Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 19.6% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania peaked at 19.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1991.
That places Tanzania 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.0% | — |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +1.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 19.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 19.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.1% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 176 Mozambique 21.1% compare
- 177 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.2% compare
- 178 South Sudan 19.7% compare
- 180 Ethiopia 17.4% compare
- 181 Central African Republic 17.3% compare
- 182 Afghanistan 17.2% 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania was 19.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1991.
- How does Tanzania rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tanzania ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.