ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Zambia

Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural was 164.29 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
164.29 1000 No
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
31st
of 80 countries
All-time high
164.29 1000 No
in 2024
All-time low
107.35 1000 No
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Zambia, 2017–2024

0501001502017202020242017: 107.3 1000 No2018: 111.2 1000 No2019: 115.5 1000 No2020: 111 1000 No2021: 123.7 1000 No2022: 133.8 1000 No2023: 142.1 1000 No2024: 164.3 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 164.29 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.

Zambia ranks 31st of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Male — Value in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2017 107.35 1000 No
2018 111.2 1000 No +3.6%
2019 115.45 1000 No +3.8%
2020 110.98 1000 No -3.9%
2021 123.67 1000 No +11.4%
2022 133.82 1000 No +8.2%
2023 142.09 1000 No +6.2%
2024 164.29 1000 No +15.6%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 164.29 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 139.86 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 164.29 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 133.11 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 111.33 1000 No 107.35 1000 No 115.45 1000 No 3
2020s 134.97 1000 No 110.98 1000 No 164.29 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 28 Angola 196.08 1000 No compare
  2. 29 Austria 187.29 1000 No compare
  3. 30 Guatemala 187.25 1000 No compare
  4. 32 Sweden 162.26 1000 No compare
  5. 33 Zimbabwe 139.86 1000 No compare
  6. 34 Hungary 137.14 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Zambia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Zambia was 164.29 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 164.29 1000 No in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 107.35 1000 No in 2017.
How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural?
Zambia ranks 31st out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,554 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.