Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 83.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 83.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 91.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2025.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 8th 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, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 91.0% | — |
| 1992 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.6% | 90.2% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 87.3% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.5% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.7% | 85.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 5 Niger 83.7% compare
- 6 Mozambique 83.7% compare
- 7 Burundi 83.7% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 81.8% compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81.5% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 80.6% compare
More work & labour data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 83.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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.