Public sector employees in Tanzania
Tanzania: Public sector employees was 1,299 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public sector employees in Tanzania, 2006–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1,299 for public sector employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employees in Tanzania peaked at 1,299 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 535.48, in 2012.
That places Tanzania 20th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Public sector employees in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 623.66 | — |
| 2012 | 535.48 | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 830.18 | +55.0% |
| 2020 | 1,094 | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 1,299 | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 623.66 | 623.66 | 623.66 | 1 |
| 2010s | 682.83 | 535.48 | 830.18 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,196 | 1,094 | 1,299 | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 83.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employees in Tanzania?
- Public sector employees in Tanzania was 1,299 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,299 in 2024.
- What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 535.48 in 2012.
- How does Tanzania rank for public sector employees?
- Tanzania ranks 20th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public sector employees rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.