Zambia Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Zambia unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.13%, a 0.09% decline from 2021.
  • Zambia unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.22%, a 0.19% increase from 2020.
  • Zambia unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.03%, a 0.49% increase from 2019.
  • Zambia unemployment rate for 2019 was 5.54%, a 0.51% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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West Bank and Gaza 25.72%
Eswatini 24.39%
Republic of Congo 21.80%
Sudan 18.73%
Lesotho 18.04%
Tunisia 16.12%
Sao Tome and Principe 15.32%
Cabo Verde 13.57%
Georgia 11.31%
Mauritania 11.11%
Morocco 10.49%
Angola 10.21%
Mongolia 8.25%
India 7.33%
Honduras 7.10%
Egypt 6.96%
Sri Lanka 6.71%
Pakistan 6.42%
Zambia 6.13%
Uzbekistan 6.01%
Nigeria 5.76%
Nicaragua 5.57%
Kenya 5.50%
Timor-Leste 4.86%
Bangladesh 4.70%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.57%
Bolivia 4.42%
Cameroon 4.00%
Ghana 3.87%
El Salvador 3.82%
Bhutan 3.60%
Indonesia 3.55%
Papua New Guinea 2.75%
Lao PDR 2.63%
Moldova 2.28%
Philippines 2.24%
Vanuatu 2.09%
Vietnam 1.92%
Solomon Islands 1.54%
Cambodia 0.36%
Zambia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 6.13% -0.09%
2021 6.22% 0.19%
2020 6.03% 0.49%
2019 5.54% 0.51%
2018 5.03% -3.49%
2017 8.52% 0.13%
2016 8.39% 0.11%
2015 8.28% 0.15%
2014 8.13% 0.13%
2013 8.01% 0.16%
2012 7.85% -2.74%
2011 10.59% -2.61%
2010 13.19% 2.63%
2009 10.56% 2.63%
2008 7.93% -2.65%
2007 10.58% -2.66%
2006 13.24% -2.67%
2005 15.90% 0.61%
2004 15.29% 0.61%
2003 14.69% 0.56%
2002 14.13% 0.63%
2001 13.50% 0.57%
2000 12.93% 0.52%
1999 12.41% 0.41%
1998 12.00% -1.64%
1997 13.64% -1.66%
1996 15.30% -1.56%
1995 16.86% -1.82%
1994 18.68% -1.02%
1993 19.70% 0.24%
1992 19.46% 0.56%
1991 18.90% 0.56%