Economy, jobs and prices in Morogoro, Tanzania: official figures
Morogoro's economy produced goods and services worth TSh 11.41 trillion in 2025 (provisional regional GDP at current prices), 4.9% of Mainland Tanzania's total; 4th largest of the 26 Mainland regions.
What is the income per person in Morogoro?
GDP per person in Morogoro was TSh 3,270,802 in 2025 (provisional; Mainland Tanzania: TSh 3,544,124), 13th lowest of the 26 Mainland regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many formal jobs are there in Morogoro?
Morogoro accounted for 7.4% of the 4,565,960 employees of formal-sector businesses and public bodies in Tanzania in 2024/25 (Employment and Earnings Survey), 2nd largest share of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many homes in Morogoro have electricity?
33.4% of households in Morogoro used grid electricity from TANESCO as their main source of light at the 2022 census and 30.6% used solar power (Tanzania: 37.4% and 32.4%); the grid share is 15th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many people in Morogoro own a mobile phone?
82.5% of adults in Morogoro owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 15.7% owned a smartphone (Tanzania: 82.5% and 18.7%); smartphone ownership is 16th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- In money terms Morogoro's GDP grew 11.4% between 2024 and 2025 and 71% since 2019, before allowing for inflation (Mainland: 10.4% and 68%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
- Formal employers in Morogoro recruited 19,982 new workers in 2024/25 (15,225 men and 4,757 women), 12.8% of the 155,510 hired nationwide. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 22.0% of households in Morogoro owned a television and 33.0% a radio at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 27.3% and 38.7%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Morogoro compares with other regions
GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) (2025)
Morogoro ranks 14 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mtwara | TSh 3,577,609 |
| 12 | Lindi | TSh 3,571,182 |
| 13 | Shinyanga | TSh 3,399,825 |
| 14 | Morogoro | TSh 3,270,802 |
| 15 | Mara | TSh 3,258,071 |
| 16 | Geita | TSh 3,126,106 |
| 17 | Songwe | TSh 2,941,703 |
Households using grid electricity for lighting (2022)
Morogoro ranks 15 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using grid electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Mwanza | 37.7% |
| 13 | Njombe | 35.9% |
| 14 | Tanga | 33.5% |
| 15 | Morogoro | 33.4% |
| 16 | Dodoma | 28.9% |
| 17 | Songwe | 28.1% |
| 18 | Mara | 26.1% |
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Sources
- National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar: Tanzania Formal Sector Employment and Earnings Survey 2024/25: Table 2.10 (employees by region) and Table 6.6 (newly recruited workers by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f21640fc36b0…)
- National Bureau of Statistics: National Accounts Statistics of Mainland Tanzania 2019-2025, Tables 27 and 26: regional GDP and GDP per head at current prices, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c343f2c8c1d3…)
- National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar: 2022 Population and Housing Census: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile, United Republic of Tanzania (regional tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20ed491aac53…)
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