Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years) was 49.7% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Tanzania, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 49.7% for labor force (15-64 years), female in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Tanzania peaked at 50.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2011.
That places Tanzania 7th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.0% | — |
| 1991 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 49.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 49.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.3%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 4 Malawi 51.1% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 51.1% compare
- 6 Togo 50.4% compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 49.5% compare
- 9 Uganda 49.1% compare
- 10 Madagascar 49.0% 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 labor force (15-64 years), female in Tanzania?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Tanzania was 49.7% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2011.
- How does Tanzania rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Tanzania ranks 7th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.