Southern Asia vs Zimbabwe: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS
Southern Asia
4.6%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
12.1%
in 2024
Southern Asia rank
24th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS over time
- Southern Asia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 12.1% against 4.6% in Southern Asia, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.6 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Southern Asia ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Southern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Asia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.4% | 2.5% | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 10.2% | 5.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls, Southern Asia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 12.1% against 4.6% in Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls between Southern Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 7.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Southern Asia and Zimbabwe rank globally for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Southern Asia ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.