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Regions

The population of the regions of Tanzania according to census results.

The listed regions form Tanzania Mainland (Tanganyika). Zanzibar consists of five regions (→ Administrative Division).

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Census (C) 1978-08-26	Population Census (C) 1988-08-27	Population Census (C) 2002-08-01	Population Census (C) 2012-08-26	Population Census (C) 2022-08-23
Tanzania	TZA	Rep	Dodoma	885,803	17,527,564	23,174,336	34,443,603	44,928,923	61,741,120		→
Arusha	ARU	Reg	Arusha	37,576	...	744,479	1,288,088	1,694,310	2,356,255	3757600	→
Dar es Salaam	DAR	Reg	Dar es Salaam	1,393	843,090	1,360,850	2,487,288	4,364,541	5,383,728	139300	→
Dodoma	DOD	Reg	Dodoma	41,311	972,005	1,235,328	1,692,025	2,083,588	3,085,625	4131100	→
Geita	GEI	Reg	Geita	20,054	...	...	1,337,718	1,739,530	2,977,608	2005400	→
Iringa	IRI	Reg	Iringa	35,503	...	...	840,404	941,238	1,192,728	3550300	→
Kagera [West Lake]	KAG	Reg	Bukoba	25,265	...	...	1,791,451	2,458,023	2,989,299	2526500	→
Katavi	KAT	Reg	Mpanda	45,843	...	...	408,609	564,604	1,152,958	4584300	→
Kigoma	KIG	Reg	Kigoma	37,040	648,941	856,770	1,674,047	2,127,930	2,470,967	3704000	→
Kilimanjaro	KIL	Reg	Moshi	13,250	902,437	1,104,673	1,376,702	1,640,087	1,861,934	1325000	→
Lindi	LIN	Reg	Lindi	66,040	527,624	646,494	787,624	864,652	1,194,028	6604000	→
Manyara	MAY	Reg	Babati	44,522	...	603,691	1,037,605	1,425,131	1,892,502	4452200	→
Mara	MAR	Reg	Musoma	21,760	723,827	946,418	1,363,397	1,743,830	2,372,015	2176000	→
Mbeya	MBE	Reg	Mbeya	37,700	...	...	1,339,848	1,708,548	2,343,754	3770000	→
Morogoro	MOR	Reg	Morogoro	70,624	939,264	1,220,564	1,753,362	2,218,492	3,197,104	7062400	→
Mtwara	MTW	Reg	Mtwara	16,710	771,818	889,100	1,124,481	1,270,854	1,634,947	1671000	→
Mwanza	MWA	Reg	Mwanza	9,467	...	...	2,058,866	2,772,509	3,699,872	946700	→
Njombe	NJO	Reg	Njombe	21,347	...	...	648,464	702,097	889,946	2134700	→
Pwani [Coast]	PWA	Reg	Dar es Salaam	32,547	516,586	636,103	885,017	1,098,668	2,024,947	3254700	→
Rukwa	RUK	Reg	Sumbawanga	22,792	...	...	729,060	1,004,539	1,540,519	2279200	→
Ruvuma	RUV	Reg	Songea	63,669	561,575	779,875	1,113,715	1,376,891	1,848,794	6366900	→
Shinyanga	SHI	Reg	Shinyanga	18,901	...	...	1,249,226	1,534,808	2,241,299	1890100	→
Simiyu	SIM	Reg	Bariadi	25,212	...	...	1,317,879	1,584,157	2,140,497	2521200	→
Singida	SIN	Reg	Singida	49,340	613,949	792,387	1,086,748	1,370,637	2,008,058	4934000	→
Songwe	SON	Reg	Vwawa	22,600	...	...	723,480	998,862	1,344,687	2260000	→
Tabora	TAB	Reg	Tabora	76,150	817,907	1,036,150	1,710,465	2,291,623	3,391,679	7615000	→
Tanga	TAN	Reg	Tanga	26,677	1,037,767	1,280,212	1,636,280	2,045,205	2,615,597	2667700	→
Zanzibar	ZAN	St	Zanzibar	2,460	476,111	640,685	981,754	1,303,569	1,889,773	246000	→

National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 2022-08-23
1	Dar es Salaam	DAR	5,383,728
2	Mwanza	MWA	1,104,521
3	Dodoma	DOD	765,179
4	Zanzibar	ZAN	709,809
5	Arusha	ARU	617,631
6	Mbeya	MBE	541,603
7	Morogoro	MOR	471,409
8	Kahama	SHI	453,654
9	Tanga	TAN	393,429
10	Geita	GEI	318,006

Contents: Cities & Urban Localities

The population of all Tanzanian cities, municipalities, towns and localities with more than 20,000 urban inhabitants by census years.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1978-08-26	Population Census (C) 1988-08-28	Population Census (C) 2002-08-01	Population Census (C) 2012-08-26	Population Census (C) 2022-08-23
Arusha	ARU	55,223	102,544	333,791	416,442	617,631
Babati	MAY	9,759	...	30,975	57,909	67,445
Bagamoyo	PWA	16,272	...	28,368	40,000	55,000
Bariadi	SIM	4,603	...	15,462	45,000	260,927
Bomang'ombe (Hai)	KIL	...	...	17,674	34,098	37,538
Bukoba	KAG	21,547	28,702	59,157	128,796	144,938
Bunda	MAR	7,873	...	40,404	55,000	182,970
Buseresere	GEI	...	...	9,202	15,000	27,000
Chake Chake	ZAN	9,640	13,972	19,283	27,700	52,047
Chalinze	PWA	...	...	10,469	18,000	29,000
Chato	GEI	...	...	13,540	19,000	30,000
Dar es Salaam	DAR	769,445	1,205,443	2,339,910	4,364,541	5,383,728
Diobahika (Uyovu)	GEI	...	...	10,616	18,000	45,000
Dodoma	DOD	45,807	83,205	150,604	213,636	765,179
Dumila	MOR	...	...	9,650	18,000	40,000
Gairo	MOR	...	...	16,982	22,948	40,000
Geita	GEI	6,917	...	39,562	100,000	318,006
Handeni (Chanika)	TAN	9,444	...	14,057	79,056	108,968
Hedaru	KIL	...	...	14,179	17,000	21,000
Ifakara	MOR	15,250	...	41,606	90,000	205,843
Igunga	TAB	4,847	...	15,553	25,000	45,000
Igurusi	MBE	...	...	7,635	15,000	19,000
Ikwiriri	PWA	...	...	22,441	28,000	45,000
Ilula	IRI	...	...	17,065	11,787	17,000
Iringa	IRI	57,164	84,860	102,208	151,345	202,490
Itigi	SIN	6,729	...	14,362	18,000	24,000
Kahama	SHI	7,637	...	33,957	95,087	453,654
Karatu	ARU	...	...	9,437	14,843	20,000
Kasulu	KIG	10,838	19,324	33,452	67,704	238,321
Katesh	MAY	...	...	9,093	16,317	21,462
Katoro	GEI	...	...	13,458	40,000	75,000
Kibaha	PWA	...	...	42,503	128,488	265,360
Kibaigwa	DOD	...	...	10,004	24,761	50,054
Kibiti	PWA	...	...	11,395	14,000	18,000
Kibondo	KIG	3,525	...	13,241	20,000	27,200
Kigoma	KIG	50,075	74,224	131,792	215,458	232,388
Kilindoni	PWA	...	...	9,463	12,141	23,426
Kilosa	MOR	12,886	...	26,060	34,425	43,418
Kilwa Masoko	LIN	4,289	...	8,339	13,601	21,519
Kiomboi	SIN	9,039	...	11,350	14,000	17,350
Kisesa	MWA	...	...	10,179	25,000	30,000
Kondoa	DOD	12,182	14,872	20,426	25,000	80,443
Korogwe	TAN	15,388	...	26,601	56,282	62,032
Kyela	MBE	4,906	...	17,602	47,389	47,000
Lindi	LIN	27,312	41,587	29,178	78,841	95,096
Liwale	LIN	7,260	...	14,096	13,378	25,000
Lushoto	TAN	2,923	...	9,834	28,190	34,000
Madizini (Mtibwa)	MOR	...	...	...	14,000	18,000
Mafinga	IRI	11,414	...	16,612	51,902	99,305
Magu	MWA	...	...	17,638	23,822	35,000
Makambako	NJO	9,097	...	35,919	57,288	116,232
Makongorosi	MBE	...	...	6,945	18,116	23,787
Makuyuni (Himo)	KIL	...	...	9,355	16,308	20,000
Malinyi	MOR	...	...	...	15,000	20,000
Manyoni	SIN	8,157	18,788	16,645	20,000	25,000
Mapinga	PWA	...	...	...	...	40,000
Masasi	MTW	13,129	25,088	34,034	58,314	89,700
Masumbwe (Marongwe)	GEI	...	...	10,791	11,000	50,000
Maswa	SIM	6,704	12,791	17,384	20,000	28,000
Matongo	MAR	...	...	8,118	14,000	20,000
Matundasi	MBE	...	...	...	9,477	26,073
Mbeya	MBE	76,601	130,798	232,596	385,279	541,603
Mbinga	RUV	7,308	...	15,359	35,000	60,868
Mbuguni (Mirerani)	MAY	...	...	37,109	27,071	49,801
Mbulu	MAY	3,784	...	12,137	36,408	45,384
Mikumi	MOR	5,508	...	11,778	14,000	20,000
Misungwi	MWA	...	...	12,127	20,000	30,000
Mkoani	ZAN	...	...	...	11,515	23,719
Mkuranga	PWA	...	...	...	12,000	20,000
Mlimba	MOR	...	...	13,740	17,000	21,000
Mlowo	SON	...	...	4,498	21,600	40,000
Morogoro	MOR	60,782	117,760	209,058	305,840	471,409
Moshi	KIL	52,046	96,838	143,799	184,292	221,733
Mpanda	KAT	13,450	...	44,533	81,540	204,338
Mpwapwa	DOD	18,631	...	18,992	22,000	30,000
Mtwara	MTW	48,491	66,452	79,277	100,626	140,793
Mugumu	MAR	4,042	...	12,549	19,000	29,000
Muheza	TAN	5,676	12,739	22,604	17,000	20,000
Musoma	MAR	31,051	63,652	104,851	134,327	164,172
Mvomero	MOR	...	...	12,576	14,000	18,000
Mwandege	PWA	...	...	...	...	45,000
Mwanga	KIL	...	...	12,329	15,000	21,000
Mwanhuzi (Meatu)	SIM	...	...	6,825	12,372	21,664
Mwanza (incl. Ilemela)	MWA	110,553	172,287	385,810	706,453	1,104,521
Nachingwea	LIN	8,886	14,294	18,810	20,000	21,000
Namanyere	RUK	...	...	15,638	38,362	40,000
Nansio	MWA	7,804	11,113	28,341	37,000	44,000
Newala	MTW	18,395	...	16,910	25,000	34,862
Ngudu	MWA	3,894	...	12,324	27,630	32,446
Njombe	NJO	5,874	...	34,630	64,122	92,537
Nkome	GEI	...	...	15,443	20,000	25,000
Nungwi	ZAN	...	...	...	10,392	30,762
Nzega	TAB	9,542	15,132	24,113	34,744	125,193
Ruaha	MOR	...	...	...	18,000	24,000
Ruangwa	LIN	...	...	9,605	12,000	20,000
Rujewa	MBE	...	...	9,413	29,473	42,013
Same	KIL	5,292	...	16,819	25,794	34,322
Sengerema	MWA	13,745	24,312	38,424	76,914	110,000
Shinyanga	SHI	20,439	46,802	73,921	103,795	139,727
Shirati	MAR	...	...	9,794	12,000	18,904
Singida	SIN	29,258	39,598	57,904	85,242	165,492
Sirari	MAR	...	...	16,795	15,000	25,000
Songea	RUV	17,955	52,985	98,683	203,309	286,285
Sumbawanga	RUK	28,586	47,878	74,890	124,204	182,970
Tabora	TAB	67,388	92,779	126,089	160,608	221,466
Tandahimba	MTW	...	...	10,713	14,000	20,000
Tanga	TAN	103,399	137,364	172,557	221,127	393,429
Tarakea	KIL	...	...	9,569	13,000	18,000
Tarime	MAR	9,854	15,590	36,122	65,000	133,043
Tukuyu	MBE	7,081	19,092	15,856	41,676	50,000
Tunduma	SON	...	...	28,237	97,562	219,309
Tunduru	RUV	18,160	21,737	24,512	30,761	48,000
Ubaruku	MBE	...	...	12,685	18,000	23,000
Urambo	TAB	10,692	...	18,913	29,367	31,752
Usa River	ARU	...	...	13,542	18,000	21,000
Ushirombo (Igulwa)	GEI	...	...	16,016	30,000	45,000
Utengule	MBE	...	...	30,816	43,000	50,000
Vikindu	PWA	...	...	7,640	15,000	70,000
Vwawa	SON	1,585	...	19,298	56,256	85,000
Wete	ZAN	12,874	19,196	24,983	31,872	35,951
Zanzibar	ZAN	110,531	157,634	320,701	501,459	709,809

For cities, municipalities and towns, their urban population is reported. For smaller localities, urban and mixed wards are assembled by »City Population«; again, their urban population is tabulated. Figures in italics indicate rough extimates.
(1978) The United Republic of Tanzania, Bureau of Statistics: 1978 Population Census Volume VIII, 1983.
(1988) Tanzania Population Census 1988 Regional Profiles (provided by Clive Thornton).
(2002) (2012) (2022) National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania (web).