Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 38.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of is 38.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 45.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2025.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.6% | — |
| 1992 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 38.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 38.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 44.4% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.2% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 41.5% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.6% | 40.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
More work & labour data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,078 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 83.66 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 36,231 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.52 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 8,562 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,584 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 82.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 38.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.