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

Zimbabwe: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 75.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
75.2 %
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
7th
of 72 countries
All-time high
85.6 %
in 2011
All-time low
73.7 %
in 2021
Years of data
7
2011–2024

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

0204060802011201720242011: 85.6 %2014: 85.3 %2019: 80.5 %2021: 73.7 %2022: 81.6 %2023: 81.2 %2024: 75.2 %

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 75.2 %.

The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Zimbabwe peaked at 85.6 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 73.7 %, in 2021.

That places Zimbabwe 7th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Zimbabwe, 2011 to 2024.
Year % Change
2011 85.6 %
2014 85.3 % -0.4%
2019 80.5 % -5.6%
2021 73.7 % -8.4%
2022 81.6 % +10.7%
2023 81.2 % -0.5%
2024 75.2 % -7.4%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 75.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.3 %, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 75.2 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.7 %, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 83.8 % 80.5 % 85.6 % 3
2020s 77.92 % 73.7 % 81.6 % 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 4 Angola 84.8 % compare
  2. 4 Viet Nam 57 % compare
  3. 5 India 83.6 % compare
  4. 6 Senegal 80.2 % compare
  5. 8 Bhutan 73.5 % compare
  6. 9 Bangladesh 69.1 % compare
  7. 10 Armenia 67.6 % 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 75.2 % 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 85.6 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 73.7 % in 2021.
How does Zimbabwe rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Zimbabwe ranks 7th 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 down 11.8%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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, self-employed, 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, 1,460 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.