Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tanzania
Tanzania: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tanzania, 1991–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tanzania is 2.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tanzania peaked at 3.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
Tanzania ranks 160th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -89.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +628.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -47.4% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +164.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -58.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +104.2% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +35.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 48% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +628.9% | 0.3% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2 |
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More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tanzania?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tanzania was 2.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Tanzania rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Tanzania ranks 160th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.