?: Non-agricultural population in Tanzania was 13.26 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 13.26 million FAO, number in 2012.
What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 2.98 million FAO, number in 1980.
How does Tanzania rank for non-agricultural population?: Tanzania ranks 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Non-agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.