Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) was 78.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 78.1% for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania peaked at 86.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2025.
That places Tanzania 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.7% | — |
| 1992 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 78.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.8%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 78.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 85.7% | 86.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 82.1% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 78.8% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 78.1% | 79.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 3 Afghanistan 81.1% compare
- 4 Madagascar 81.0% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 80.9% compare
- 7 South Sudan 77.8% compare
- 8 Burundi 76.9% compare
- 9 Mozambique 76.3% 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, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania was 78.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Tanzania ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.