Employment by status in Tanzania
Tanzania: Employment by status was 14.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Tanzania, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, employment by status in Tanzania stood at 14.5%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Tanzania peaked at 14.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1991.
That places Tanzania 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.5% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 178 Democratic Republic of Congo 14.7% compare
- 179 Mozambique 14.5% compare
- 180 Central African Republic 14.5% compare
- 182 Nigeria 13.6% compare
- 183 Madagascar 11.5% compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 11.0% compare
More work & labour data for Tanzania
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 83.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 69.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 72.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 85.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Tanzania?
- Employment by status in Tanzania was 14.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1991.
- How does Tanzania rank for employment by status?
- Tanzania ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.