Population in Urban Area, now
7,546,894
- World: 55th
- Africa: 5th
- Tanzania: 1st
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
2,698,652
- World: 104th
- Africa: 15th
- Tanzania: 1st
Dar es Salaam Urban Area Population Graph
Dar es Salaam Urban Area Population History
1950 84,000
1951 93,000
1952 101,000
1953 106,000
1954 112,000
1955 117,000
1956 123,000
1957 130,000
1958 140,000
1959 151,000
1960 162,000
1961 174,000
1962 188,000
1963 202,000
1964 217,000
1965 233,000
1966 251,000
1967 270,000
1968 296,000
1969 325,000
1970 357,000
1971 392,000
1972 431,000
1973 473,000
1974 520,000
1975 572,000
1976 628,000
1977 690,000
1978 758,000
1979 807,000
1980 855,000
1981 905,000
1982 958,000
1983 1,014,000
1984 1,074,000
1985 1,137,000
1986 1,203,000
1987 1,274,000
1988 1,349,000
1989 1,411,000
1990 1,474,000
1991 1,539,000
1992 1,607,000
1993 1,678,000
1994 1,753,000
1995 1,830,000
1996 1,911,000
1997 1,996,000
1998 2,084,000
1999 2,176,000
2000 2,272,000
2001 2,373,000
2002 2,478,000
2003 2,617,000
2004 2,768,000
2005 2,927,000
2006 3,095,000
2007 3,273,000
2008 3,461,000
2009 3,659,000
2010 3,870,000
2011 4,092,000
2012 4,327,000
2013 4,576,000
2014 4,838,000
2015 5,116,000
2016 5,409,000
2017 5,719,000
2018 6,048,000
2019 6,368,000
2020 6,702,000
2021 7,047,000
2022 7,405,000
2023 7,776,000
2024 8,161,000
Dar es Salaam Urban Area Population Projections
2025 8,562,000
2026 8,977,000
2027 9,407,000
2028 9,853,000
2029 10,313,000
2030 10,789,000
2031 11,279,000
2032 11,783,000
2033 12,302,000
2034 12,836,000
2035 13,383,000