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

Zimbabwe: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 816.85 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
816.85 1000 No
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
35th
of 72 countries
All-time high
968.87 1000 No
in 2021
All-time low
571.91 1000 No
in 2011
Years of data
7
2011–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024

02004006008001.0k2011201720242011: 571.9 1000 No2014: 684.2 1000 No2019: 597.9 1000 No2021: 968.9 1000 No2022: 654.1 1000 No2023: 713 1000 No2024: 816.9 1000 No

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Zimbabwe is 816.85 1000 No, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Zimbabwe peaked at 968.87 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 571.91 1000 No, in 2011.

That places Zimbabwe 35th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Zimbabwe, 2011 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2011 571.91 1000 No
2014 684.24 1000 No +19.6%
2019 597.89 1000 No -12.6%
2021 968.87 1000 No +62.0%
2022 654.12 1000 No -32.5%
2023 712.97 1000 No +9.0%
2024 816.85 1000 No +14.6%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 816.85 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 649.7 1000 No, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 816.85 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 612.23 1000 No, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 618.01 1000 No 571.91 1000 No 684.24 1000 No 3
2020s 788.2 1000 No 654.12 1000 No 968.87 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 32 Portugal 919.59 1000 No compare
  2. 33 South Africa 892.02 1000 No compare
  3. 34 Denmark 863.6 1000 No compare
  4. 36 Norway 706.52 1000 No compare
  5. 37 Chile 662.81 1000 No compare
  6. 38 Angola 652.49 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Zimbabwe?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Zimbabwe was 816.85 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 968.87 1000 No in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 571.91 1000 No in 2011.
How does Zimbabwe rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 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.