Tanzania Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Tanzania unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.61%, a 0% increase from 2022.
  • Tanzania unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.61%, a 0.2% decline from 2021.
  • Tanzania unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.81%, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
  • Tanzania unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.78%, a 0.26% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.03%
Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Tanzania Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 2.61% 0.00%
2022 2.61% -0.20%
2021 2.81% 0.02%
2020 2.78% 0.26%
2019 2.52% 0.11%
2018 2.41% 0.10%
2017 2.31% 0.08%
2016 2.24% 0.08%
2015 2.16% 0.04%
2014 2.13% -0.81%
2013 2.93% -0.29%
2012 3.22% -0.25%
2011 3.47% 0.44%
2010 3.03% 0.53%
2009 2.50% -0.28%
2008 2.78% -0.25%
2007 3.02% -0.28%
2006 3.30% 0.11%
2005 3.19% 0.09%
2004 3.10% 0.05%
2003 3.05% 0.03%
2002 3.02% 0.03%
2001 2.99% -0.13%
2000 3.13% -0.09%
1999 3.22% -0.06%
1998 3.28% -0.06%
1997 3.34% -0.13%
1996 3.47% -0.19%
1995 3.66% -0.19%
1994 3.85% -0.03%
1993 3.88% 0.20%
1992 3.68% 0.08%
1991 3.60% 0.08%