Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Zambia

Zambia: Informal employment rate in STEM occupations was 11.59 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.59
Change on year
down 46.2%
World rank
28th
of 39 countries
All-time high
33.73
in 2021
All-time low
11.59
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Zambia, 2017–2024

1015202530352017202020242017: 22.62018: 21.52019: 232020: 22.32021: 33.72022: 302023: 21.52024: 11.6

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, informal employment rate in stem occupations in Zambia stood at 11.59. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 46.2% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.

Zambia ranks 28th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 22.59
2018 21.48 -4.9%
2019 22.99 +7.0%
2020 22.3 -3.0%
2021 33.73 +51.3%
2022 30.02 -11.0%
2023 21.54 -28.3%
2024 11.59 -46.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 22.35 21.48 22.99 3
2020s 23.84 11.59 33.73 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 25 Ecuador 17.82 compare
  2. 26 Guyana 15.66 compare
  3. 27 Brazil 15.07 compare
  4. 29 Dominican Republic 11.46 compare
  5. 30 Jordan 9.82 compare
  6. 31 Costa Rica 9.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment rate in stem occupations in Zambia?
Informal employment rate in stem occupations in Zambia was 11.59 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 33.73 in 2021.
What is the lowest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.59 in 2024.
How does Zambia rank for informal employment rate in stem occupations?
Zambia ranks 28th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is informal employment rate in stem occupations rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
39 places, 383 data points, 2006–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.