Tanzania TZ: Labour Force

1990 - 2017 | Yearly | Person | World Bank

Tanzania TZ: Labour Force data was reported at 26,306,084.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 25,423,650.000 Person for 2016. Tanzania TZ: Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 17,153,931.500 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26,306,084.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 11,486,990.000 Person in 1990. Tanzania TZ: Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tanzania – Table TZ.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2018.; Sum; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
26,306,084.00 2017	25,423,650.00 2016	11,486,990.00 1990	26,306,084.00 2017	Person	yearly	1990 - 2017

Related Indicators for Tanzania TZ: Labour Force

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force (Person)	26,306,084.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: Aged... (%)	69.93 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: Aged 1... (%)	74.48 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	72.19 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: % of Children in Emp... (%)	96.23 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Self-employed: % of Children in Employment:... (%)	2.15 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: % of Children in Employment: ... (%)	1.61 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Female: Aged 15... (%)	70.42 2014	yearly	1978 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Male: Aged 15-2... (%)	74.42 2014	yearly	1978 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	72.37 2014	yearly	1978 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Female: % of Fe... (%)	80.13 2014	yearly	1978 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female... (%)	90.93 2014	yearly	1978 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Male: % of Male... (%)	88.12 2014	yearly	1978 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: % of Total Popu... (%)	83.97 2014	yearly	1978 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Female: % of Female Children Aged 7-14 (%)	34.17 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Male: % of Male Children Aged 7-14 (%)	35.27 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Study and Work: Female: % of Female Childre... (%)	72.37 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Study and Work: Male: % of Male Children in... (%)	69.34 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Study and Work: % of Children in Employment... (%)	70.78 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Work Only: Female: % of Female Children in ... (%)	27.63 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Work Only: Male: % of Male Children in Empl... (%)	30.66 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Work Only: % of Children in Employment: Age... (%)	29.22 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: % of Children Aged 7-14 (%)	34.73 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of... (%)	79.46 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of M... (%)	87.38 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total P... (%)	83.32 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force (%)	48.88 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Fem... (%)	90.94 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of... (%)	81.07 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total P... (%)	84.60 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of M... (%)	88.28 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: Female: % of Female ... (%)	96.16 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: Male: % of Male Chil... (%)	96.30 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Self-Employed: Female: % of Female Children... (%)	2.52 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Self-Employed: Male: % of Male Children in ... (%)	1.82 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Female: Aged 7-1... (Hour)	13.73 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Male: Aged 7-14:... (Hour)	14.60 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Aged 7-14: Hours... (Hour)	14.17 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Female: Aged 7-14:... (Hour)	30.16 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Male: Aged 7-14: H... (Hour)	32.86 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours p... (Hour)	31.64 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: Female: % of Female Children ... (%)	1.32 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: Male: % of Male Children in E... (%)	1.88 2014	yearly	2006 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force With Advanced Education: Female: % of Female Working-a... (%)	97.14 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force With Advanced Education: Male: % of Male Working-age P... (%)	94.33 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force With Advanced Education: % of Total Working-age Popula... (%)	87.85 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force With Basic Education: Female: % of Female Working-age ... (%)	71.23 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force With Basic Education: Male: % of Male Working-age Popu... (%)	68.00 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Populatio... (%)	64.14 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Worki... (%)	81.80 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Working-a... (%)	80.90 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: % of Total Working-age Po... (%)	79.68 2014	yearly	2001 - 2014

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Tanzania Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	4,426.620 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	1,702.910 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	6.986 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (TZS bn)	69,766.318 2029	yearly	1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (TZS bn)	124,055.420 2028	yearly	2001 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (TZS bn)	55,176.260 2028	yearly	1991 - 2028

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	73.362 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	3.733 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-3.288 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

More Indicators for Tanzania

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on State and Loca... (TZS bn)	66.67 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonfinancial P... (TZS bn)	1,229.99 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Private Sector (TZS bn)	14,813.46 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Financia... (TZS bn)	498.77 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Sectors (TZS bn)	16,608.89 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Transferable Deposits (TZS bn)	10,065.84 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Currency Outside Deposit... (TZS bn)	3,608.71 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Other Deposits (TZS bn)	9,203.32 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Broad Money Liabilities (TZS bn)	22,877.87 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Broad Money Liabilities:... (TZS bn)	22,776.07 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than Sh... (TZS bn)	0.00 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Deposits excluded from B... (TZS bn)	4.59 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Nonreside... (TZS bn)	2,896.74 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Central G... (TZS bn)	2,884.95 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Loans (TZS bn)	1,238.37 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Financial Derivatives (TZS bn)	0.00 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Insurance Technical Rese... (TZS bn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than Sh... (TZS bn)	227.04 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Shares and Other Equity (TZS bn)	6,227.76 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: MFSM 2000: Other Items: Net (TZS bn)	-1,432.61 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Money Supply: Broad Money (TZS bn)	22,877.87 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Money Supply: Currency Issued by Central Government (TZS bn)	0.00 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Money Supply: Deposits in Nonfinancial Corporation (TZS bn)	0.00 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Money Supply: Securities Issued by Central Government (TZS bn)	0.00 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Budgetary Central Government: Memo Item: Total Cash Expenditure (TZS bn)	8,378.71 2010	yearly	2007 - 2010
Tanzania TZ: Central Bank: Claims on State and Local Government (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Central Bank: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Enterprises (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Central Bank: Claims on Private Sector (TZS bn)	86.90 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Central Bank: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institutions (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Central Bank: Other Liabilities to Banking Institutions (TZS bn)	162.14 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Central Bank: Time, Saving, and Foreign Currency Deposits (TZS bn)	7.28 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Central Bank: Liabilities of Central Bank: Securities (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Central Bank: Restricted Deposits (TZS bn)	0.10 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Central Bank: Liabilities to Nonbank Financial Institutions (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Other Depository Corporations: Claims on Monetary Authorities: Secu... (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Other Depository Corporations: Claims on Monetary Authorities: Othe... (TZS bn)	60.40 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Other Depository Corporations: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institut... (TZS bn)	223.08 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Other Depository Corporations: Money Market Instruments (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Other Depository Corporations: Restricted Deposits (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Other Depository Corporations: Liabilities to Nonbank Financial Ins... (TZS bn)	5.66 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institu... (TZS bn)	223.08 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: Money Market Instruments (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: Liabilities of Central Bank: Securi... (TZS bn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: Restricted Deposits (TZS bn)	0.10 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: Liabilities to Nonbank Financial In... (TZS bn)	5.66 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Tanzania TZ: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: F... (USD mn)	145.52 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: N... (USD mn)	3,718.77 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies (USD mn)	959.80 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)	2,897.97 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)	2.28 2017	yearly	1950 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)	127.51 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Devel... (USD mn)	1,196.55 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)	1,511.03 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)	11.17 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: F... (USD mn)	1,113.20 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: N... (USD mn)	4,517.18 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies (USD mn)	1,627.02 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)	3,965.12 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)	56.54 2017	yearly	1952 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)	1,056.98 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Devel... (USD mn)	2,116.35 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)	563.31 2017	yearly	1948 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)	82.01 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Depository Corporations Survey: Broad Money: % Change over Previous... (%)	2.92 2016	yearly	1967 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Fertilizer Consumption: per Hectare of Arable Land (kg/ha)	8.85 2015	yearly	2002 - 2015
Tanzania TZ: Agricultural Land (sq km)	396,500.00 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Tanzania TZ: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area (%)	44.76 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Tanzania TZ: Arable Land (ha)	13,500,000.00 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Tanzania TZ: Arable Land: Hectares per Person (ha)	0.25 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Tanzania TZ: Arable Land: % of Land Area (%)	15.24 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Tanzania TZ: Land under Cereal Production (ha)	6,550,181.00 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area (%)	2.43 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Tanzania TZ: Forest Area (sq km)	460,600.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Tanzania TZ: Forest Area: % of Land Area (%)	52.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Tanzania TZ: Average Precipitation in Depth (mm/Year)	1,071.00 2014	yearly	1962 - 2014
Tanzania TZ: Land Area (sq km)	885,800.00 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Surface Area (sq km)	947,300.00 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Tanzania TZ: Cereal Yield: per Hectare (kg/ha)	1,540.70 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP (%)	12.10 2016	yearly	1988 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, e... (%)	15.46 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn)	1,160.24 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services (USD mn)	10,604.93 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Ser... (%)	1.37 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn)	8,463.63 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn)	2,141.30 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property:... (USD mn)	1.40 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)	11,765.17 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imp... (%)	44.30 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Import... (%)	38.87 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)	108.37 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn)	-2,009.05 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)	-4.24 2016	yearly	1988 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn)	-1,066.73 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services (USD mn)	-1,314.61 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn)	-2,766.30 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)	-72.32 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (USD mn)	-1,365.39 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn)	5.03 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Reserves and Related Items (USD mn)	338.77 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Tanzania TZ: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (USD mn)	372.29 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016

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