Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 56.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 56.8% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania peaked at 89.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2013.
That places Tanzania 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.3% | — |
| 1992 | 89.3% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 86.1% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | -1.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 56.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 56.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -33.7% | 72.4% | 48.0% |
| 2014 | +25.3% | 46.2% | 57.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.2% | 85.3% | 89.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 48.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 46.2% | 57.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 15 Central African Republic 58.5% compare
- 16 Laos 58.1% compare
- 17 Lesotho 57.2% compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 56.1% compare
- 20 Madagascar 55.7% compare
- 21 Liberia 55.6% compare
More gender data for Tanzania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania was 56.8% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2013.
- How does Tanzania rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tanzania ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".