#42 by population worldwide
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania · Capital
- Population, 2025
- 7.8 million
- Projected, 2050
- 13.2 million+68.8%
- World rank
- #422000: #153 → 2050: #30
- Urban area
- 909 km²
- Density
- 8,575people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 27 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+3Africa/Dar_es_Salaam · −1 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 5,429 km
Weather in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
25°
Clear
Today: ↑33° ↓23°
Pressure 1014 hPa
24-hour forecast
Air quality
24
Good
- PM2.5
- 7.2µg/m³
- PM10
- 9.5µg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2µg/m³
- O₃
- 22µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today23°33°25%, 2.2 mm
- Sat23°34°71%
- Sun24°33°93%, 1.2 mm
- Mon24°33°84%, 0.9 mm
- Tue23°33°27%
- Wed24°31°19%, 5.7 mm
- Thu24°31°19%, 1.2 mm
Feels like
29°Humidity
91%Wind
6km/h159° Sgust 12 km/hUV index
9Very highPrecipitation
25%2.2 mmSunrise
05:58Sunrise 05:58Sunset 18:16
Updated 23:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975299
- 1980538
- 1985762
- 19901,208
- 19951,587
- 20002,072
- 20052,742
- 20103,777
- 20155,210
- 20206,851
- 20257,795
- 20308,865
- 20359,885
- 204010,977
- 204512,038
- 205013,160
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
- Dar es Salaam DART: 1 line, 21 km, opened 2016.
Airports
DAR · 4 km · ZNZ · 68 km
Currency: TZS (TSh)
FAQ
What is the population of Dar es Salaam?
Dar es Salaam has 7.8 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #42 in the world. The UN projects 13.2 million by 2050.
What time zone is Dar es Salaam in?
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, UTC+3. −1 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Dar es Salaam have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap. Dar es Salaam DART: 1 line, 21 km, opened 2016.
How far is Dar es Salaam from Tbilisi?
About 5,429 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).