Zimbabwe 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.
  • Zimbabwe labor force participation rate for 2021 was 74.72%, a 0.67% increase from 2020.
  • Zimbabwe labor force participation rate for 2020 was 74.05%, a 1.27% decline from 2019.
  • Zimbabwe labor force participation rate for 2019 was 75.32%, a 0.35% decline from 2018.
  • Zimbabwe labor force participation rate for 2018 was 75.67%, a 0.2% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Zimbabwe Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 74.72% 0.67%
2020 74.05% -1.27%
2019 75.32% -0.35%
2018 75.67% -0.20%
2017 75.88% -0.08%
2016 75.96% 0.06%
2015 75.90% 0.10%
2014 75.80% 0.89%
2013 74.90% 0.89%
2012 74.01% 0.90%
2011 73.11% -0.26%
2010 73.37% -0.18%
2009 73.54% -0.18%
2008 73.72% -0.18%
2007 73.90% -0.18%
2006 74.08% -0.18%
2005 74.25% -0.11%
2004 74.36% -0.17%
2003 74.54% -0.36%
2002 74.89% -0.30%
2001 75.20% -0.20%
2000 75.39% -0.39%
1999 75.78% -0.29%
1998 76.08% -0.21%
1997 76.29% -0.23%
1996 76.52% -0.24%
1995 76.77% -0.51%
1994 77.27% -0.44%
1993 77.72% -0.48%
1992 78.20% -0.47%
1991 78.67% -0.16%
1990 78.83% -0.16%