Labor force (15-64 years), total in Tanzania
Tanzania: Labor force (15-64 years), total was 25.29 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), total in Tanzania, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-64 years), total in Tanzania stood at 25.29 million. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), total in Tanzania peaked at 25.29 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.80 million, in 1990.
That places Tanzania 5th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.77 million | 11.80 million | 15.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.14 million | 18.51 million | 23.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.94 million | 24.60 million | 25.29 million | 2 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 83.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 87.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 92.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 85.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 88.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), total in Tanzania?
- Labor force (15-64 years), total in Tanzania was 25.29 million in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.29 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.80 million in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for labor force (15-64 years), total?
- Tanzania ranks 5th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.