Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in Zambia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita in Zambia is 0.0003 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1993.
Zambia ranks 146th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 143 Central African Republic 0.0004 units per person compare
- 144 Equatorial Guinea 0.0003 units per person compare
- 145 Guyana 0.0003 units per person compare
- 147 Vanuatu 0.0003 units per person compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 0.0003 units per person compare
- 149 Comoros 0.0003 units per person compare
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 employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita in Zambia?
- Employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita in Zambia was 0.0003 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1993.
- How does Zambia rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (ilo modelled estimates), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Employment International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.