Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) was 78.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2001–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 78.9% for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 91.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2012.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 2nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81.9% | — |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.6% | 81.9% | 91.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 70.6% | 80.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 77.5% | 78.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 1 Kazakhstan 94.5% compare
- 3 Isle of Man 78.3% compare
- 4 Burundi 77.5% compare
- 5 Nigeria 77.1% 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 employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 78.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2012.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.