Part time employment, male in Zambia

Zambia: Part time employment, male was 16.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
16.2%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
49th
of 111 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2019
All-time low
13.5%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Part time employment, male in Zambia, 2017–2024

0510152017202020242017: 15.3 % of total male employment2018: 15.9 % of total male employment2019: 16.3 % of total male employment2020: 14.9 % of total male employment2021: 16.3 % of total male employment2022: 13.5 % of total male employment2023: 15.4 % of total male employment2024: 16.2 % of total male employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.

Analysis

In 2024, part time employment, male in Zambia stood at 16.2%.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

That places Zambia 49th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Part time employment, male in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year % of total male employment Change
2017 15.3%
2018 15.9% +3.5%
2019 16.3% +2.9%
2020 14.9% -8.8%
2021 16.3% +9.6%
2022 13.5% -17.3%
2023 15.4% +14.2%
2024 16.2% +5.4%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 16.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.6%, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 16.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.9%, 71% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.8% 15.3% 16.3% 3
2020s 15.3% 13.5% 16.3% 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 46 Myanmar 17.2%
  2. 47 Norway 17.2% compare
  3. 48 Viet Nam 16.3% compare
  4. 50 Sweden 16.1% compare
  5. 51 Botswana 15.6% compare
  6. 52 Armenia 15.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, male in Zambia?
Part time employment, male in Zambia was 16.2% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2022.
How does Zambia rank for part time employment, male?
Zambia ranks 49th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Unit
% of total male employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.