Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) was 29.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania is 29.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania peaked at 29.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1994.
Tanzania ranks 171st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.6% | — |
| 1992 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 29.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 29.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 18.1% | 18.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 24.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.0% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 168 Burkina Faso 31.7% compare
- 169 Tajikistan 31.7% compare
- 170 Mali 31.5% compare
- 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.2% compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 27.2% compare
- 174 Laos 25.9% compare
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania was 29.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1994.
- How does Tanzania rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Tanzania ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).