Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Zambia
Zambia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 38.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Zambia, 1969–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Zambia stood at 38.9%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Zambia peaked at 68.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1969.
Zambia ranks 88th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 12.1% | — |
| 1980 | 47.8% | +295.3% |
| 2000 | 39.9% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +71.7% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -56.7% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +65.5% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | +4.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 38.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.2%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 38.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +295.3% | 12.1% | 47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 39.9% | 68.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 24.5% | 56.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 35.4% | 39.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Zambia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Zambia was 38.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1969.
- How does Zambia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Zambia ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.