Tanzania Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.26%, a 0.08% increase from 2021.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.18%, a 0.37% increase from 2020.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.81%, a 0.13% decline from 2019.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.94%, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Somalia 35.63%
Haiti 34.03%
Yemen 25.64%
Syrian Arab Republic 22.12%
Nepal 20.60%
Comoros 20.27%
South Sudan 19.21%
Rwanda 17.41%
Tajikistan 17.41%
Zimbabwe 12.37%
Eritrea 11.09%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Togo 9.81%
Democratic Republic of Congo 9.29%
Burkina Faso 8.47%
Gambia 8.06%
Mozambique 8.05%
Guinea 7.89%
Malawi 7.73%
North Korea 6.94%
Uganda 6.58%
Ethiopia 6.33%
Senegal 4.78%
Guinea-Bissau 4.57%
Mali 4.49%
Tanzania 4.26%
Benin 4.18%
Sierra Leone 4.15%
Madagascar 3.95%
Liberia 3.08%
Chad 1.88%
Burundi 1.55%
Niger 0.71%
Tanzania Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 4.26% 0.08%
2021 4.18% 0.37%
2020 3.81% -0.13%
2019 3.94% 0.03%
2018 3.91% 0.06%
2017 3.86% 0.03%
2016 3.82% 0.02%
2015 3.80% 0.04%
2014 3.76% -2.06%
2013 5.82% -0.64%
2012 6.46% -0.46%
2011 6.91% 1.01%
2010 5.91% 0.99%
2009 4.92% -0.42%
2008 5.33% -0.37%
2007 5.71% -0.39%
2006 6.09% 0.18%
2005 5.92% 0.15%
2004 5.77% 0.13%
2003 5.64% 0.16%
2002 5.48% 0.12%
2001 5.37% -0.13%
2000 5.49% -0.08%
1999 5.57% -0.12%
1998 5.69% -0.10%
1997 5.79% -0.06%
1996 5.85% -0.12%
1995 5.96% -0.16%
1994 6.12% -0.13%
1993 6.26% -0.14%
1992 6.39% -0.07%
1991 6.46% -0.07%