Employers, female (% of female employment) in Zambia
Zambia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Zambia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Zambia is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Zambia peaked at 2.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 141st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +117.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +61.4% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -43.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +117.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | +61.4% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Zambia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Zambia was 1.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Zambia ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).