Zimbabwe - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Zimbabwe was 51.13 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 51.63 in 2015, while its lowest value was 46.62 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 46.62
1991 46.75
1992 46.93
1993 47.13
1994 47.34
1995 47.55
1996 47.74
1997 47.92
1998 48.12
1999 48.35
2000 48.63
2001 48.95
2002 49.32
2003 49.71
2004 50.08
2005 50.40
2006 50.53
2007 50.64
2008 50.72
2009 50.79
2010 50.87
2011 50.95
2012 51.19
2013 51.42
2014 51.62
2015 51.63
2016 51.58
2017 51.54
2018 51.51
2019 51.49
2020 51.18
2021 51.13

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Zimbabwe was 7,415,660 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,415,660 in 2021 and a minimum value of 4,721,816 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 4,721,816
1991 4,850,329
1992 4,980,977
1993 5,110,439
1994 5,232,727
1995 5,345,211
1996 5,434,530
1997 5,510,105
1998 5,575,962
1999 5,637,954
2000 5,698,527
2001 5,734,130
2002 5,765,699
2003 5,795,681
2004 5,824,993
2005 5,852,903
2006 5,901,376
2007 5,949,276
2008 5,999,036
2009 6,052,658
2010 6,110,955
2011 6,184,085
2012 6,322,675
2013 6,465,320
2014 6,611,175
2015 6,709,332
2016 6,802,164
2017 6,909,356
2018 7,028,775
2019 7,156,060
2020 7,204,228
2021 7,415,660

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure