Which has higher number of people employed, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 321.11 million against 20.11 million in Tanzania as of 2011.

What is the difference in number of people employed between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

301.00 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

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

21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Number of people employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania: Number of people employed

Sub-Saharan Africa

321.11 million

in 2011

Tanzania

20.11 million

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

2nd

Tanzania rank

5th

Number of people employed over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 321.11 million against 20.11 million in Tanzania, a difference of 301.00 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 16.0 times Tanzania's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Tanzania ranks 5th of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	203.47 million	12.69 million	190.77 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	267.56 million	16.73 million	250.83 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	316.49 million	19.83 million	296.66 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people employed, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 321.11 million against 20.11 million in Tanzania as of 2011.
What is the difference in number of people employed between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 301.00 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for number of people employed?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Tanzania ranks 5th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Number of people employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people employed
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.