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

Zimbabwe: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 24.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.7 %
Change on year
up 32.1%
World rank
66th
of 72 countries
All-time high
26.3 %
in 2021
All-time low
14.3 %
in 2011
Years of data
7
2011–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024

01020302011201720242011: 14.3 %2014: 14.7 %2019: 19.5 %2021: 26.3 %2022: 18.2 %2023: 18.7 %2024: 24.7 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Zimbabwe stood at 24.7 %.

That represents a change of up 32.1% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Zimbabwe peaked at 26.3 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.3 %, in 2011.

Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Zimbabwe, 2011 to 2024.
Year % Change
2011 14.3 %
2014 14.7 % +2.8%
2019 19.5 % +32.7%
2021 26.3 % +34.9%
2022 18.2 % -30.8%
2023 18.7 % +2.7%
2024 24.7 % +32.1%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 24.7 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.45 %, 87% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 24.7 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.55 %, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.17 % 14.3 % 19.5 % 3
2020s 21.98 % 18.2 % 26.3 % 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 63 Armenia 32.4 % compare
  2. 64 Bangladesh 30.6 % compare
  3. 65 Bhutan 26.3 % compare
  4. 67 Senegal 18.4 % compare
  5. 68 India 14.9 % compare
  6. 69 Angola 13.1 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Zimbabwe?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Zimbabwe was 24.7 % 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 26.3 % in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3 % in 2011.
How does Zimbabwe rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Zimbabwe ranks 66th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — 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
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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.