Which has higher labor participation rate, total, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 94.3% against 66.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.

What is the difference in labor participation rate, total between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

27.9%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 55-64). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Labor participation rate, total

Sub-Saharan Africa

66.4%

in 2010

Tanzania, United Republic of

94.3%

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

3rd

Labor participation rate, total over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 94.3% against 66.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 27.9%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	61.6%	90.7%	29.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	65.3%	93.2%	27.8%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	66.4%	94.4%	28.0%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor participation rate, total, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 94.3% against 66.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in labor participation rate, total between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 27.9%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for labor participation rate, total?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 55-64). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 55-64)
Unit: % of total population ages 55-64
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 1,270 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 55-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. The participation rates are harmonized to account for differences in national data collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors such as military service requirements. The series includes both nationally reported and imputed data and only estimates that are national, meaning there are no geographic limitations in coverage.