What is the population of Dodoma?
Dodoma has a city population of 765,179. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Dodoma
At 1,125 m elevation, Tanzania's national capital holds 765,179 people, accounting for 1.1% of the country's population. Dodoma ranks third among Tanzania's 223 listed cities and is the largest settlement in its region. The nearest substantial urban centre, Kibaigwa at 50,054 people, lies 101 km away.
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 5
Capital
National capital
Elevation
1,125 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Coordinates
-6.172, 35.739
Record updated
2024-12-02
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 |
| Dodoma | 765K |
Dodoma Population FAQ
Where is Dodoma?
Dodoma is in Dodoma, Tanzania. Its coordinates are -6.172, 35.739.
How big is Dodoma compared with other cities in Tanzania?
It is the 3rd largest of the 223 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Tanzania, holding 1.1% of the national population.