Businesses in Lindi

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Lindi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	18
Shopping	16
Pharmacies and drug stores	15
Other accommodation	14
Restaurants	14
Bars, pubs and taverns	12
Education	12
Hospitals	12
Public administration	10
Clothing stores	8
Primary and elementary schools	8
Gas station	7
Banks	7
Churches	7
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6
Corporate management	6
Hardware store	5
Mosques	5

Lindi Facts

Area	5712.5 km²
Population	314,229
Male Population	148,699 (47.3%)
Female Population	165,530 (52.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+70.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+21.7%
Median Age	22.5 years (Male: 20.6, Female: 23.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,707 (2022)
Area Codes	23
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-9.99709, 39.71649

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Lindi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	184,259	232,115	258,273	299,112	314,229	329,075	341,664
Population Density	32.3 / km²	40.6 / km²	45.2 / km²	52.4 / km²	55 / km²	57.6 / km²	59.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lindi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 21.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lindi	+70.5%	+35.4%	+21.7%
Lindi Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lindi Median Age

Median Age: 22.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lindi	22.5 yrs	23.9 yrs	20.6 yrs
Lindi Region	21 yrs	22.3 yrs	19.5 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Lindi Population Density

Population Density: 55 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lindi	314,229	5,712.5 km²	55 / km²
Lindi Region	953,164	64,842.1 km²	14.7 / km²
Tanzania	53.2 million	940,193.6 km²	56.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lindi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Lindi

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Lindi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$843	$875	$1,153	$1,364	$1,707	$2,412	$2,693	$2,707
Total GDP	$171.2M	$191.1M	$260.5M	$320.6M	$411.7M	$605.3M	$737.6M	$756.8M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Lindi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lindi	79,595 tn	0.25 tn	13.9 tons/km²
Lindi Region	240,443 tn	0.25 tn	3.7 tons/km²
Tanzania	13,721,720 tn	0.26 tn	14.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Lindi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	79,595 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.25 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	13.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/30/19	6:17 PM	4.3	95.5 km	10,000 m	17km ENE of Nachingwea, Tanzania	usgs.gov
8/3/10	7:42 PM	5.3	90.3 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
6/24/85	1:26 PM	4.3	70.8 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
5/27/85	10:43 AM	4.3	78.1 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Lindi

Lindi is a coastal town located at the far end of the Lindi Bay, on the Indian Ocean in southeastern Tanzania. The town is 450 kilometers south of Dar es Salaam and 105 kilometers north of Mtwara, the southernmost coastal town in Tanzania, and gives ..

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