Tanzania Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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 2021 was 71.76%, a 0.77% increase from 2020.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2020 was 70.99%, a 1.17% decline from 2019.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2019 was 72.15%, a 0.24% decline from 2018.
  • Tanzania labor force participation rate for 2018 was 72.39%, a 0.21% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Tanzania Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 71.76% 0.77%
2020 70.99% -1.17%
2019 72.15% -0.24%
2018 72.39% -0.21%
2017 72.60% -0.18%
2016 72.78% -0.16%
2015 72.95% -0.10%
2014 73.05% -1.00%
2013 74.05% -0.98%
2012 75.03% -0.95%
2011 75.98% -0.92%
2010 76.90% -0.89%
2009 77.79% -0.86%
2008 78.65% -0.83%
2007 79.48% -0.81%
2006 80.29% 0.41%
2005 79.88% 0.42%
2004 79.46% 0.43%
2003 79.02% 0.44%
2002 78.58% 0.45%
2001 78.14% -0.03%
2000 78.16% -0.10%
1999 78.26% -0.12%
1998 78.39% -0.13%
1997 78.51% -0.08%
1996 78.59% -0.01%
1995 78.60% -0.17%
1994 78.77% -0.13%
1993 78.90% -0.08%
1992 78.98% -0.05%
1991 79.03% 0.01%
1990 79.01% 0.01%