Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Zambia
Zambia: Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending was 56.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Zambia is 56.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Zambia peaked at 56.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 74th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.0% | — |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 51.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 51.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 51.1% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 51.5% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 54.0% | 56.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Zambia?
- Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Zambia was 56.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).