Informal tourism sector employment rate in Zambia
Zambia: Informal tourism sector employment rate was 61.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal tourism sector employment rate in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 61.53 for informal tourism sector employment rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
That places Zambia 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal tourism sector employment rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 73.75 | — |
| 2018 | 73.95 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.47 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 65.26 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 77.5 | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 72.82 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 67 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 61.53 | -8.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 61.53 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.17, 80% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 61.53 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.78, 79% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.72 | 73.75 | 79.47 | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.82 | 61.53 | 77.5 | 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 rate in Zambia?
- Informal tourism sector employment rate in Zambia was 61.53 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal tourism sector employment rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.47 in 2019.
- What is the lowest informal tourism sector employment rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.53 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for informal tourism sector employment rate?
- Zambia ranks 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal tourism sector employment rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 tourism sector employment rate (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.