Tanzania Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2022 was 69.17%, a 1.1% increase from 2021.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2021 was 68.07%, a 1.97% increase from 2020.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2020 was 66.10%, a 5.23% decline from 2019.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2019 was 71.33%, a 0.29% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Tanzania Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 69.17% 1.10%
2021 68.07% 1.97%
2020 66.10% -5.23%
2019 71.33% -0.29%
2018 71.61% -0.24%
2017 71.85% -0.21%
2016 72.07% -0.19%
2015 72.26% -0.12%
2014 72.37% -0.99%
2013 73.37% -0.97%
2012 74.33% -0.95%
2011 75.28% -0.92%
2010 76.20% -0.90%
2009 77.09% -0.87%
2008 77.96% -0.85%
2007 78.81% -0.83%
2006 79.64% 0.33%
2005 79.31% 0.33%
2004 78.98% 0.34%
2003 78.65% 0.34%
2002 78.31% 0.34%
2001 77.96% -0.05%
2000 78.02% -0.14%
1999 78.15% -0.17%
1998 78.32% -0.16%
1997 78.49% -0.11%
1996 78.60% -0.03%
1995 78.63% -0.21%
1994 78.84% -0.15%
1993 78.99% -0.09%
1992 79.08% -0.04%
1991 79.12% 0.02%
1990 79.11% 0.02%