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Labor force — Tanzania

Labor force in Tanzania in 2025 — 34,052,654 people. Ranked 21 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 180.4%.

2025 34.05M people +3.21% vs 2024
World rank 21of 182
Period maximum 34.05M people2025
Period minimum 12.15M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Tanzania, 1990–202510M20M30M40M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 12,145,602 people1991: 12,495,234 people1992: 12,850,664 people1993: 13,358,345 people1994: 14,039,173 people1995: 14,574,206 people1996: 14,800,775 people1997: 15,071,449 people1998: 15,494,414 people1999: 15,933,453 people2000: 16,421,275 people2001: 16,876,892 people2002: 17,384,896 people2003: 17,913,256 people2004: 18,459,197 people2005: 19,021,824 people2006: 19,602,335 people2007: 20,013,223 people2008: 20,409,553 people2009: 20,740,296 people2010: 21,118,881 people2011: 21,614,611 people2012: 22,152,965 people2013: 22,738,784 people2014: 23,349,936 people2015: 24,221,886 people2016: 25,187,717 people2017: 26,154,191 people2018: 27,078,758 people2019: 27,975,993 people2020: 28,601,375 people2021: 29,917,681 people2022: 30,944,597 people2023: 31,961,730 people2024: 32,994,873 people2025: 34,052,654 people
Change over the period: +21.91M (+180.37%) Average annual rate: 2.99 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 34.05M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Eastern Africa computed 214M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 34.05M +1.06M +3.21%
2024 32.99M +1.03M +3.23%
2023 31.96M +1.02M +3.29%
2022 30.94M +1.03M +3.43%
2021 29.92M +1.32M +4.6%
2020 28.6M +625,382 +2.24%
2019 27.98M +897,235 +3.31%
2018 27.08M +924,567 +3.54%
2017 26.15M +966,474 +3.84%
2016 25.19M +965,831 +3.99%
2015 24.22M +871,950 +3.73%
2014 23.35M +611,152 +2.69%
2013 22.74M +585,819 +2.64%
2012 22.15M +538,354 +2.49%
2011 21.61M +495,730 +2.35%
2010 21.12M +378,585 +1.83%
2009 20.74M +330,743 +1.62%
2008 20.41M +396,330 +1.98%
2007 20.01M +410,888 +2.1%
2006 19.6M +580,511 +3.05%
2005 19.02M +562,627 +3.05%
2004 18.46M +545,941 +3.05%
2003 17.91M +528,360 +3.04%
2002 17.38M +508,004 +3.01%
2001 16.88M +455,617 +2.77%
2000 16.42M +487,822 +3.06%
1999 15.93M +439,039 +2.83%
1998 15.49M +422,965 +2.81%
1997 15.07M +270,674 +1.83%
1996 14.8M +226,569 +1.55%
1995 14.57M +535,033 +3.81%
1994 14.04M +680,828 +5.1%
1993 13.36M +507,681 +3.95%
1992 12.85M +355,430 +2.84%
1991 12.5M +349,632 +2.88%
1990 12.15M — —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

ET Ethiopia 56.78M TZ Tanzania 34.05M KE Kenya 24.71M UG Uganda 23.39M MG Madagascar 17.09M MZ Mozambique 15.66M MW Malawi 8.32M ZM Zambia 8.01M ZW Zimbabwe 6.85M BI Burundi 6.31M RW Rwanda 5.84M SO Somalia 3.56M ER Eritrea 1.76M MU Mauritius 622,328 KM Comoros 310,841 DJ Djibouti 267,610
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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