Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.1% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania peaked at 1.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.
Tanzania ranks 136th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More work & labour data for Tanzania
- 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
- How does Tanzania rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Tanzania ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).