Informal employment in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Informal employment was 86.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Informal employment in Zimbabwe, 2019–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment in Zimbabwe stood at 86.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
That places Zimbabwe 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 89.7% | — |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.7% | 89.7% | 89.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 86.6% | 95.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 informal employment in Zimbabwe?
- Informal employment in Zimbabwe was 86.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for informal employment?
- Zimbabwe ranks 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment (% of total agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).