Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 19.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 21.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2019.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.8% | — |
| 1992 | 21.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 19.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 19.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 21.5% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.6% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 11 Mali 21.4% compare
- 12 Haiti 20.4% compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.3% compare
- 15 Afghanistan 18.9% compare
- 16 Myanmar 17.5% compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 17.3% compare
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, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 19.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2019.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.