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Labor force participation rate — Zimbabwe

Labor force participation rate in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 67.72%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.73 pp.

2025 67.72% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 182
Period maximum 67.79%2023
Period minimum 64.67%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Zimbabwe, 1990–2025646566676819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 66.99%1991: 66.85%1992: 66.9%1993: 66.97%1994: 66.85%1995: 66.67%1996: 66.43%1997: 66.18%1998: 65.94%1999: 65.75%2000: 65.61%2001: 65.52%2002: 65.49%2003: 65.52%2004: 65.57%2005: 65.62%2006: 65.66%2007: 65.69%2008: 65.75%2009: 65.83%2010: 65.93%2011: 66.01%2012: 66.09%2013: 66.15%2014: 66.16%2015: 66.13%2016: 66.07%2017: 65.99%2018: 65.89%2019: 65.8%2020: 64.67%2021: 65.4%2022: 65.21%2023: 67.79%2024: 67.73%2025: 67.72%
Change over the period: +0.73 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Zimbabwe 67.72%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Eastern Africa computed 71.67%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 58.73%
Labor force participation rate — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.72 −0.01 pp
2024 67.73 −0.06 pp
2023 67.79 +2.57 pp
2022 65.21 −0.18 pp
2021 65.4 +0.73 pp
2020 64.67 −1.13 pp
2019 65.8 −0.1 pp
2018 65.89 −0.09 pp
2017 65.99 −0.08 pp
2016 66.07 −0.06 pp
2015 66.13 −0.03 pp
2014 66.16 +0.01 pp
2013 66.15 +0.06 pp
2012 66.09 +0.08 pp
2011 66.01 +0.09 pp
2010 65.93 +0.09 pp
2009 65.83 +0.08 pp
2008 65.75 +0.06 pp
2007 65.69 +0.03 pp
2006 65.66 +0.03 pp
2005 65.62 +0.06 pp
2004 65.57 +0.05 pp
2003 65.52 +0.03 pp
2002 65.49 −0.03 pp
2001 65.52 −0.09 pp
2000 65.61 −0.13 pp
1999 65.75 −0.19 pp
1998 65.94 −0.24 pp
1997 66.18 −0.26 pp
1996 66.43 −0.24 pp
1995 66.67 −0.18 pp
1994 66.85 −0.11 pp
1993 66.97 +0.07 pp
1992 66.9 +0.05 pp
1991 66.85 −0.14 pp
1990 66.99 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 85.5 TZ Tanzania 83.72 UG Uganda 80.03 MZ Mozambique 78.71 ER Eritrea 78.35 BI Burundi 78.26 ET Ethiopia 68.46 ZW Zimbabwe 67.72 KE Kenya 67.39 RW Rwanda 63.68 MW Malawi 62.58 ZM Zambia 61.93 MU Mauritius 58.55 KM Comoros 55.77 SO Somalia 33.85 DJ Djibouti 31.74
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

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