ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Zambia

Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 63.68 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
63.68 %
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
9th
of 79 countries
All-time high
67.35 %
in 2017
All-time low
60.76 %
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Zambia, 2017–2024

02040602017202020242017: 67.3 %2018: 61.8 %2019: 60.8 %2020: 62.5 %2021: 62 %2022: 61.5 %2023: 62.9 %2024: 63.7 %

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 63.68 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

That places Zambia 9th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year % Change
2017 67.35 %
2018 61.76 % -8.3%
2019 60.76 % -1.6%
2020 62.54 % +2.9%
2021 62.05 % -0.8%
2022 61.54 % -0.8%
2023 62.86 % +2.1%
2024 63.68 % +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 63.29 % 60.76 % 67.35 % 3
2020s 62.53 % 61.54 % 63.68 % 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 6 Malta 66.87 % compare
  2. 7 Switzerland 65 % compare
  3. 8 Israel 64.16 %
  4. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 62.79 % compare
  5. 11 Belarus 62.48 % compare
  6. 12 Republic of Korea 61.08 % compare

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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 63.68 % 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 67.35 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 60.76 % in 2019.
How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Zambia ranks 9th 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 5.4%. 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 — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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
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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.