What is the population of Mwanza?
Mwanza has a city population of 1,104,521. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Tanzania · Africa
Mwanza
City population
1,104,521
#2
in Tanzania
#1
in Mwanza
#491
worldwide
-2.517, 32.900 · 514 km from Dodoma
About Mwanza
Mwanza is a city in Mwanza, Tanzania with a population of 1,104,521. It is the 2nd largest of the 223 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Tanzania, and the 491st largest worldwide. It lies 514 km from Dodoma.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Coordinates
-2.517, 32.900
Record updated
14 April 2026
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 |
| Mwanza | 1.1M |
Mwanza Population FAQ
Where is Mwanza?
Mwanza is in Mwanza, Tanzania, 514 km from the capital, Dodoma. Its coordinates are -2.517, 32.900.
How big is Mwanza compared with other cities in Tanzania?
It is the 2nd largest of the 223 cities listed in Tanzania, holding 1.6% of the national population.