Businesses in Mbinga

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mbinga

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	22
Bars, pubs and taverns	11
Hospitals	9
Primary and elementary schools	9
Shopping	9
Churches	8
Pharmacies and drug stores	6
Clothing stores	5
Restaurants	5
Electronics stores	5

Mbinga Facts

Area	4001.2 km²
Population	464,623
Male Population	226,374 (48.7%)
Female Population	238,249 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+235.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+63.6%
Median Age	18.1 years (Male: 17.7, Female: 18.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,974 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-10.93333, 35.01667

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Mbinga Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	138,514	218,576	283,921	412,724	464,623	520,621	576,174
Population Density	34.6 / km²	54.6 / km²	71 / km²	103.2 / km²	116.1 / km²	130.1 / km²	144 / km²

* Projected

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

Mbinga Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 63.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mbinga	+235.4%	+112.6%	+63.6%
Ruvuma Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

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

Mbinga Median Age

Median Age: 18.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mbinga	18.1 yrs	18.5 yrs	17.7 yrs
Ruvuma Region	18.4 yrs	18.9 yrs	17.9 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

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

Mbinga Population Density

Population Density: 116 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mbinga	464,623	4,001.2 km²	116 / km²
Ruvuma Region	1.6 million	62,704.7 km²	25.4 / 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

Mbinga Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 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.

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

Mbinga Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$677	$788	$632	$1,037	$1,300	$1,748	$1,922	$1,974
Total GDP	$140.3M	$189.4M	$168.9M	$310.4M	$431.9M	$656.4M	$824.1M	$886.9M

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

Mbinga CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mbinga	123,119 tn	0.26 tn	30.8 tons/km²
Ruvuma Region	418,800 tn	0.26 tn	6.7 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

Mbinga CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	123,119 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.26 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	30.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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 Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
9/14/17	1:32 PM	4.2	93.5 km	10,000 m	17km ENE of Livingstonia, Malawi	usgs.gov
9/4/17	8:57 AM	4.2	36 km	10,000 m	7km NW of Tingi, Tanzania	usgs.gov
9/7/16	4:24 AM	4.6	91.8 km	10,000 m	18km NNE of Nkhata Bay, Malawi	usgs.gov
6/27/12	3:35 AM	4.5	83.6 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
3/8/11	8:31 PM	4.3	82.1 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
3/19/10	11:09 AM	4.3	70.4 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
8/10/09	10:54 PM	4.5	81.1 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
3/24/09	2:12 AM	4.1	90.6 km	32,100 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
9/12/07	9:54 AM	3.8	60.3 km	28,600 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
8/3/06	12:28 AM	4	55.1 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mbinga

Mbinga is a town and ward in the Ruvuma Region of southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road, to the northeast of Ndengo and southwest of Kigonsera.

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