Which has higher total employment, male, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 10.19 million ages 15+ against 7.79 million ages 15+ in Kenya as of 2011.

What is the difference in total employment, male between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

2.40 million ages 15+, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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 Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Total employment, male

Kenya

7.79 million ages 15+

in 2011

Tanzania, United Republic of

10.19 million ages 15+

in 2011

Kenya rank

8th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

5th

Total employment, male over time

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 10.19 million ages 15+ against 7.79 million ages 15+ in Kenya, a difference of 2.40 million ages 15+.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.04 million ages 15+	6.44 million ages 15+	1.40 million ages 15+	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	6.44 million ages 15+	8.47 million ages 15+	2.03 million ages 15+	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	7.67 million ages 15+	10.05 million ages 15+	2.38 million ages 15+	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total employment, male, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 10.19 million ages 15+ against 7.79 million ages 15+ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in total employment, male between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 2.40 million ages 15+, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for total employment, male?: Kenya ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total employment, male (ages 15+)
Unit: ages 15+
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: 21 August 2026

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