Tanzania Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 65.69%, a 0.21% decline from 2021.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2021 was 65.91%, a 0.19% decline from 2020.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2020 was 66.10%, a 1.4% decline from 2019.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2019 was 67.50%, a 1.04% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Tanzania Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 65.69% -0.21%
2021 65.91% -0.19%
2020 66.10% -1.40%
2019 67.50% -1.04%
2018 68.54% -1.00%
2017 69.54% -0.98%
2016 70.52% -0.97%
2015 71.48% -0.89%
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 78.48% -0.11%
1996 78.59% -0.03%
1995 78.62% -0.21%
1994 78.83% -0.15%
1993 78.98% -0.09%
1992 79.07% -0.04%
1991 79.12% 79.12%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%