Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Tanzania's unemployment rate stands at 1.57% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.56% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Tanzania's unemployment rate was 1.57%, up from 1.56% in 2024.
In 2024, Tanzania's unemployment rate was 1.56%, down from 1.57% in 2023.
In 2023, Tanzania's unemployment rate was 1.57%, down from 1.57% in 2022.
In 2022, Tanzania's unemployment rate was 1.57%, down from 1.88% in 2021.
In 2021, Tanzania's unemployment rate was 1.88%, up from 1.79% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.57% | +0.015% |
| 2024 | 1.56% | -0.008% |
| 2023 | 1.57% | -0.008% |
| 2022 | 1.57% | -0.303% |
| 2021 | 1.88% | +0.084% |
| 2020 | 1.79% | +0.057% |
| 2019 | 1.74% | -0.057% |
| 2018 | 1.79% | -0.062% |
| 2017 | 1.85% | -0.077% |
| 2016 | 1.93% | -0.078% |
| 2015 | 2.01% | -0.116% |
| 2014 | 2.13% | -0.805% |
| 2013 | 2.93% | -0.293% |
| 2012 | 3.22% | -0.247% |
| 2011 | 3.47% | +0.44% |
| 2010 | 3.03% | +0.53% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -0.275% |
| 2008 | 2.78% | -0.248% |
| 2007 | 3.02% | -0.276% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.106% |
| 2005 | 3.19% | +0.088% |
| 2004 | 3.11% | +0.052% |
| 2003 | 3.05% | +0.03% |
| 2002 | 3.02% | +0.029% |
| 2001 | 2.99% | -0.135% |
| 2000 | 3.13% | -0.09% |
| 1999 | 3.22% | -0.064% |
| 1998 | 3.28% | -0.059% |
| 1997 | 3.34% | -0.133% |
| 1996 | 3.48% | -0.197% |
| 1995 | 3.67% | -0.189% |
| 1994 | 3.86% | -0.031% |
| 1993 | 3.89% | +0.209% |
| 1992 | 3.68% | +0.083% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | — |
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Tanzania's unemployment rate is 1.57% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.56% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.89% (1993); the lowest is 1.56% (2024), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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