ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 47.63 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Zimbabwe stood at 47.63 %. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Zimbabwe peaked at 81.57 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 47.63 %, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 72.38 % | — |
| 2014 | 81.57 % | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 48.03 % | -41.1% |
| 2021 | 50.77 % | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 53.15 % | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 61.29 % | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 47.63 % | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.33 % | 48.03 % | 81.57 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.21 % | 47.63 % | 61.29 % | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0967 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 241.44 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 17.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 585.29 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 753.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Zimbabwe?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Zimbabwe was 47.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 81.57 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.63 % in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Zimbabwe ranks 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.