How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tanzania?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs Tanzania: Labor force participation rate, female (%) … population female modeled

Sweden

82.3%

in 2025

Tanzania

82.0%

in 2025

Sweden rank

5th

Tanzania rank

8th

Labor force participation rate, female (%) … population female modeled over time

Sweden
Tanzania

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 82.3% against 82.0% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.

Sweden ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 8th of 187 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	77.9%	86.1%	8.2%	Tanzania
2000s	76.2%	87.1%	10.9%	Tanzania
2010s	79.2%	82.6%	3.4%	Tanzania
2020s	81.5%	81.8%	0.3%	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages), Sweden or Tanzania?: Sweden, at 82.3% against 82.0% in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) between Sweden and Tanzania?: 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tanzania?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Tanzania rank globally for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?: Sweden ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.