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Labor force — Zimbabwe

Labor force in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 6,854,692 people. Ranked 69 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 90.9%.

2025 6.85M people +2.91% vs 2024
World rank 69of 182
Period maximum 6.85M people2025
Period minimum 3.59M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Zimbabwe, 1990–20253M4M5M6M7M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 3,590,008 people1991: 3,714,749 people1992: 3,810,735 people1993: 3,850,702 people1994: 3,880,873 people1995: 3,957,290 people1996: 4,078,583 people1997: 4,213,710 people1998: 4,350,611 people1999: 4,465,846 people2000: 4,537,120 people2001: 4,587,960 people2002: 4,639,582 people2003: 4,688,939 people2004: 4,728,584 people2005: 4,760,160 people2006: 4,810,305 people2007: 4,867,035 people2008: 4,911,151 people2009: 4,959,627 people2010: 5,015,581 people2011: 5,081,883 people2012: 5,143,461 people2013: 5,200,964 people2014: 5,270,044 people2015: 5,349,250 people2016: 5,441,038 people2017: 5,543,892 people2018: 5,654,759 people2019: 5,773,237 people2020: 5,805,013 people2021: 6,005,153 people2022: 6,118,687 people2023: 6,499,497 people2024: 6,660,943 people2025: 6,854,692 people
Change over the period: +3.26M (+90.94%) Average annual rate: 1.87 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Zimbabwe 6.85M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Eastern Africa computed 214M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.85M +193,749 +2.91%
2024 6.66M +161,446 +2.48%
2023 6.5M +380,810 +6.22%
2022 6.12M +113,534 +1.89%
2021 6.01M +200,140 +3.45%
2020 5.81M +31,776 +0.55%
2019 5.77M +118,478 +2.1%
2018 5.65M +110,867 +2%
2017 5.54M +102,854 +1.89%
2016 5.44M +91,788 +1.72%
2015 5.35M +79,206 +1.5%
2014 5.27M +69,080 +1.33%
2013 5.2M +57,503 +1.12%
2012 5.14M +61,578 +1.21%
2011 5.08M +66,302 +1.32%
2010 5.02M +55,954 +1.13%
2009 4.96M +48,476 +0.99%
2008 4.91M +44,116 +0.91%
2007 4.87M +56,730 +1.18%
2006 4.81M +50,145 +1.05%
2005 4.76M +31,576 +0.67%
2004 4.73M +39,645 +0.85%
2003 4.69M +49,357 +1.06%
2002 4.64M +51,622 +1.13%
2001 4.59M +50,840 +1.12%
2000 4.54M +71,274 +1.6%
1999 4.47M +115,235 +2.65%
1998 4.35M +136,901 +3.25%
1997 4.21M +135,127 +3.31%
1996 4.08M +121,293 +3.07%
1995 3.96M +76,417 +1.97%
1994 3.88M +30,171 +0.78%
1993 3.85M +39,967 +1.05%
1992 3.81M +95,986 +2.58%
1991 3.71M +124,741 +3.47%
1990 3.59M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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