Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Tanzania stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Tanzania peaked at 5.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2024.
Tanzania ranks 184th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.0%, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -34.8% | 4.5% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Tanzania?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Tanzania was 1.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- Tanzania ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.