Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.019 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tanzania, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tanzania stood at 0.019 units per person. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tanzania peaked at 0.019 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 units per person, in 2012.
That places Tanzania 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0155 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0158 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0159 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.015 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.017 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0172 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0174 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0176 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0181 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0187 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0188 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.019 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.019 units per person | +0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.019 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.019 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0185 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 0.019 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 31 El Salvador 0.0195 units per person compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 0.0192 units per person compare
- 33 Bangladesh 0.0191 units per person compare
- 35 Laos 0.019 units per person compare
- 36 Russia 0.019 units per person compare
- 37 Cyprus 0.0189 units per person compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tanzania?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tanzania was 0.019 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.019 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 units per person in 2012.
- How does Tanzania rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Tanzania ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.