Employment in industry in Zimbabwe
11.5% of employed people in Zimbabwe worked in industry in 2025.
Zimbabwe, 2025
11.5%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
155th of 182
Employment in industry in Zimbabwe over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.5% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 11.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 10.6%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Zimbabwe has the 155th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Zimbabwe
All statistics for Zimbabwe
Employment in agriculture
54.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
34.2%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
9.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
67.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
62.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT