Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Tanzania
Tanzania: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 70.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tanzania, 1978–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tanzania stood at 70.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tanzania peaked at 84.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1978.
Tanzania ranks 4th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 61.6% | — |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 70.8% | -3.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 70.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.2%, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 70.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 78.0% | 84.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 61.7% | 72.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 68.4% | 73.1% | 3 |
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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tanzania?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tanzania was 70.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 1978.
- How does Tanzania rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Tanzania ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.