Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3%
World rank
78th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1993
Years of data
9
1993–2020

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1993–2020

00.10.20.31993200620201993: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.248 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.258 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.146 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.204 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.202 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.244 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.288 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.332 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of is 0.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 63.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 78th out of 94 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1993 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1993 0.0%
2000 0.2%
2006 0.3% +4.0%
2007 0.1% -43.6%
2009 0.2% +39.9%
2011 0.2% -0.9%
2012 0.2% +20.9%
2014 0.3% +18.1%
2020 0.3% +15.4%

Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 61% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 81% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 78th out of 94 countries with data for 2020.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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