Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 53.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Zimbabwe stood at 53.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Zimbabwe peaked at 66.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2022.
Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.4% | — |
| 1991 | 65.4% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 66.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 65.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 62.4% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 55.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 56.8% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 54.8% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 57.3% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 51.0% | 55.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Zimbabwe?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Zimbabwe was 53.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO 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.