Tanzania Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 3.48%, a 0.33% decline from 2021.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.81%, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.81%, a 0.35% increase from 2019.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.46%, a 0.03% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Tanzania Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 3.48% -0.33%
2021 3.81% 0.00%
2020 3.81% 0.35%
2019 3.46% -0.03%
2018 3.49% -0.03%
2017 3.53% -0.06%
2016 3.59% -0.06%
2015 3.64% -0.12%
2014 3.76% -2.06%
2013 5.82% -0.60%
2012 6.42% -0.50%
2011 6.91% 0.94%
2010 5.97% 1.09%
2009 4.89% -0.44%
2008 5.33% -0.36%
2007 5.69% -0.40%
2006 6.09% 0.23%
2005 5.86% 0.20%
2004 5.67% 0.13%
2003 5.54% 0.09%
2002 5.45% 0.08%
2001 5.37% -0.22%
2000 5.59% -0.14%
1999 5.73% -0.09%
1998 5.82% -0.09%
1997 5.91% -0.22%
1996 6.12% -0.33%
1995 6.45% -0.33%
1994 6.79% -0.07%
1993 6.86% 0.37%
1992 6.49% 0.15%
1991 6.34% 6.34%
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%