Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zambia
Zambia: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 6.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
6.7%
Change on year
down 20.3%
World rank
57th
of 67 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2021
All-time low
6.7%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 6.7% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
That places Zambia 57th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 6.7% | 10.4% | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zambia?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Zambia was 6.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- Zambia ranks 57th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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