Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Labor force (15-64 years), total

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
390.13 million
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
25.29 million
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
5th

Labor force (15-64 years), total over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M199020002011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 390.13 million against 25.29 million in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 364.84 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.4 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 211.87 million 13.77 million 198.11 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 325.38 million 21.14 million 304.24 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 384.57 million 24.94 million 359.63 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force (15-64 years), total, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 390.13 million against 25.29 million in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
What is the difference in labor force (15-64 years), total between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
364.84 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for labor force (15-64 years), total?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Labor force (15-64 years), total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force (15-64 years), total
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.