Tanzania
AfricaCapital: Dodoma CityMost important metro: Dar es Salaam
2026 population
68.2M
Rank #22 globally
Area
945k km²
Metros tracked
16
22% of population in metros
Composite score
17.7
Rank #71 globally
National Teams
Tanzania on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Regions
31 entries listed under Tanzania. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Arusha1Dar es Salaam1Dodoma1Geita1Kagera1Kigoma1Lindi1Manyara1Mbeya1Mjini Magharibi [Urban West]1Morogoro1Mwanza1Pwani1Shinyanga1Singida1Tabora1Tanga1IringaKaskazini Pemba [North Pemba]Kaskazini Unguja [North Zanzibar]KataviKilimanjaroKusini Pemba [South Pemba]Kusini Unguja [South Zanzibar]MaraMtwaraNjombeRukwaRuvumaSimiyuSongwe
Tanzania metro footprint
16 metrosLoading map…
16 polygons
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
16 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #239 | Dar es Salaam▲ Largest | Dar es Salaam | 6.4M | 11.5 | Regional Hub |
| #1082 | Arusha | Arusha | 1.4M | 1.4 | Emerging Metro |
| #1337 | Mwanza | Mwanza | 1.5M | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1492 | Mbeya | Mbeya | 913K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1901 | Dodoma City★ Capital | Dodoma | 765K | 0.5 | Local Metro |
| #2042 | Tanga | Tanga | 393K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2108 | Tabora | Tabora | 309K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2183 | Singida | Singida | 232K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2184 | Kigoma | Kigoma | 232K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2279 | Lindi | Lindi | 174K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2358 | Zanzibar City | Mjini Magharibi [Urban West] | 893K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2406 | Babati | Manyara | 130K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2975 | Morogoro | Morogoro | 471K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #2984 | Kahama | Shinyanga | 454K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #3038 | Geita | Geita | 362K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3360 | Bukoba | Kagera | 145K | 0.0 | Local Metro |