Zimbabwe Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Zimbabwe unemployment rate for 2022 was 9.26%, a 0.28% decline from 2021.
Zimbabwe unemployment rate for 2021 was 9.54%, a 0.89% increase from 2020.
Zimbabwe unemployment rate for 2020 was 8.65%, a 1.28% increase from 2019.
Zimbabwe unemployment rate for 2019 was 7.37%, a 0.6% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia	19.29%
Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
Zimbabwe	9.26%
Tajikistan	7.00%
Central African Republic	6.34%
Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo	4.69%
Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Zimbabwe Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	9.26%	-0.28%
2021	9.54%	0.89%
2020	8.65%	1.28%
2019	7.37%	0.60%
2018	6.77%	0.42%
2017	6.35%	0.43%
2016	5.92%	0.51%
2015	5.41%	0.64%
2014	4.77%	-0.16%
2013	4.93%	-0.09%
2012	5.02%	-0.35%
2011	5.37%	-0.17%
2010	5.54%	-0.08%
2009	5.62%	0.07%
2008	5.54%	0.47%
2007	5.07%	0.27%
2006	4.80%	0.14%
2005	4.67%	0.28%
2004	4.39%	-0.35%
2003	4.74%	-0.25%
2002	4.99%	-0.30%
2001	5.30%	-0.39%
2000	5.68%	-0.32%
1999	6.00%	-0.36%
1998	6.36%	-0.57%
1997	6.93%	0.81%
1996	6.12%	0.57%
1995	5.56%	0.60%
1994	4.96%	-0.05%
1993	5.01%	0.08%
1992	4.93%	0.18%
1991	4.75%	4.75%
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%