Economy, jobs and prices in Kusini Unguja, Tanzania: official figures
Kusini Unguja accounted for 0.3% of the 4,565,960 employees of formal-sector businesses and public bodies in Tanzania in 2024/25 (Employment and Earnings Survey), joint 3rd smallest share of Tanzania's 31 regions.
How many homes in Kusini Unguja have electricity?
54.0% of households in Kusini Unguja used grid electricity from ZECO as their main source of light at the 2022 census and 12.4% used solar power (Tanzania: 37.4% and 32.4%); the grid share is 4th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many people in Kusini Unguja own a mobile phone?
91.8% of adults in Kusini Unguja owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 35.2% owned a smartphone (Tanzania: 82.5% and 18.7%); smartphone ownership is 3rd 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 Kusini Unguja recruited 743 new workers in 2024/25 (495 men and 248 women), 0.5% of the 155,510 hired nationwide. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 37.5% of households in Kusini Unguja owned a television and 43.1% 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 Kusini Unguja compares with other regions
Households using grid electricity for lighting (2022)
Kusini Unguja ranks 4 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using grid electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mjini Magharibi | 88.9% |
| 2 | Dar es Salaam | 86.0% |
| 3 | Kilimanjaro | 63.1% |
| 4 | Kusini Unguja | 54.0% |
| 5 | Arusha | 52.3% |
| 6 | Kusini Pemba | 48.8% |
| 7 | Mbeya | 44.7% |
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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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