The population density in Tanzania increased by 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometer (+3.01 percent) in 2021 in comparison to the previous year. With 71.79 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Notably, the population density continuously increased over the last years. Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.
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Tanzania: Population density from 2011 to 2021
(inhabitants per square kilometer)
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World Bank. (May 30, 2024). Tanzania: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/971533/population-density-in-tanzania/
World Bank. "Tanzania: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer)." Chart. May 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971533/population-density-in-tanzania/
World Bank. (2024). Tanzania: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971533/population-density-in-tanzania/
World Bank. "Tanzania: Population Density from 2011 to 2021 (Inhabitants per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971533/population-density-in-tanzania/
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Tanzania: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, May 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/971533/population-density-in-tanzania/