ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Zambia

Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 12.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.6 %
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
70th
of 72 countries
All-time high
12.6 %
in 2024
All-time low
9.8 %
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Zambia, 2017–2024

0510152017202020242017: 9.8 %2018: 11.2 %2019: 12 %2020: 10.2 %2021: 11 %2022: 11.2 %2023: 12.5 %2024: 12.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Zambia is 12.6 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Zambia ranks 70th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year % Change
2017 9.8 %
2018 11.2 % +14.3%
2019 12 % +7.1%
2020 10.2 % -15.0%
2021 11 % +7.8%
2022 11.2 % +1.8%
2023 12.5 % +11.6%
2024 12.6 % +0.8%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 12.6 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.45 %, 44% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 12.6 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.55 %, 58% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11 % 9.8 % 12 % 3
2020s 11.5 % 10.2 % 12.6 % 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 67 Senegal 18.4 % compare
  2. 68 India 14.9 % compare
  3. 69 Angola 13.1 % compare
  4. 71 Mongolia 12.2 % compare
  5. 72 Mali 5.8 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Zambia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Zambia was 12.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 12.6 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8 % in 2017.
How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Zambia ranks 70th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.