Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.
Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -28.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +60.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +54.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +54.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +33.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -19.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
- 135 Puerto Rico 0.8% compare
- 136 Brunei Darussalam 0.8% compare
- 138 United Arab Emirates 0.7% compare
- 139 New Zealand 0.7% compare
- 140 South Africa 0.7% compare
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe was 0.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.