Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 83.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zimbabwe, 1982–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zimbabwe stood at 83.6%.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zimbabwe peaked at 89.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 1982.
Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 60.1% | — |
| 1987 | 85.9% | +43.0% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 82.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 83.6% | +5.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 83.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 83.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.6%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +43.0% | 60.1% | 85.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.0% | 60.1% | 85.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 83.6% | 82.1% | 85.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 75.7% | 89.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 79.2% | 83.9% | 5 |
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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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zimbabwe?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Zimbabwe was 83.6% in 2025, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 1982.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.