Tanzania: Administrative Division

Contents: Regions and Districts

The population of the regions and districts of Tanzania by census years.

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Name	Status	Population Census 1988-08-27	Population Census 2002-08-01	Population Census 2012-08-26	Population Census 2022-08-23
Arusha	Region	744,479	1,288,088	1,694,310	2,356,255	→
Arusha City	City	132,861	281,608	416,442	617,631	→
Arusha Rural	District	...	...	323,198	449,518	→
Karatu	District	111,605	177,951	230,166	280,454	→
Longido	District	...	...	123,153	175,915	→
Meru	District	...	...	268,144	331,603	→
Monduli	District	...	...	158,929	227,585	→
Ngorongoro	District	69,101	129,362	174,278	273,549	→
Dar es Salaam	Region	1,360,850	2,487,288	4,364,541	5,383,728	→
Dar es Salaam City (Ilala Municipal)	City	331,663	634,924	1,220,611	1,649,912	→
Kigamboni Municipal (← Temeke Municipal)	Municipality	...	...	162,932	317,902	→
Kinondoni Municipal	Municipality	...	...	929,681	982,328	→
Temeke Municipal	Municipality	...	...	1,205,949	1,346,674	→
Ubungo Municipal (← Kinondoni Municipal)	Municipality	...	...	845,368	1,086,912	→
Dodoma	Region	1,235,328	1,692,025	2,083,588	3,085,625	→
Bahi	District	...	178,981	221,645	322,526	→
Chamwino	District	...	...	330,543	486,176	→
Chemba	District	...	...	235,711	339,333	→
Dodoma City	City	202,665	322,811	410,956	765,179	→
Kondoa Rural	District	...	...	210,682	244,854	→
Kondoa Town (← Kondoa Rural)	Town	...	...	59,022	80,443	→
Kongwa	District	163,446	248,656	309,973	443,867	→
Mpwapwa	District	176,051	253,602	305,056	403,247	→
Geita	Region	...	1,337,718	1,739,530	2,977,608	→
Bukombe	District	...	...	224,542	407,102	→
Chato	District	...	...	365,127	584,963	→
Geita Rural	District	...	...	614,912	1,035,214	→
Geita Town (← Geita Rural)	Town	...	...	192,707	361,671	→
Mbogwe	District	...	...	193,922	362,855	→
Nyang'hwale	District	...	...	148,320	225,803	→
Iringa	Region	...	840,404	941,238	1,192,728	→
Iringa Municipal	Municipality	84,501	106,371	151,345	202,490	→
Iringa Rural	District	205,504	245,033	254,032	315,354	→
Kilolo	District	156,989	204,372	218,130	263,559	→
Mafinga Town	Town	...	...	71,641	122,329	→
Mufindi	District	...	230,856	246,090	288,996	→
Kagera	Region	...	1,791,451	2,458,023	2,989,299	→
Biharamulo	District	...	...	323,486	457,114	→
Bukoba Municipal	Municipality	46,503	80,868	128,796	144,938	→
Bukoba Rural	District	...	...	289,697	322,448	→
Karagwe	District	...	...	332,020	385,744	→
Kyerwa	District	...	...	321,026	412,910	→
Missenyi	District	...	...	202,632	245,394	→
Muleba	District	273,329	385,184	540,310	637,659	→
Ngara	District	...	...	320,056	383,092	→
Kaskazini Pemba [North Pemba]	Region	137,189	185,326	211,732	272,091	→
Micheweni	District	61,064	83,266	103,816	123,379	→
Wete	District	76,115	102,060	107,916	148,712	→
Kaskazini Unguja [North Zanzibar]	Region	96,989	136,639	187,455	257,290	→
Kaskazini A Town [North Unguja A]	Town	59,990	84,147	105,780	157,369	→
Kaskazini B [North Unguja B]	District	36,999	52,492	81,675	99,921	→
Katavi	Region	...	408,609	564,604	1,152,958	→
Mlele	District	...	...	34,698	118,818	→
Mpanda Municipal	Municipality	...	...	102,900	245,764	→
Mpimbwe (← Mlele)	District	...	...	103,625	215,438	→
Nsimbo (← Mlele)	District	...	...	144,245	201,102	→
Tanganyika (Mpanda Rural)	District	...	...	179,136	371,836	→
Kigoma	Region	856,770	1,674,047	2,127,930	2,470,967	→
Buhigwe	District	...	...	254,342	240,005	→
Kakonko	District	...	...	167,555	178,419	→
Kasulu Rural	District	...	...	425,794	537,767	→
Kasulu Town	Town	...	...	208,244	238,321	→
Kibondo	District	...	...	261,331	362,922	→
Kigoma Municipal	Municipality	84,704	144,257	215,458	232,388	→
Kigoma Rural	District	...	...	211,566	222,792	→
Uvinza	District	...	...	383,640	458,353	→
Kilimanjaro	Region	1,104,673	1,376,702	1,640,087	1,861,934	→
Hai	District	...	...	210,533	240,999	→
Moshi Municipal	Municipality	96,631	143,799	184,292	221,733	→
Moshi Rural	District	342,891	401,369	466,737	535,803	→
Mwanga	District	97,003	115,145	131,442	148,763	→
Rombo	District	200,912	245,716	260,963	275,314	→
Same	District	169,718	211,738	269,807	300,303	→
Siha	District	...	...	116,313	139,019	→
Kusini Pemba [South Pemba]	Region	127,623	175,471	195,116	271,350	→
Chake Chake	District	60,051	82,998	97,249	136,298	→
Mkoani Town	Town	67,572	92,473	97,867	135,052	→
Kusini Unguja [South Zanzibar]	Region	70,313	94,244	115,588	195,873	→
Kati [Central Unguja]	District	45,252	62,391	76,346	132,717	→
Kusini [South Unguja]	District	25,061	31,853	39,242	63,156	→
Lindi	Region	646,494	787,624	864,652	1,194,028	→
Kilwa	District	150,419	171,057	190,744	297,676	→
Lindi Municipal	Municipality	...	...	142,042	174,126	→
Liwale	District	52,240	75,128	91,380	136,505	→
Mtama (← Lindi Rural)	District	...	...	130,942	166,493	→
Nachingwea	District	117,473	161,473	178,464	233,655	→
Ruangwa	District	86,449	124,009	131,080	185,573	→
Manyara	Region	604,035	1,037,605	1,425,131	1,892,502	→
Babati Rural	District	...	...	312,392	375,200	→
Babati Town	Town	...	...	93,108	129,572	→
Hanang	District	113,270	204,640	275,990	367,391	→
Kiteto	District	74,460	152,296	244,669	352,305	→
Mbulu Rural	District	...	...	191,570	238,272	→
Mbulu Town (← Mbulu Rural)	Town	...	...	128,709	138,593	→
Simanjiro	District	52,895	141,136	178,693	291,169	→
Mara	Region	946,418	1,363,397	1,743,830	2,372,015	→
Bunda Rural	District	...	...	201,084	243,822	→
Bunda Town (← Bunda Rural)	Town	...	...	133,977	182,970	→
Butiama	District	...	...	203,679	281,656	→
Musoma Municipal	Municipality	68,437	107,855	134,327	164,172	→
Musoma Rural	District	...	...	216,409	266,665	→
Rorya	District	...	217,176	265,241	354,490	→
Serengeti	District	111,689	176,057	249,420	340,349	→
Tarime Rural	District	...	...	261,656	404,848	→
Tarime Town (← Tarime Rural)	Town	...	...	78,037	133,043	→
Mbeya	Region	...	1,339,848	1,708,548	2,343,754	→
Busekelo (← Rungwe)	District	...	...	96,348	100,123	→
Chunya	District	...	105,882	156,786	344,471	→
Kyela	District	135,091	173,830	221,490	266,426	→
Mbarali	District	153,182	234,101	300,517	446,336	→
Mbeya City	City	151,881	265,586	385,279	541,603	→
Mbeya Rural	District	179,900	254,069	305,319	371,259	→
Rungwe	District	...	...	242,809	273,536	→
Mjini Magharibi [Urban West]	Region	208,571	390,074	593,678	893,169	→
Magharibi A Municipal (← Magharibi)	Municipality	...	...	163,740	329,645	→
Magharibi B Municipal (← Magharibi)	Municipality	...	...	206,905	344,517	→
Mjini Municipal [Zanzibar City]	Municipality	157,626	205,870	223,033	219,007	→
Morogoro	Region	1,220,564	1,753,362	2,218,492	3,197,104	→
Gairo	District	...	...	193,011	258,205	→
Ifakara Town (← Kilombero)	Town	...	80,243	114,202	290,424	→
Kilosa	District	...	...	438,175	617,032	→
Malinyi (← Ulanga)	District	...	194,378	226,680	225,126	→
Mlimba (← Kilombero)	District	...	127,233	181,200	292,536	→
Morogoro Municipal	Municipality	117,601	227,921	315,866	471,409	→
Morogoro Rural	District	225,857	263,012	286,248	387,736	→
Mvomero	District	204,345	259,347	312,109	421,741	→
Ulanga	District	...	113,037	151,001	232,895	→
Mtwara	Region	889,100	1,124,481	1,270,854	1,634,947	→
Masasi Rural	District	...	...	247,993	314,778	→
Masasi Town	Town	...	...	102,696	137,585	→
Mtwara Municipal	Municipality	76,686	92,156	108,299	146,772	→
Mtwara Rural	District	...	...	120,943	158,504	→
Nanyamba Town (← Mtwara Rural)	Town	...	...	107,060	132,624	→
Nanyumbu	District	...	...	150,857	204,323	→
Newala Rural	District	...	...	116,241	136,939	→
Newala Town (← Newala Rural)	Town	...	...	89,251	104,349	→
Tandahimba	District	146,506	203,837	227,514	299,073	→
Mwanza	Region	...	2,058,866	2,772,509	3,699,872	→
Buchosa (← Sengerema)	District	...	...	327,767	413,110	→
Ilemela Municipal	Municipality	...	256,884	343,001	509,687	→
Kwimba	District	236,443	314,925	406,509	480,025	→
Magu	District	...	...	299,759	421,119	→
Misungwi	District	191,283	256,133	351,607	467,867	→
Mwanza (Nyamagana Municipal)	City	109,985	209,806	363,452	594,834	→
Sengerema	District	...	...	335,267	425,415	→
Ukerewe	District	172,946	260,831	345,147	387,815	→
Njombe	Region	...	648,464	702,097	889,946	→
Ludewa	District	100,206	128,155	133,218	151,361	→
Makambako Town	Town	...	...	93,827	146,481	→
Makete	District	102,617	105,775	97,266	109,160	→
Njombe Rural	District	...	...	85,747	109,311	→
Njombe Town	Town	...	...	130,223	182,127	→
Wanging'ombe	District	...	...	161,816	191,506	→
Pwani	Region	636,103	885,017	1,098,668	2,024,947	→
Bagamoyo	District	...	...	97,660	205,478	→
Chalinze (← Bagamoyo)	District	...	...	214,080	316,759	→
Kibaha	District	...	...	70,209	123,367	→
Kibaha Town	Town	...	...	128,488	265,360	→
Kibiti (← Rufiji)	District	...	...	117,752	195,638	→
Kisarawe	District	78,290	95,323	101,598	159,226	→
Mafia	District	33,079	40,557	46,438	66,180	→
Mkuranga	District	114,973	186,927	222,921	533,033	→
Rufiji	District	...	...	99,522	159,906	→
Rukwa	Region	...	729,060	1,004,539	1,540,519	→
Kalambo	District	...	...	207,700	316,783	→
Nkasi	District	107,239	207,311	281,200	425,420	→
Sumbawanga Municipal	Municipality	90,703	146,842	209,793	303,986	→
Sumbawanga Rural	District	...	...	305,846	494,330	→
Ruvuma	Region	779,875	1,113,715	1,376,891	1,848,794	→
Madaba (← Songea Rural)	District	...	...	47,774	65,215	→
Mbinga Rural	District	...	...	235,969	285,582	→
Mbinga Town (← Mbinga Rural)	Town	...	...	117,714	158,896	→
Namtumbo	District	137,038	175,051	201,639	271,368	→
Nyasa	District	...	...	146,160	191,193	→
Songea Municipal	Municipality	...	...	203,309	286,285	→
Songea Rural	District	...	...	126,047	178,201	→
Tunduru	District	170,320	247,055	298,279	412,054	→
Shinyanga	Region	...	1,249,226	1,534,808	2,241,299	→
Kahama Municipality	Municipality	...	...	242,208	453,654	→
Kishapu	District	192,549	239,305	272,990	335,483	→
Msalala (← Kahama Rural)	District	...	...	250,727	378,214	→
Shinyanga Municipal	Municipality	98,682	134,523	161,391	214,744	→
Shinyanga Rural	District	212,847	276,393	334,417	468,611	→
Ushetu (← Kahama Rural)	District	...	...	273,075	390,593	→
Simiyu	Region	...	1,317,879	1,584,157	2,140,497	→
Bariadi Rural	District	...	...	278,549	383,385	→
Bariadi Town (← Bariadi Rural)	Town	...	...	144,367	260,927	→
Busega	District	...	...	203,597	282,167	→
Itilima	District	...	...	313,900	419,213	→
Maswa	District	220,432	304,402	344,125	427,864	→
Meatu	District	159,272	248,214	299,619	366,941	→
Singida	Region	792,387	1,086,748	1,370,637	2,008,058	→
Ikungi	District	...	...	272,959	411,262	→
Iramba	District	...	...	236,282	328,912	→
Itigi (← Manyoni)	District	...	...	112,565	215,947	→
Manyoni	District	...	...	184,198	279,069	→
Mkalama	District	...	...	188,733	255,514	→
Singida Municipal	Municipality	81,528	114,853	150,379	232,459	→
Singida Rural	District	...	...	225,521	284,895	→
Songwe	Region	...	723,480	998,862	1,344,687	→
Ileje	District	88,562	109,847	124,451	125,869	→
Mbozi	District	...	...	446,339	510,599	→
Momba	District	...	...	196,818	259,781	→
Songwe (← Chunya)	District	...	100,033	133,692	229,129	→
Tunduma Town	Town	...	34,316	97,562	219,309	→
Tabora	Region	1,036,150	1,710,465	2,291,623	3,391,679	→
Igunga	District	203,367	324,094	399,727	546,204	→
Kaliua	District	...	...	393,358	678,447	→
Nzega Rural	District	...	348,376	414,392	574,498	→
Nzega Town (← Nzega Rural)	Town	...	66,827	87,860	125,193	→
Sikonge	District	78,633	132,733	179,883	335,686	→
Tabora Municipal	Municipality	143,148	188,005	226,999	308,741	→
Urambo	District	...	...	192,781	260,322	→
Uyui	District	126,836	281,101	396,623	562,588	→
Tanga	Region	1,280,212	1,636,280	2,045,205	2,615,597	→
Bumbuli (← Lushoto)	District	...	...	160,005	159,373	→
Handeni Rural	District	...	...	276,646	384,353	→
Handeni Town	Town	...	...	79,056	108,968	→
Kilindi	District	88,666	143,792	236,833	398,391	→
Korogwe Rural	District	...	...	242,038	272,870	→
Korogwe Town	Town	...	...	68,308	86,551	→
Lushoto	District	...	...	332,436	350,958	→
Mkinga	District	...	...	118,065	146,802	→
Muheza	District	...	...	204,461	238,260	→
Pangani	District	37,670	43,920	54,025	75,642	→
Tanga City	City	186,818	242,640	273,332	393,429	→
Tanzania	United Republic	23,174,336	34,443,603	44,928,923	61,741,120

Source: National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania.

Explanation: Area figures of districts are calculated from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	30,053,130
Females	31,687,990

Gender (C 2022)
Males	30,053,130
Females	31,687,990

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	40,201,425
Urban	21,539,695

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	40,201,425
Urban	21,539,695

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	26,399,989
15-64 years	33,000,128
65+ years	2,341,003

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	26,399,989
15-64 years	33,000,128
65+ years	2,341,003

Age Distribution	Males	Females
80+ years	246439	389289
70-79 years	455331	545863
60-69 years	885063	970096
50-59 years	1523089	1583639
40-49 years	2437176	2564376
30-39 years	3434965	3729312
20-29 years	4781333	5512769
10-19 years	7132170	7147460
0-9 years	9157564	9245186

Age Distribution (C 2022)
80+ years	635,728
70-79 years	1,001,194
60-69 years	1,855,159
50-59 years	3,106,728
40-49 years	5,001,552
30-39 years	7,164,277
20-29 years	10,294,102
10-19 years	14,279,630
0-9 years	18,402,750