Population in largest city rose 4.96% to 8.16 mil in Tanzania in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Tanzania reached an all time high of 8.16 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 0.162 mil in 1960. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, population in largest city in Kenya amounted to 5.54 mil, 1.92 mil in Mozambique, 4.05 mil in Uganda and 3.32 mil in Zambia in 2024.
Tanzania has been ranked 27th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Angola | mil | 7.77 | 8.04 | 8.33 | 8.63 | 8.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 13.2 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 4.40 | 4.59 | 4.79 | 5.01 | 5.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 4.39 | 4.56 | 4.73 | 4.92 | 5.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | mil | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | mil | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 2.08 | 2.18 | 2.28 | 2.39 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 5.49 | 5.64 | 5.78 | 5.93 | 6.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 0.369 | 0.386 | 0.403 | 0.421 | 0.440 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 6.05 | 6.37 | 6.70 | 7.05 | 7.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 2.99 | 3.14 | 3.30 | 3.47 | 3.65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 2.52 | 2.65 | 2.77 | 2.91 | 3.04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.56 |
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