Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) was 89.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania stood at 89.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania peaked at 95.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 10th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 95.4% | — |
| 1992 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 89.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 89.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.1% | 94.7% | 95.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.5% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 90.4% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.5% | 90.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 7 Burundi 90.0% compare
- 8 Liberia 89.7% compare
- 9 Congo 89.6% compare
- 11 Madagascar 88.1% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 87.7% compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 87.4% 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tanzania was 89.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Tanzania ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.