Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Tanzania

Tanzania: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2%
World rank
102nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
9
1993–2020

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Tanzania, 1993–2020

0.050.10.150.21993200620201993: 0.111 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.08 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.103 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.056 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.135 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.124 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.183 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.139 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.171 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Tanzania stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Tanzania peaked at 0.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Tanzania ranks 102nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Tanzania, 1993 to 2020.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1993 0.1%
2000 0.1% -28.1%
2006 0.1% +29.1%
2007 0.1% -45.4%
2009 0.1% +139.7%
2011 0.1% -8.0%
2012 0.2% +47.8%
2014 0.1% -24.1%
2020 0.2% +23.0%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Tanzania?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Tanzania was 0.2% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Tanzania rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Tanzania ranks 102nd out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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