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Employment-to-population ratio — Tanzania

Employment-to-population ratio in Tanzania in 2025 — 82.4%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.14 pp.

2025 82.4% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 4of 182
Period maximum 85.43%2006
Period minimum 81.35%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Tanzania, 1991–20258082848619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 83.54%1992: 83.44%1993: 83.21%1994: 83.14%1995: 83.26%1996: 83.46%1997: 83.59%1998: 83.63%1999: 83.67%2000: 83.74%2001: 83.85%2002: 84.22%2003: 84.57%2004: 84.89%2005: 85.18%2006: 85.43%2007: 85.21%2008: 84.94%2009: 84.67%2010: 83.69%2011: 82.77%2012: 82.43%2013: 82.1%2014: 82.18%2015: 82.25%2016: 82.27%2017: 82.31%2018: 82.33%2019: 82.36%2020: 81.35%2021: 82.16%2022: 82.45%2023: 82.46%2024: 82.45%2025: 82.4%
Change over the period: −1.14 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 82.4%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 82.4 −0.04 pp
2024 82.45 −0.01 pp
2023 82.46 +0 pp
2022 82.45 +0.29 pp
2021 82.16 +0.81 pp
2020 81.35 −1 pp
2019 82.36 +0.03 pp
2018 82.33 +0.03 pp
2017 82.31 +0.03 pp
2016 82.27 +0.03 pp
2015 82.25 +0.07 pp
2014 82.18 +0.08 pp
2013 82.1 −0.33 pp
2012 82.43 −0.34 pp
2011 82.77 −0.92 pp
2010 83.69 −0.98 pp
2009 84.67 −0.27 pp
2008 84.94 −0.27 pp
2007 85.21 −0.23 pp
2006 85.43 +0.26 pp
2005 85.18 +0.28 pp
2004 84.89 +0.33 pp
2003 84.57 +0.35 pp
2002 84.22 +0.37 pp
2001 83.85 +0.11 pp
2000 83.74 +0.06 pp
1999 83.67 +0.05 pp
1998 83.63 +0.04 pp
1997 83.59 +0.13 pp
1996 83.46 +0.19 pp
1995 83.26 +0.12 pp
1994 83.14 −0.06 pp
1993 83.21 −0.24 pp
1992 83.44 −0.1 pp
1991 83.54 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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