Tanzania Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Tanzania unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.60%, a 0.26% decline from 2021.
Tanzania unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.87%, a 0.09% increase from 2020.
Tanzania unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.78%, a 0.34% increase from 2019.
Tanzania unemployment rate for 2019 was 2.45%, a 0.11% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
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Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
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Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Tanzania Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	2.60%	-0.26%
2021	2.87%	0.09%
2020	2.78%	0.34%
2019	2.45%	0.11%
2018	2.34%	0.09%
2017	2.25%	0.06%
2016	2.19%	0.06%
2015	2.13%	0.01%
2014	2.12%	-0.81%
2013	2.93%	-0.30%
2012	3.23%	-0.24%
2011	3.47%	0.42%
2010	3.05%	0.55%
2009	2.50%	-0.28%
2008	2.78%	-0.24%
2007	3.02%	-0.28%
2006	3.30%	0.12%
2005	3.18%	0.10%
2004	3.08%	0.05%
2003	3.03%	0.02%
2002	3.01%	0.02%
2001	2.99%	-0.16%
2000	3.15%	-0.10%
1999	3.25%	-0.07%
1998	3.32%	-0.06%
1997	3.37%	-0.16%
1996	3.53%	-0.25%
1995	3.78%	-0.24%
1994	4.03%	-0.02%
1993	4.05%	0.31%
1992	3.74%	0.14%
1991	3.60%	3.60%
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%