Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4%
World rank
80th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2000–2020

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2020

0.10.20.30.40.52000201020202000: 0.227 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.294 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.141 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.491 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.318 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.538 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.206 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.37 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2020, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 80th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000 to 2020.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
2000 0.2%
2006 0.3% +29.5%
2007 0.1% -52.0%
2009 0.5% +247.8%
2011 0.3% -35.2%
2012 0.5% +69.1%
2014 0.2% -61.8%
2020 0.4% +79.7%

Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 50% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 87% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 3
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 77 Gambia 0.4% compare
  2. 78 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  3. 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  4. 81 Ghana 0.3% compare
  5. 82 Zambia 0.3% compare
  6. 83 Mozambique 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 80th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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