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

Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 81.68 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
81.68 %
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
37th
of 79 countries
All-time high
81.71 %
in 2017
All-time low
75.44 %
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024

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

0204060802017202020242017: 81.7 %2018: 75.4 %2019: 76.6 %2020: 76.3 %2021: 77.3 %2022: 77.6 %2023: 79.3 %2024: 81.7 %

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 81.68 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Zambia ranks 37th 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 — Value in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year % Change
2017 81.71 %
2018 75.44 % -7.7%
2019 76.61 % +1.6%
2020 76.34 % -0.4%
2021 77.3 % +1.3%
2022 77.62 % +0.4%
2023 79.35 % +2.2%
2024 81.68 % +2.9%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 81.68 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.32 %, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 81.68 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.2 %, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 77.92 % 75.44 % 81.71 % 3
2020s 78.46 % 76.34 % 81.68 % 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 34 Cyprus 82.35 % compare
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  3. 36 Slovakia 81.75 % compare
  4. 38 Israel 81.57 %
  5. 39 Lithuania 81.52 % compare
  6. 40 Canada 81.41 %

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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 81.68 % 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 81.71 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 75.44 % in 2018.
How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Zambia ranks 37th 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 down 0.0%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.