Economy, jobs and prices in Kaskazini Pemba, Tanzania: official figures
Kaskazini Pemba accounted for 0.1% of the 4,565,960 employees of formal-sector businesses and public bodies in Tanzania in 2024/25 (Employment and Earnings Survey), the smallest share of Tanzania's 31 regions.
How many homes in Kaskazini Pemba have electricity?
39.8% of households in Kaskazini Pemba used grid electricity from ZECO as their main source of light at the 2022 census and 7.1% used solar power (Tanzania: 37.4% and 32.4%); the grid share is 11th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many people in Kaskazini Pemba own a mobile phone?
81.8% of adults in Kaskazini Pemba owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 21.9% owned a smartphone (Tanzania: 82.5% and 18.7%); smartphone ownership is 7th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- Formal employers in Kaskazini Pemba recruited 58 new workers in 2024/25 (36 men and 22 women), 0.04% of the 155,510 hired nationwide. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 24.6% of households in Kaskazini Pemba owned a television and 28.8% a radio at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 27.3% and 38.7%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Kaskazini Pemba compares with other regions
Households using grid electricity for lighting (2022)
Kaskazini Pemba ranks 11 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using grid electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kaskazini Unguja | 44.2% |
| 9 | Iringa | 43.1% |
| 10 | Pwani | 41.9% |
| 11 | Kaskazini Pemba | 39.8% |
| 12 | Mwanza | 37.7% |
| 13 | Njombe | 35.9% |
| 14 | Tanga | 33.5% |
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Sources
- National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar: Tanzania Formal Sector Employment and Earnings Survey 2024/25: Table 2.10 (employees by region) and Table 6.6 (newly recruited workers by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f21640fc36b0…)
- National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar: 2022 Population and Housing Census: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile, United Republic of Tanzania (regional tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20ed491aac53…)
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