Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 14.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 14.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 14.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1991.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.5% | — |
| 1992 | 7.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.5% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 178 Burundi 15.1% compare
- 179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.9% compare
- 180 Mozambique 14.7% compare
- 182 Central African Republic 14.6% compare
- 183 Nigeria 13.8% compare
- 184 Madagascar 11.7% 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 14.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1991.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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.