Zambia Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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.
  • Zambia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 34.96%, a 3.28% decline from 2021.
  • Zambia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 38.24%, a 1.1% decline from 2020.
  • Zambia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.34%, a 2.68% increase from 2019.
  • Zambia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 36.66%, a 0.91% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Zambia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 34.96% -3.28%
2021 38.24% -1.10%
2020 39.34% 2.68%
2019 36.66% 0.91%
2018 35.75% -0.70%
2017 36.45% -0.64%
2016 37.09% -0.52%
2015 37.61% -0.49%
2014 38.10% -0.38%
2013 38.48% -0.30%
2012 38.78% -0.26%
2011 39.04% -0.25%
2010 39.29% 0.00%
2009 39.29% 0.02%
2008 39.27% 0.06%
2007 39.21% 0.12%
2006 39.09% 0.21%
2005 38.87% 0.13%
2004 38.75% 0.16%
2003 38.58% 0.19%
2002 38.40% 0.21%
2001 38.19% 0.23%
2000 37.96% -0.16%
1999 38.11% -0.15%
1998 38.27% -0.14%
1997 38.40% -0.11%
1996 38.52% -0.08%
1995 38.60% -0.20%
1994 38.80% -0.20%
1993 38.99% -0.17%
1992 39.16% -0.10%
1991 39.26% 39.26%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%