Businesses in Moshi

Categories in Moshi

Car rental Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Building Materials Supplier Farming General chemical wholesale Import Export Company Industrial & Construction Manufacturing Clothing stores Association or Organization Churches Community Center Government Office Non-Governmental Organization Non-Profit Organization Religious Organization Social Services Organization Cell phone accessory store Computer Repair Service Computer Support and Services Electronics Store Phone Repair Service Software Company Hardware store Home Goods Store Technical construction services Education Education Center Elementary School Middle School Primary School Art galleries Artist Graphic Designer Photographer Tourist Attraction Website Designer Wildlife and Safari Park Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Atm's Banks Hospitals Medical Center Barbers Beauty salons Back Office Business to Business Service Marketing Agency Office supplies and stationery stores Print Shop Services for Industry Apartment Building Housing Complex Department stores Gift Shop Shopping Mall Shopping other Supermarket Adventure & Outdoor Activities Hiking Area Hiking guide National Park Balloon Ride Tour Agency Bed and breakfasts Freight forwarding Hostels Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodge Other travel reservations Serviced Accommodation Sightseeing Tour Agency Sport Tour Agency Taxis Tour Agency Tourist Information Center Tour Operator Transportation Service Travel Agency Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Moshi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Tour operators	158	18 years
Travel agencies	63	17 years
Hotels and motels	44	—
Primary and elementary schools	38	—
Education	32	—
Other accommodation	29	—
Travel and transportation	28	21 years
Restaurants	22	—
Shopping	17	—
Electronics stores	16	—

Moshi Facts

Area	1110.4 km²
Population	835,415
Male Population	405,048 (48.5%)
Female Population	430,367 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+184.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+53.5%
Median Age	21.5 years (Male: 21, Female: 22)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,626 (2022)
Area Codes	27
Neighborhoods	Moshi, Shanty Town
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-3.35000, 37.33333

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Moshi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	293,268	435,821	544,301	749,709	835,415	921,992	1,006,678
Population Density	264.1 / km²	392.5 / km²	490.2 / km²	675.1 / km²	752.3 / km²	830.3 / km²	906.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Moshi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 53.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Moshi	+184.9%	+91.7%	+53.5%
Kilimanjaro Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

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

Moshi Median Age

Median Age: 21.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Moshi	21.5 yrs	22 yrs	21 yrs
Kilimanjaro Region	20 yrs	20.8 yrs	19.4 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

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

Moshi Population Density

Population Density: 752 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Moshi	835,415	1,110.4 km²	752 / km²
Kilimanjaro Region	1.9 million	13,186.9 km²	145 / 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

Moshi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 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 Moshi

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Moshi

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

Moshi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,589	$1,378	$1,077	$2,254	$2,386	$3,192	$3,545	$3,626
Total GDP	$668.2M	$658.9M	$558.5M	$1.3B	$1.5B	$2.2B	$2.7B	$2.9B

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

Moshi CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Moshi	270,748 tn	0.32 tn	243.8 tons/km²
Kilimanjaro Region	578,610 tn	0.3 tn	43.9 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

Moshi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	270,748 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.32 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	243.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4.3)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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
3/24/19	4:21 PM	4.7	97.3 km	10,000 m	41km S of Mtito Andei, Kenya	usgs.gov
2/7/19	8:52 AM	3.7	7.2 km	10,000 m	7km NE of Moshi, Tanzania	usgs.gov
1/1/91	9:37 PM	4.2	95.3 km	10,000 m	Kenya	usgs.gov
10/7/84	3:55 AM	4.7	91.2 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
2/5/76	7:46 AM	4.2	58.9 km	33,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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