World vs Zimbabwe: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS
World
4.9%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
12.1%
in 2024
World rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS over time
- World
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 12.1% against 4.9% in World, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was World ahead.
World ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, World averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 1.9% | World |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 7.1% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 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, World or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 12.1% against 4.9% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls between World and Zimbabwe?
- 7.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do World and Zimbabwe rank globally for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- World ranks 21st 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.