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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Tanzania

Female labor force participation rate in Tanzania in 2025 — 80.28%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.77 pp.

2025 80.28% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 4of 182
Period maximum 87.12%2006
Period minimum 79.34%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Tanzania, 1990–202578808284868819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 84.05%1991: 84.08%1992: 84.12%1993: 84.18%1994: 84.28%1995: 84.33%1996: 84.31%1997: 84.3%1998: 84.32%1999: 84.33%2000: 84.35%2001: 84.35%2002: 84.94%2003: 85.51%2004: 86.06%2005: 86.6%2006: 87.12%2007: 86.36%2008: 85.57%2009: 84.75%2010: 83.9%2011: 83%2012: 82.07%2013: 81.1%2014: 80.09%2015: 80.12%2016: 80.16%2017: 80.2%2018: 80.23%2019: 80.27%2020: 79.34%2021: 80.43%2022: 80.27%2023: 80.33%2024: 80.29%2025: 80.28%
Change over the period: −3.77 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 80.28%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 40.51%
Female labor force participation rate — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 80.28 −0.01 pp
2024 80.29 −0.04 pp
2023 80.33 +0.06 pp
2022 80.27 −0.15 pp
2021 80.43 +1.08 pp
2020 79.34 −0.92 pp
2019 80.27 +0.03 pp
2018 80.23 +0.03 pp
2017 80.2 +0.04 pp
2016 80.16 +0.04 pp
2015 80.12 +0.03 pp
2014 80.09 −1.01 pp
2013 81.1 −0.97 pp
2012 82.07 −0.93 pp
2011 83 −0.89 pp
2010 83.9 −0.86 pp
2009 84.75 −0.82 pp
2008 85.57 −0.79 pp
2007 86.36 −0.76 pp
2006 87.12 +0.52 pp
2005 86.6 +0.54 pp
2004 86.06 +0.55 pp
2003 85.51 +0.57 pp
2002 84.94 +0.59 pp
2001 84.35 +0 pp
2000 84.35 +0.02 pp
1999 84.33 +0.01 pp
1998 84.32 +0.02 pp
1997 84.3 −0.01 pp
1996 84.31 −0.02 pp
1995 84.33 +0.06 pp
1994 84.28 +0.1 pp
1993 84.18 +0.06 pp
1992 84.12 +0.03 pp
1991 84.08 +0.03 pp
1990 84.05 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 82.91 TZ Tanzania 80.28 BI Burundi 79.5 MZ Mozambique 77.09 UG Uganda 75.6 ER Eritrea 72.84 KE Kenya 63.04 ZW Zimbabwe 62.16 ET Ethiopia 58.46 MW Malawi 58.18 RW Rwanda 57.3 ZM Zambia 56.43 KM Comoros 47.65 MU Mauritius 47.46 SO Somalia 20.7 DJ Djibouti 19.37
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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