Zimbabwe 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.
  • 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.
  • Zimbabwe labor force participation rate for 2019 was 50.06%, a 0.41% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Zimbabwe Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% 55.51%
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%