SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 73.86 in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe, 2019–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe is 73.86, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 79.54 | — |
| 2021 | 80.53 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.81 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 77.42 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 73.86 | -4.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 73.86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.86, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.54 | 79.54 | 79.54 | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.91 | 73.86 | 80.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe was 73.86 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 80.53 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.86 in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.