Unemployment rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Unemployment rate was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Tanzania is 1.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Tanzania peaked at 3.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2024.
Tanzania ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 6 |
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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 for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.7% (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, female (% of female population ages 15 82.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 88.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 85.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Tanzania?
- Unemployment rate in Tanzania was 1.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for unemployment rate?
- Tanzania ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.