Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Zimbabwe, 1982–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Zimbabwe stood at 46.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.2% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Zimbabwe peaked at 70.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 44th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 48.7% | — |
| 1986 | 57.7% | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 53.0% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +43.6% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +61.4% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | -39.2% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | +24.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 46.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 46.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.8%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.1% | 48.7% | 57.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 48.1% | 51.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 43.1% | 70.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 37.1% | 46.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 41 Maldives 47.1% compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 47.0% compare
- 43 Bangladesh 46.3% compare
- 45 Macao 45.8% compare
- 46 Israel 45.7% compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 44.8% compare
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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Zimbabwe?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Zimbabwe was 46.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 44th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.