Economy, jobs and prices in Mwanza, Tanzania: official figures
Mwanza's economy produced goods and services worth TSh 16.75 trillion in 2025 (provisional regional GDP at current prices), 7.2% of Mainland Tanzania's total; 2nd largest of the 26 Mainland regions.
What is the income per person in Mwanza?
GDP per person in Mwanza was TSh 4,068,480 in 2025 (provisional; Mainland Tanzania: TSh 3,544,124), 8th highest of the 26 Mainland regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many formal jobs are there in Mwanza?
Mwanza accounted for 4.4% of the 4,565,960 employees of formal-sector businesses and public bodies in Tanzania in 2024/25 (Employment and Earnings Survey), 7th 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 Mwanza have electricity?
37.7% of households in Mwanza used grid electricity from TANESCO as their main source of light at the 2022 census and 37.6% used solar power (Tanzania: 37.4% and 32.4%); the grid share is 12th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many people in Mwanza own a mobile phone?
81.6% of adults in Mwanza owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 17.2% owned a smartphone (Tanzania: 82.5% and 18.7%); smartphone ownership is 14th 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 Mwanza's GDP grew 9.8% between 2024 and 2025 and 68% since 2019, before allowing for inflation (Mainland: 10.4% and 68%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
- Formal employers in Mwanza recruited 6,941 new workers in 2024/25 (4,240 men and 2,701 women), 4.5% of the 155,510 hired nationwide. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 27.9% of households in Mwanza owned a television and 37.5% 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 Mwanza compares with other regions
GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) (2025)
Mwanza ranks 8 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Njombe | TSh 4,533,333 |
| 6 | Arusha | TSh 4,279,780 |
| 7 | Ruvuma | TSh 4,158,935 |
| 8 | Mwanza | TSh 4,068,480 |
| 9 | Tanga | TSh 3,796,308 |
| 10 | Manyara | TSh 3,730,552 |
| 11 | Mtwara | TSh 3,577,609 |
Households using grid electricity for lighting (2022)
Mwanza ranks 12 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using grid electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Iringa | 43.1% |
| 10 | Pwani | 41.9% |
| 11 | Kaskazini Pemba | 39.8% |
| 12 | Mwanza | 37.7% |
| 13 | Njombe | 35.9% |
| 14 | Tanga | 33.5% |
| 15 | Morogoro | 33.4% |
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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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