Africa vs Tanzania: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates)
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Africa
- Tanzania
How they compare
Africa currently reports 23.84 million against 1.43 million in Tanzania, a difference of 22.41 million.
That makes Africa's figure about 16.7 times Tanzania's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 87 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.75 million | 651,523 | 13.10 million | Africa |
| 2010s | 16.74 million | 858,172 | 15.88 million | Africa |
| 2020s | 21.30 million | 1.26 million | 20.03 million | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, Africa or Tanzania?
- Africa, at 23.84 million against 1.43 million in Tanzania as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Africa and Tanzania?
- 22.41 million, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Tanzania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Africa and Tanzania rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Africa ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.