Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Zambia
28.3%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
29.2%
in 2025
Zambia rank
158th
Zimbabwe rank
156th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 29.2% against 28.3% in Zambia, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Zambia ranks 158th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 31.8% | 15.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 30.7% | 15.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 28.8% | 6.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 28.8% | 1.9% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 29.2% against 28.3% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Zambia ranks 158th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.