Tanzania Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 3.49%, a 0% increase from 2022.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.49%, a 0.26% decline from 2021.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.75%, a 0.07% decline from 2020.
  • Tanzania youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.82%, a 0.28% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Tanzania Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 3.49% 0.00%
2022 3.49% -0.26%
2021 3.75% -0.07%
2020 3.82% 0.28%
2019 3.53% -0.02%
2018 3.56% -0.03%
2017 3.59% -0.05%
2016 3.63% -0.04%
2015 3.68% -0.08%
2014 3.76% -2.06%
2013 5.82% -0.59%
2012 6.41% -0.51%
2011 6.91% 0.96%
2010 5.95% 1.05%
2009 4.90% -0.43%
2008 5.33% -0.37%
2007 5.70% -0.39%
2006 6.09% 0.21%
2005 5.88% 0.18%
2004 5.70% 0.13%
2003 5.57% 0.10%
2002 5.47% 0.10%
2001 5.37% -0.19%
2000 5.56% -0.13%
1999 5.68% -0.09%
1998 5.78% -0.09%
1997 5.87% -0.18%
1996 6.05% -0.26%
1995 6.31% -0.27%
1994 6.58% -0.09%
1993 6.66% 0.23%
1992 6.44% 0.08%
1991 6.36% 0.08%