Tanzania Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 66.05%, a 0.36% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Tanzania Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 66.05% 0.36%
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% -0.04%