Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe stood at 11.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe peaked at 14.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2016.
Zimbabwe ranks 159th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.2% | — |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.4% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 156 Channel Islands 12.6% compare
- 157 Republic of Moldova 12.6% compare
- 158 Kenya 12.5% compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 11.5% compare
- 161 Yemen 11.1% compare
- 162 Macau, China 11.0% 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 employment in industry (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe was 11.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).