Gender in Tanzania

228 indicators covering gender for Tanzania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.1% 14th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.2% 23rd
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.9% 31st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 index 2025 up 23.6% 34th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.7667 index 2025 up 9.4% 147th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.1% 22nd
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 52.3% 2050 down 3.9% 157th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 17.69 units per square kilometre 2023 up 39.6% 83rd
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0321 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.7% 65th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0431 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.9% 117th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.555 2023 up 6.5% 165th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 44.72 2025 down 10.5% 13th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 62.5% 14th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.74 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 67.8% 23rd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 4,062 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 25.2% 158th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.7 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 22.7% 13th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.48 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 21.3% 29th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.4% 2025 down 0.4% 101st
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 92.69 2024 up 7.9% 168th
Gender Development Index 0.951 2023 up 2.8% 120th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.951 2023 up 2.8% 120th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.951 2023 up 2.8% 120th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5695 2023 up 5.2% 162nd
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 39.2% 114th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.2376 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.7% 139th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.1 2016 up 4.8% 149th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 1st
Gender of the head of government 1 2025 1st
Gender of the head of state 1 2025 1st
Share of women in parliament 37.8% 2025 up 3.4% 36th
Population 68.56 million 2024 up 36.2% 22nd
Life Expectancy at Birth 67.21 2024 up 6.1% 175th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 29.67 2024 up 27.5% 103rd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 38.8% 2023 up 5.4% 33rd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 38.8% 2023 up 5.4% 33rd
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 46.6% 2023 down 5.5% 20th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 28.23 2021 down 11.5% 195th
Sex ratio at birth 102.46 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 209th
Sex ratio by age 9.24 males per 100 females 2023 down 30.2% 171st
Sex ratio at age 5 102.16 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.9% 189th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.46 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 209th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 2.6% 2023 down 33.7% 45th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.7% 2023 down 7.5% 85th
Sex ratio at age 60 80.65 males per 100 females 2023 up 6.1% 211th
Male population by age group 5.47 million people 2023 up 30.8% 12th
Female population by age group 5.34 million people 2023 up 30.0% 12th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 123rd
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st