Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 83.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Tanzania stood at 83.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Tanzania peaked at 91.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.6% | 90.2% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 87.3% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.5% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.7% | 85.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 5 Niger 83.7% compare
- 6 Mozambique 83.7% compare
- 7 Burundi 83.7% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 81.8% compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 81.5% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 80.6% compare
More work & labour data for Tanzania
- 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 share of workers in vulnerable employment in Tanzania?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Tanzania was 83.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Tanzania ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).