Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 28.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 28.8% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 33.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2025.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 11th 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, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.4% | — |
| 1992 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 32.8% | 33.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.9% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 29.9% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 28.8% | 29.7% | 6 |
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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, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 28.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.