Informal tourism sector employment in Zambia
Zambia: Informal tourism sector employment was 103.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal tourism sector employment in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 103.71 for informal tourism sector employment in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
That places Zambia 17th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal tourism sector employment in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 104.53 | — |
| 2018 | 78.83 | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 91.97 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 92.16 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 109.1 | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 129.4 | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 115.2 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 103.71 | -10.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 103.71 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 389.89, 27% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 103.71 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 103.71, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.78 | 78.83 | 104.53 | 3 |
| 2020s | 109.91 | 92.16 | 129.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 informal tourism sector employment in Zambia?
- Informal tourism sector employment in Zambia was 103.71 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 129.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.83 in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for informal tourism sector employment?
- Zambia ranks 17th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal tourism sector employment rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.