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Employment-to-population ratio — Zimbabwe

Employment-to-population ratio in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 61.42%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.22 pp.

2025 61.42% +0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 63of 182
Period maximum 63.65%1991
Period minimum 58.64%2022

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Zimbabwe, 1991–20255860626419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 63.65%1992: 63.6%1993: 63.63%1994: 63.54%1995: 62.96%1996: 62.35%1997: 61.59%1998: 61.73%1999: 61.8%2000: 61.88%2001: 62.04%2002: 62.22%2003: 62.42%2004: 62.69%2005: 62.59%2006: 62.53%2007: 62.4%2008: 62.2%2009: 62.23%2010: 62.32%2011: 62.47%2012: 62.75%2013: 62.88%2014: 63%2015: 62.56%2016: 62.18%2017: 61.8%2018: 61.42%2019: 60.94%2020: 59.09%2021: 59.16%2022: 58.64%2023: 61.45%2024: 61.34%2025: 61.42%
Change over the period: −2.22 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 61.42%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 61.42 +0.09 pp
2024 61.34 −0.11 pp
2023 61.45 +2.81 pp
2022 58.64 −0.52 pp
2021 59.16 +0.07 pp
2020 59.09 −1.85 pp
2019 60.94 −0.48 pp
2018 61.42 −0.38 pp
2017 61.8 −0.38 pp
2016 62.18 −0.38 pp
2015 62.56 −0.44 pp
2014 63 +0.13 pp
2013 62.88 +0.13 pp
2012 62.75 +0.28 pp
2011 62.47 +0.15 pp
2010 62.32 +0.09 pp
2009 62.23 +0.03 pp
2008 62.2 −0.2 pp
2007 62.4 −0.13 pp
2006 62.53 −0.06 pp
2005 62.59 −0.1 pp
2004 62.69 +0.27 pp
2003 62.42 +0.2 pp
2002 62.22 +0.17 pp
2001 62.04 +0.16 pp
2000 61.88 +0.08 pp
1999 61.8 +0.07 pp
1998 61.73 +0.14 pp
1997 61.59 −0.76 pp
1996 62.35 −0.62 pp
1995 62.96 −0.57 pp
1994 63.54 −0.09 pp
1993 63.63 +0.03 pp
1992 63.6 −0.05 pp
1991 63.65 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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