Work & Labour in Zimbabwe

430 indicators covering work & labour for Zimbabwe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 47.17 2024 down 13.6% 2nd
Informal care employment 256.21 2024 up 44.3% 18th
Informal care employment rate 52.08 2024 up 0.6% 14th
Care employment outside the formal sector 203.82 2024 up 63.3% 19th
Share of care employment outside the formal sector 41.43 2024 up 13.9% 8th
Average monthly earnings of employees 156,465 2024 up 49,269.1% 11th
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,236 2024 down 8.9% 23rd
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 85 2024 down 0.7% 9th
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 3,810 2024 down 9.0% 23rd
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 76.47 2024 down 0.8% 10th
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 6 2022 down 37.0% 17th
Care employment 491.97 2024 up 13.5% 20th
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 322 2022 down 32.9% 55th
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 73.86 2024 down 7.1% 3rd
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2,016 2024 down 12.3% 10th
Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 73.86 2024 down 7.1% 3rd
Informal employment rate 73.86 2024 down 7.1% 3rd
Employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,596 2024 down 21.5% 9th
Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition) 58.48 2024 down 16.9% 5th
Informal employment in STEM occupations 40.25 2024 up 94.1% 20th
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 38.95 2024 up 35.1% 9th
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 21.51 2024 up 240.7% 20th
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 20.82 2024 up 137.2% 9th
Informal employment, female 70.3% 2024 down 6.1% 3rd
Informal employment, male 69.5% 2024 down 5.1% 4th
Informal employment 69.8% 2024 down 5.6% 3rd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 24.46 2024 up 45.1% 2nd
Unemployment rate 24.46 2024 up 45.1% 2nd
Fatal occupational injury rates 6 per 100,000 employees 2022 down 37.0% 18th
Informal employment 86.6% 2024 down 3.4% 12th
Informal employment, male 85.8% 2024 down 3.1% 12th
Informal employment, female 87.8% 2024 down 3.8% 12th
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS 12.1% 2024 up 154.3% 6th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS 24.5% 2024 up 45.1% 2nd
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability 12.2% 2024 up 140.2% 6th
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 2 2025 up 100.0% 46th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 7.6% 2024 up 0.3% 55th
Labor force (15-24 years), female 1.22 million 2011 up 35.3% 10th
Labor force (15-24 years), total 2.50 million 2011 up 29.1% 13th
Labor force (15-24 years), male 1.28 million 2011 up 23.7% 15th
Labor force (15-64 years), female 3.73 million 2011 up 27.0% 17th
Labor force (15-64 years), female 49.0% 2011 up 5.3% 11th
Labor force (15-64 years), total 7.62 million 2011 up 20.5% 19th
Labor force (15-64 years), male 3.89 million 2011 up 15.0% 20th
Labor force (15-64 years), male 51.0% 2011 down 4.6% 42nd
Labor participation rate, female 66.0% 2011 up 3.9% 5th
Labor participation rate, male 75.8% 2011 up 0.1% 7th
Labor participation rate, total 70.3% 2011 up 1.7% 6th
Labor force, male 50.7% 2011 down 4.0% 44th
Labor force, male 3.43 million 2011 up 12.4% 20th
Labor participation rate, female 90.1% 2011 up 10.0% 9th
Labor participation rate, male 97.6% 2011 up 1.3% 6th
Labor participation rate, total 93.8% 2011 up 5.3% 8th
Labor participation rate, female 85.8% 2011 up 5.0% 8th
Labor participation rate, male 90.5% 2011 up 2.0% 18th
Labor participation rate, total 87.8% 2011 up 3.2% 9th
Labor participation rate, female 89.5% 2010 up 18.5% 9th
Labor participation rate, male 97.8% 2010 up 1.9% 3rd
Labor participation rate, total 93.6% 2010 up 8.8% 8th
Labor participation rate, female 91.7% 2010 up 10.1% 10th