Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 11.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Part time employment, male in Zimbabwe, 2011–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 11.8% for part time employment, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 56.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2025.
That places Zimbabwe 90th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 56.7% | — |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -56.1% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | -9.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 11.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 11.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.2%, 51% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.3% | 24.2% | 56.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 11.8% | 20.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 87 Costa Rica 13.0% compare
- 88 South Africa 12.4% compare
- 89 Bhutan 11.9% compare
- 91 Mali 11.7% compare
- 92 Grenada 11.6% compare
- 93 Seychelles 11.2% compare
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 part time employment, male in Zimbabwe?
- Part time employment, male in Zimbabwe was 11.8% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for part time employment, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 90th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.