ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 156.34 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
156.34 1000 No
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
12th
of 78 countries
All-time high
222.71 1000 No
in 2014
All-time low
156.34 1000 No
in 2024
Years of data
7
2011–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024

0501001502002011201720242011: 171.5 1000 No2014: 222.7 1000 No2019: 166.1 1000 No2021: 163.3 1000 No2022: 192.2 1000 No2023: 209.2 1000 No2024: 156.3 1000 No

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

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 156.34 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Zimbabwe peaked at 222.71 1000 No in 2014 and was at its lowest, 156.34 1000 No, in 2024.

Zimbabwe ranks 12th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value in Zimbabwe, 2011 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2011 171.47 1000 No
2014 222.71 1000 No +29.9%
2019 166.07 1000 No -25.4%
2021 163.27 1000 No -1.7%
2022 192.19 1000 No +17.7%
2023 209.2 1000 No +8.9%
2024 156.34 1000 No -25.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 186.75 1000 No 166.07 1000 No 222.71 1000 No 3
2020s 180.25 1000 No 156.34 1000 No 209.2 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 9 Pakistan 190.78 1000 No compare
  2. 10 Sri Lanka 161.41 1000 No compare
  3. 11 Germany 157.35 1000 No compare
  4. 13 Ecuador 149.95 1000 No compare
  5. 14 Ukraine 141.21 1000 No compare
  6. 15 Australia 128.46 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Zimbabwe?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Zimbabwe was 156.34 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, 65+, rural areas recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 222.71 1000 No in 2014.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 156.34 1000 No in 2024.
How does Zimbabwe rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Zimbabwe ranks 12th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,479 data points, 1987–2025
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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.