What is the population of Mbeya?
Mbeya has a city population of 541,603. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Mbeya
At 395 km from Dodoma, Mbeya is Tanzania's sixth-largest city with a population of 541,603. The city sits at 1,697 m elevation and anchors a cluster of settlements; Utengule lies 13 km away with 50,000 people, while Katumba (108,558) and Tukuyu (50,000) are within 45 km.
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 13
Elevation
1,697 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Coordinates
-8.900, 33.450
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 |
| Mbeya | 542K |
Mbeya Population FAQ
Where is Mbeya?
Mbeya is in Mbeya, Tanzania, 395 km from the capital, Dodoma. Its coordinates are -8.900, 33.450.
How big is Mbeya compared with other cities in Tanzania?
It is the 6th largest of the 223 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Tanzania, holding 0.8% of the national population.