Zanzibar recorded an important decline in urban poverty, while rural poverty did not change, and poverty increased on the island of Pemba Basic needs poverty and extreme poverty both declined by 4.5 and 1 percentage points, respectively, at the national level in Zanzibar since 2010. Consumption also increased disproportionately among the poor, yet the absolute gains accruing to the poor and people in the bottom 40 percent remained limited. Poverty reduction was concentrated in urban areas, which was the main driver for Zanzibar’s overall poverty reduction. Conversely, poverty rates remained steady in rural areas. As a result, the island of Unguja, where the main urban center of Zanzibar is located, recorded most of the decline in poverty. In contrast, the island of Pemba, which remains predominantly rural, experienced an increase of poverty (Figure ES.1). All in all, the evolution of poverty rates across the geographic locations and the islands points to an important decline of poverty in urban areas, which are primarily located on the island of Unguja, which in turn acted as a positive driving force to lower poverty rates for the rural areas of Unguja that are connected to these urban centers. Between 2010 and 2015, poverty declined by 11 percentage points in urban areas, but also by 3 percentage points in rural areas of Unguja (Figure ES.2). Meanwhile, rural areas of Pemba that lacked access to urban centers did not benefit from this driving force, and therefore saw an increase in their poverty rate by 8 percentage points.

This report presents findings from the 2014/15 Zanzibar Household Budget Survey (HBS). The main objective of the survey was to gather information from private households on economic activities, household income and expenditure, housing characteristics as well as asset ownership. These data enabled analysis on levels of consumption and expenditure at the household level and analysis of the standards of living of Zanzibar citizens over a period of one year (2014/15) to construct the weighting systems for the Consumer Price Index and estimation of the National Accounts, to mention a few.

This report summarizes the preliminary findings of the 2014/15 Household Budget Survey (HBS), which covered Zanzibar. The analysis focuses on poverty-related indicators, including those defined in the Zanzibar Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (ZSGRP II), commonly known as MKUZA II and the Sustainable Development Goals.

This report presents the findings of the 2009/10 Zanzibar Household Budget Survey (HBS) that was conducted from June 2009 through May 2010.

This report presents selected findings from Wave 4 of the Tanzania National Panel Survey (NPS) that was implemented by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Government Statistician – Zanzibar from October 2014 to November 2015. The NPS is a national level longitudinal survey designed to provide data from the same households over time in an attempt to better track national and international development agenda, understand poverty dynamics and to evaluate policy impacts in the country.

This report presents the results of the Integrated Labour Force Survey (ILFS) conducted from January to December 2014. The survey was conducted by the Office of Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) in collaboration with the (PO) Labour and Public Service. The ILFS, had four modules namely: Labour Force, Informal Sector, Child Labour and Time Use.The respondents of this survey were persons aged five years and above.

The 2006 Intergated Labour Force Survey is a comprehensive survey and the first of its kind to be conducted in Zanzibar. The survey has four modules entailing; Labour Force, Informal Sector, Child Labour and Time Use. It was conducted over a twelve months period in order to capture variations.

The availability of data and reports from these surveys provides an opportunity for trend analysis of the several population and health indicators covered in these surveys and identified in the related country’s development agenda.

The 2010 TDHS is a nationally representative survey of 10,300 households selecte from 475 sample points throughout Tanzania. All women age 15-49 in these households and all men age 15-49 in a subsample of one-third of the households were individually interviewed. The sample was designed to produce separate estimates on key indicators for the national level, for urban and rural areas, and for seven zones. For selected indicators, estimates can be calculated at the regional level.

The 2010 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) provided an opportunity to study the micronutrient status of children under age 5 and women age 15-49. The main impetus for this study came from an initiative by the government of Tanzania and several donors to study the possibility of fortifying foods with micronutrients in order to improve the health status of the Tanzanian population.

The main objective of this survey was to measure levels, patterns, and trends in demographic and health indicators in both Tanzania Mainland and Tanzania Zanzibar. For the first time, information on the status of anaemia in women and in children under age five was collected and the indicators presented. Height and weight measurements were taken for the same population. Iodine testing of household salt was conducted, and information on birth registrations was collected.