Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Zambia
Zambia: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 14.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 14.8% for part time employment, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
That places Zambia 92nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.3% | — |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -10.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 14.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.2%, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 14.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.2%, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.1% | 21.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.8% | 17.1% | 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, total in Zambia?
- Part time employment, total in Zambia was 14.8% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for part time employment, total?
- Zambia ranks 92nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, total (% of total 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.