Employment-to-population ratio in Zimbabwe
The ILO estimates that 61.4% of people aged 15 and over in Zimbabwe were employed in 2025.
Zimbabwe, 2025
61.4%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
63rd of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Zimbabwe over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 61.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 62.6%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Zimbabwe has the 63rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Zimbabwe
All statistics for Zimbabwe
Labour force participation
67.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
9.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
62.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
54.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
11.5%
2025 · World Bank