Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 2.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania peaked at 2.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
Tanzania ranks 147th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tanzania ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (% of male 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).