Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zambia
Zambia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 82.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zambia, 1969–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Zambia recorded 82.9% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zambia peaked at 90.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1969.
That places Zambia 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 40.1% | — |
| 1980 | 48.6% | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 79.1% | +54.2% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 82.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 82.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.0%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +54.2% | 51.3% | 79.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 51.3% | 83.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 67.0% | 89.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 77.7% | 90.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 80.5% | 83.2% | 5 |
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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)
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- 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zambia?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zambia was 82.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1969.
- How does Zambia rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Zambia ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.