ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Zambia

Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 571.96 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
571.96 1000 No
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
43rd
of 72 countries
All-time high
571.96 1000 No
in 2024
All-time low
329.99 1000 No
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Zambia, 2017–2024

02004006002017202020242017: 330 1000 No2018: 360.6 1000 No2019: 394.7 1000 No2020: 343.1 1000 No2021: 372.2 1000 No2022: 389.3 1000 No2023: 488.8 1000 No2024: 572 1000 No

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 571.96 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.

That places Zambia 43rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2017 329.99 1000 No
2018 360.58 1000 No +9.3%
2019 394.68 1000 No +9.5%
2020 343.13 1000 No -13.1%
2021 372.22 1000 No +8.5%
2022 389.27 1000 No +4.6%
2023 488.8 1000 No +25.6%
2024 571.96 1000 No +17.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 571.96 1000 No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 649.7 1000 No, 88% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 571.96 1000 No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 612.23 1000 No, 93% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 361.75 1000 No 329.99 1000 No 394.68 1000 No 3
2020s 433.08 1000 No 343.13 1000 No 571.96 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 40 Bulgaria 644.03 1000 No compare
  2. 41 Switzerland 632.16 1000 No compare
  3. 42 Belgium 603.57 1000 No compare
  4. 44 Finland 555.23 1000 No compare
  5. 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 542.01 1000 No compare
  6. 46 Croatia 490.81 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Zambia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Zambia was 571.96 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 571.96 1000 No in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 329.99 1000 No in 2017.
How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Zambia ranks 43rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, 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
78 places, 1,462 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.