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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Zimbabwe

Female labor force participation rate in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 62.16%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.01 pp.

2025 62.16% +0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 35of 182
Period maximum 62.18%2023
Period minimum 59.15%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Zimbabwe, 1990–2025596061626319901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 59.15%1991: 59.3%1992: 59.28%1993: 59.28%1994: 59.46%1995: 59.68%1996: 59.95%1997: 60.23%1998: 60.49%1999: 60.71%2000: 60.88%2001: 61%2002: 61.04%2003: 61.01%2004: 60.96%2005: 60.91%2006: 60.87%2007: 60.84%2008: 60.77%2009: 60.69%2010: 60.59%2011: 60.5%2012: 60.42%2013: 60.37%2014: 60.36%2015: 60.38%2016: 60.44%2017: 60.52%2018: 60.62%2019: 60.72%2020: 59.43%2021: 60.12%2022: 59.77%2023: 62.18%2024: 62.12%2025: 62.16%
Change over the period: +3.01 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Zimbabwe 62.16%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 40.51%
Female labor force participation rate — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.16 +0.04 pp
2024 62.12 −0.06 pp
2023 62.18 +2.41 pp
2022 59.77 −0.35 pp
2021 60.12 +0.69 pp
2020 59.43 −1.29 pp
2019 60.72 +0.1 pp
2018 60.62 +0.09 pp
2017 60.52 +0.08 pp
2016 60.44 +0.06 pp
2015 60.38 +0.02 pp
2014 60.36 −0.01 pp
2013 60.37 −0.05 pp
2012 60.42 −0.07 pp
2011 60.5 −0.09 pp
2010 60.59 −0.1 pp
2009 60.69 −0.09 pp
2008 60.77 −0.06 pp
2007 60.84 −0.03 pp
2006 60.87 −0.04 pp
2005 60.91 −0.05 pp
2004 60.96 −0.05 pp
2003 61.01 −0.03 pp
2002 61.04 +0.04 pp
2001 61 +0.12 pp
2000 60.88 +0.16 pp
1999 60.71 +0.22 pp
1998 60.49 +0.26 pp
1997 60.23 +0.28 pp
1996 59.95 +0.27 pp
1995 59.68 +0.22 pp
1994 59.46 +0.18 pp
1993 59.28 −0.01 pp
1992 59.28 −0.02 pp
1991 59.3 +0.15 pp
1990 59.15 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 82.91 TZ Tanzania 80.28 BI Burundi 79.5 MZ Mozambique 77.09 UG Uganda 75.6 ER Eritrea 72.84 KE Kenya 63.04 ZW Zimbabwe 62.16 ET Ethiopia 58.46 MW Malawi 58.18 RW Rwanda 57.3 ZM Zambia 56.43 KM Comoros 47.65 MU Mauritius 47.46 SO Somalia 20.7 DJ Djibouti 19.37
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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