ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Zambia
Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 71.15 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Zambia stood at 71.15 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
That places Zambia 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 73.12 % | — |
| 2018 | 66.48 % | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 69.99 % | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 69 % | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 68.03 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 67.82 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 69.51 % | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 71.15 % | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.86 % | 66.48 % | 73.12 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 69.1 % | 67.82 % | 71.15 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 191.88 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -12.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 150.51 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Zambia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Zambia was 71.15 % 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.12 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.48 % in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.