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 85 in 2024. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe stood at 85. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe peaked at 88.43 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 10th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85.62 | — |
| 2014 | 86.94 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 88.02 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 88.43 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 88.16 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 88 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 85 | -3.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 85 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.04, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 85 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.86 | 85.62 | 88.02 | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.4 | 85 | 88.43 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
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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 85 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 88.43 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 85 in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 10th out of 83 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 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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.