Labour Force (Total) rose 3.83% to 29.9 mil in Tanzania in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Tanzania reached an all time high of 29.9 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 12.2 mil in 1990. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Kenya amounted to 23.9 mil, 14.1 mil in Mozambique, 17.0 mil in Uganda and 8.11 mil in Zambia in 2021.
Tanzania has been ranked 22nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 47.7 | 49.4 | 51.2 | 52.9 | 54.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | mil | 7.10 | 7.33 | 7.58 | 7.84 | 8.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | mil | 5.72 | 5.89 | 6.08 | 6.26 | 6.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 2.46 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.75 | 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 4.67 | 4.54 | 4.24 | 4.07 | 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.59 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.34 | 7.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 6.84 | 7.02 | 7.21 | 7.40 | 7.59 |
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