Labor force, total, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4827 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Tanzania is 0.4827 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.4865 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4637 units per person, in 2014.
Tanzania ranks 77th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, total, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4652 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4666 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.468 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4715 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4768 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4797 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4783 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4773 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4779 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4785 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4793 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4795 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4813 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.483 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4844 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4855 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4865 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.483 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4794 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4753 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4718 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4696 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4676 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4657 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4637 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4656 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.468 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.47 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4715 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4728 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4691 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4762 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4782 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4798 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4813 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4827 units per person | +0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.4827 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.4827 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.474 units per person | 0.4652 units per person | 0.4797 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4817 units per person | 0.4753 units per person | 0.4865 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4686 units per person | 0.4637 units per person | 0.4728 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4779 units per person | 0.4691 units per person | 0.4827 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,006 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 331,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 851,911 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 824,648 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Tanzania?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Tanzania was 0.4827 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4865 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4637 units per person in 2014.
- How does Tanzania rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.