Part time employment, male in Zambia
Zambia: Part time employment, male was 16.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Part time employment, male in Zambia, 2017–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 16.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 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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About this data
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.