ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Zambia

Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 4,551 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,551 1000 No
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
21st
of 82 countries
All-time high
4,551 1000 No
in 2024
All-time low
3,212 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Zambia, 2017–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2017202020242017: 3.4k 1000 No2018: 3.2k 1000 No2019: 3.3k 1000 No2020: 3.4k 1000 No2021: 3.4k 1000 No2022: 3.5k 1000 No2023: 3.9k 1000 No2024: 4.6k 1000 No

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Zambia stood at 4,551 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

That places Zambia 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2017 3,366 1000 No
2018 3,212 1000 No -4.6%
2019 3,286 1000 No +2.3%
2020 3,367 1000 No +2.5%
2021 3,373 1000 No +0.2%
2022 3,466 1000 No +2.7%
2023 3,914 1000 No +12.9%
2024 4,551 1000 No +16.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3,288 1000 No 3,212 1000 No 3,366 1000 No 3
2020s 3,734 1000 No 3,367 1000 No 4,551 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 18 Angola 4,987 1000 No compare
  2. 19 Ukraine 4,877 1000 No compare
  3. 20 Colombia 4,853 1000 No compare
  4. 22 Australia 4,452 1000 No compare
  5. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,165 1000 No
  6. 24 Italy 3,771 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Zambia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Zambia was 4,551 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 4,551 1000 No in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,212 1000 No in 2018.
How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Zambia ranks 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 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.