ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Zambia

Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 86.66 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
86.66 %
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
52nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
86.66 %
in 2024
All-time low
80.65 %
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Zambia, 2017–2024

0204060802017202020242017: 85.7 %2018: 80.7 %2019: 82.5 %2020: 81.6 %2021: 81.3 %2022: 81.8 %2023: 83.8 %2024: 86.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Zambia is 86.66 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Zambia ranks 52nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year % Change
2017 85.7 %
2018 80.65 % -5.9%
2019 82.47 % +2.3%
2020 81.6 % -1.1%
2021 81.31 % -0.4%
2022 81.82 % +0.6%
2023 83.75 % +2.4%
2024 86.66 % +3.5%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 86.66 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.92 %, 99% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 86.66 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.62 %, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82.94 % 80.65 % 85.7 % 3
2020s 83.03 % 81.31 % 86.66 % 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 49 Philippines 87.76 % compare
  2. 50 Republic of Korea 87.73 % compare
  3. 51 Serbia 86.91 % compare
  4. 53 Croatia 86.61 % compare
  5. 54 Estonia 86.45 % compare
  6. 55 Slovakia 86.17 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Zambia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Zambia was 86.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 86.66 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 80.65 % in 2018.
How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Zambia ranks 52nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 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.