Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9%
World rank
56th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
9
1993–2020

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1993–2020

00.20.40.60.811993200620201993: 0.988 % of rural labor force in working age2000: 0.993 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.992 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.992 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.995 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.98 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.997 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.993 % of rural labor force in working age2020: 0.926 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 56th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1993 to 2020.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1993 1.0%
2000 1.0% +0.5%
2006 1.0% -0.1%
2007 1.0% +0.0%
2009 1.0% +0.3%
2011 1.0% -1.6%
2012 1.0% +1.7%
2014 1.0% -0.3%
2020 0.9% -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 4
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 3
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

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  5. 58 Poland 0.9% compare
  6. 59 Palestine, State of 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 56th out of 94 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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