Part time employment, total in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Part time employment, total was 51.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
51.3%
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
7th
of 111 countries
All-time high
64.5%
in 2019
All-time low
48.3%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2011–2024

Part time employment, total in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024

02040602011201720242011: 48.5 % of total employment2014: 48.3 % of total employment2019: 64.5 % of total employment2021: 60.3 % of total employment2022: 57 % of total employment2023: 57.1 % of total employment2024: 51.3 % of total employment

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

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 51.3% for part time employment, total in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 64.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2014.

Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Part time employment, total in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe, 2011 to 2024.
Year % of total employment Change
2011 48.5%
2014 48.3% -0.4%
2019 64.5% +33.4%
2021 60.3% -6.5%
2022 57.0% -5.4%
2023 57.1% +0.1%
2024 51.3% -10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 53.8% 48.3% 64.5% 3
2020s 56.4% 51.3% 60.3% 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 4 Rwanda 59.6% compare
  2. 5 Republic of Moldova 57.4% compare
  3. 6 Peru 52.6% compare
  4. 8 Switzerland 51.0% compare
  5. 9 Guatemala 48.6% compare
  6. 10 Togo 47.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Zimbabwe?
Part time employment, total in Zimbabwe was 51.3% 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2014.
How does Zimbabwe rank for part time employment, total?
Zimbabwe ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total 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.