Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) in Zambia
Zambia: Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) was 0.531 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) in Zambia, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.531 for labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 107.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Zambia peaked at 0.531 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.065, in 2020.
That places Zambia 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2 | — |
| 2005 | 0.202 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.207 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.211 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.215 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.223 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.231 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.233 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.235 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.244 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.251 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.256 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.253 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.25 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.265 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.257 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.065 | -74.7% |
| 2021 | 0.109 | +67.7% |
| 2022 | 0.28 | +156.9% |
| 2023 | 0.521 | +86.1% |
| 2024 | 0.526 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.531 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2097 | 0.2 | 0.223 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2475 | 0.231 | 0.265 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3387 | 0.065 | 0.531 | 6 |
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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 labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Zambia?
- Labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Zambia was 0.531 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.531 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.065 in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates)?
- Zambia ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This indicator shows in percentage the share of total labour income that accrues to each decile. Labour income includes the compensation of employees and part of the income of the self-employed. Self-employed workers earn from both their work and capital ownership. Total compensation of employees refers to the remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. The labour income of self-employed is imputed on the basis of a statistical analysis of employees of similar characteristics. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.