Employees in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Employees was 1,725 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,725
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
73rd
of 114 countries
All-time high
1,900
in 2021
All-time low
1,355
in 2011
Years of data
7
2011–2024

Employees in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2011201720242011: 1.4k2014: 1.5k2019: 1.4k2021: 1.9k2022: 1.5k2023: 1.6k2024: 1.7k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, employees in Zimbabwe stood at 1,725.

The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,900 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,355, in 2011.

Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employees in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Employees in Zimbabwe, 2011 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2011 1,355
2014 1,496 +10.4%
2019 1,436 -4.1%
2021 1,900 +32.3%
2022 1,520 -20.0%
2023 1,601 +5.3%
2024 1,725 +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,429 1,355 1,496 3
2020s 1,687 1,520 1,900 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 70 Paraguay 1,913 compare
  2. 71 Bolivia 1,776 compare
  3. 72 Kyrgyzstan 1,775 compare
  4. 74 Costa Rica 1,621 compare
  5. 75 Senegal 1,607 compare
  6. 76 Croatia 1,479 compare

See the full ranking of 114 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees in Zimbabwe?
Employees in Zimbabwe was 1,725 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employees recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 1,900 in 2021.
What is the lowest employees recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 1,355 in 2011.
How does Zimbabwe rank for employees?
Zimbabwe ranks 73rd out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
Is employees rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
114 places, 2,195 data points, 1989–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.