Labor force (15-64 years), male in Zambia

Zambia: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 54.5% in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)
54.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 52 countries
All-time high
54.5%
in 2011
All-time low
52.8%
in 1995
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Labor force (15-64 years), male in Zambia, 1990–2011

02040601990200020111990: 53.4 % of total labor force 15-64 years1991: 53.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years1992: 53.2 % of total labor force 15-64 years1993: 53.2 % of total labor force 15-64 years1994: 53 % of total labor force 15-64 years1995: 52.8 % of total labor force 15-64 years1996: 52.9 % of total labor force 15-64 years1997: 52.9 % of total labor force 15-64 years1998: 52.9 % of total labor force 15-64 years1999: 53 % of total labor force 15-64 years2000: 53.4 % of total labor force 15-64 years2001: 53.6 % of total labor force 15-64 years2002: 53.7 % of total labor force 15-64 years2003: 53.9 % of total labor force 15-64 years2004: 54.1 % of total labor force 15-64 years2005: 54.2 % of total labor force 15-64 years2006: 54.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years2007: 54.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years2008: 54.4 % of total labor force 15-64 years2009: 54.4 % of total labor force 15-64 years2010: 54.5 % of total labor force 15-64 years2011: 54.5 % of total labor force 15-64 years

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), male in Zambia is 54.5%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Zambia peaked at 54.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 1995.

That places Zambia 25th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Labor force (15-64 years), male in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Labor force (15-64 years), male (% of total labor force 15-64 years) in Zambia, 1990 to 2011.
Year % of total labor force 15-64 years Change
1990 53.4%
1991 53.3% -0.2%
1992 53.2% -0.3%
1993 53.2% +0.0%
1994 53.0% -0.4%
1995 52.8% -0.3%
1996 52.9% +0.2%
1997 52.9% +0.0%
1998 52.9% -0.1%
1999 53.0% +0.1%
2000 53.4% +0.8%
2001 53.6% +0.3%
2002 53.7% +0.3%
2003 53.9% +0.3%
2004 54.1% +0.3%
2005 54.2% +0.3%
2006 54.3% +0.1%
2007 54.3% +0.1%
2008 54.4% +0.1%
2009 54.4% +0.1%
2010 54.5% +0.1%
2011 54.5% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.1% 52.8% 53.4% 10
2000s 54.0% 53.4% 54.4% 10
2010s 54.5% 54.5% 54.5% 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 22 Equatorial Guinea 55.1% compare
  2. 23 Guinea 54.9% compare
  3. 24 Lesotho 54.7% compare
  4. 26 Gabon 54.3% compare
  5. 27 Cameroon 54.2% compare
  6. 28 Angola 54.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force (15-64 years), male in Zambia?
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Zambia was 54.5% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 1995.
How does Zambia rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
Zambia ranks 25th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is labor force (15-64 years), male rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), male (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force (15-64 years), male (% of total labor force 15-64 years)
Unit
% of total labor force 15-64 years
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.