LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 42.95 in 2024. ▬ Flat
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Zimbabwe, 2019–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Zimbabwe is 42.95, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
That places Zimbabwe 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 44.6 | — |
| 2021 | 40 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 39.5 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 40.78 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 42.95 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.6 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 1 |
| 2020s | 40.81 | 39.5 | 42.95 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Zimbabwe?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Zimbabwe was 42.95 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5 in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.