Zimbabwe Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 49.00%, a 0.25% increase from 2022.
  • Zimbabwe labor force participation rate for 2022 was 48.75%, a 0.15% decline from 2021.
  • Zimbabwe labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.90%, a 0.63% decline from 2020.
  • Zimbabwe labor force participation rate for 2020 was 49.53%, a 0.53% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Zimbabwe Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 49.00% 0.25%
2022 48.75% -0.15%
2021 48.90% -0.63%
2020 49.53% -0.53%
2019 50.06% -0.41%
2018 50.47% -0.32%
2017 50.79% -0.11%
2016 50.90% 0.18%
2015 50.71% 0.21%
2014 50.51% 0.33%
2013 50.18% 0.38%
2012 49.80% 0.37%
2011 49.43% 0.29%
2010 49.14% 0.34%
2009 48.80% 0.24%
2008 48.57% 0.11%
2007 48.46% -0.04%
2006 48.49% -0.22%
2005 48.71% -0.05%
2004 48.77% -0.21%
2003 48.97% -0.32%
2002 49.29% -0.32%
2001 49.61% -0.28%
2000 49.90% -0.61%
1999 50.51% -0.49%
1998 51.00% -0.41%
1997 51.41% -0.43%
1996 51.84% -0.54%
1995 52.38% -0.84%
1994 53.22% -0.86%
1993 54.08% -0.81%
1992 54.90% -0.62%
1991 55.51% -0.62%