Zambia Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Zambia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 53.06%, a 0.3% increase from 2020.
- Zambia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 52.77%, a 0.9% decline from 2019.
- Zambia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 53.67%, a 0.62% decline from 2018.
- Zambia labor force participation rate for 2018 was 54.29%, a 0.59% decline from 2017.
| Zambia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
53.06% |
0.30% |
| 2020 |
52.77% |
-0.90% |
| 2019 |
53.67% |
-0.62% |
| 2018 |
54.29% |
-0.59% |
| 2017 |
54.88% |
-0.53% |
| 2016 |
55.42% |
-0.44% |
| 2015 |
55.85% |
-0.41% |
| 2014 |
56.26% |
-0.31% |
| 2013 |
56.57% |
-0.25% |
| 2012 |
56.82% |
-1.77% |
| 2011 |
58.59% |
-1.75% |
| 2010 |
60.34% |
-1.70% |
| 2009 |
62.04% |
-1.68% |
| 2008 |
63.72% |
-1.66% |
| 2007 |
65.38% |
-1.63% |
| 2006 |
67.00% |
-1.59% |
| 2005 |
68.60% |
0.14% |
| 2004 |
68.45% |
0.16% |
| 2003 |
68.29% |
0.18% |
| 2002 |
68.11% |
0.18% |
| 2001 |
67.92% |
0.21% |
| 2000 |
67.71% |
-0.13% |
| 1999 |
67.84% |
-0.11% |
| 1998 |
67.95% |
-0.13% |
| 1997 |
68.08% |
-0.06% |
| 1996 |
68.14% |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
68.14% |
-0.15% |
| 1994 |
68.29% |
-0.24% |
| 1993 |
68.53% |
-0.08% |
| 1992 |
68.62% |
-0.09% |
| 1991 |
68.71% |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
68.71% |
0.00% |
