Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Tanzania

Labor force participation rate in Tanzania in 2025 — 83.72%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.96 pp.

2025 83.72% −0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 4of 182
Period maximum 88.35%2006
Period minimum 82.84%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Tanzania, 1990–2025828486889019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 86.68%1991: 86.66%1992: 86.63%1993: 86.57%1994: 86.48%1995: 86.44%1996: 86.46%1997: 86.48%1998: 86.47%1999: 86.46%2000: 86.44%2001: 86.44%2002: 86.84%2003: 87.23%2004: 87.61%2005: 87.99%2006: 88.35%2007: 87.86%2008: 87.36%2009: 86.84%2010: 86.31%2011: 85.75%2012: 85.17%2013: 84.58%2014: 83.97%2015: 83.94%2016: 83.89%2017: 83.86%2018: 83.83%2019: 83.81%2020: 82.84%2021: 83.73%2022: 83.77%2023: 83.77%2024: 83.75%2025: 83.72%
Change over the period: −2.96 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 83.72%
World 60.98%
Eastern Africa computed 71.67%
Labor force participation rate — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 83.72 −0.03 pp
2024 83.75 −0.02 pp
2023 83.77 −0 pp
2022 83.77 +0.04 pp
2021 83.73 +0.9 pp
2020 82.84 −0.97 pp
2019 83.81 −0.02 pp
2018 83.83 −0.03 pp
2017 83.86 −0.03 pp
2016 83.89 −0.04 pp
2015 83.94 −0.03 pp
2014 83.97 −0.61 pp
2013 84.58 −0.59 pp
2012 85.17 −0.57 pp
2011 85.75 −0.56 pp
2010 86.31 −0.54 pp
2009 86.84 −0.52 pp
2008 87.36 −0.5 pp
2007 87.86 −0.48 pp
2006 88.35 +0.36 pp
2005 87.99 +0.37 pp
2004 87.61 +0.38 pp
2003 87.23 +0.39 pp
2002 86.84 +0.4 pp
2001 86.44 −0 pp
2000 86.44 −0.02 pp
1999 86.46 −0.01 pp
1998 86.47 −0.01 pp
1997 86.48 +0.02 pp
1996 86.46 +0.02 pp
1995 86.44 −0.05 pp
1994 86.48 −0.09 pp
1993 86.57 −0.06 pp
1992 86.63 −0.02 pp
1991 86.66 −0.02 pp
1990 86.68

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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