Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tanzania, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tanzania is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tanzania peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Tanzania 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 11 Afghanistan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Nigeria 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Uganda 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Lesotho 0 units per US$ of GDP 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 units per US$ of GDP 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 units per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Tanzania ranks 14th out of 185 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 down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.