What is the population of Arusha?
Arusha has a city population of 617,631. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Arusha
A city of 617,631 people holds 0.9% of Tanzania's national population, placing it fifth among the country's listed cities. Arusha sits 329 km from Dodoma and at an elevation of 1,415 m. Several towns lie within 40 km: Usa River (19 km, 21,000), Kingori (35 km, 22,839), Mbuguni (37 km, 49,801), and Merelani (39 km, 50,000).
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Elevation
1,415 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Coordinates
-3.367, 36.683
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 223 in TanzaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Arusha | 618K |
Arusha Population FAQ
Where is Arusha?
Arusha is in Arusha, Tanzania, 329 km from the capital, Dodoma. Its coordinates are -3.367, 36.683.
How big is Arusha compared with other cities in Tanzania?
It is the 5th largest of the 223 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Tanzania, holding 0.9% of the national population.