SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Zambia
Zambia: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Zambia, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Zambia is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Zambia 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 42 Argentina 2 compare
- 42 Australia 2 compare
- 42 Bolivia 2 compare
- 42 Brazil 2 compare
- 42 Chile 2 compare
- 42 Congo 2 compare
- 42 Colombia 2 compare
- 42 Comoros 2 compare
- 42 Costa Rica 2 compare
- 42 Indonesia 2 compare
- 42 Japan 2 compare
- 42 Cambodia 2 compare
- 42 South Korea 2 compare
- 42 Laos 2 compare
- 42 Madagascar 2 compare
- 42 Mauritius 2 compare
- 42 Namibia 2 compare
- 42 Peru 2 compare
- 42 Paraguay 2 compare
- 42 Somalia 2 compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
- 42 Thailand 2 compare
- 42 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 2 compare
- 42 East Timor 2 compare
- 42 Vietnam 2 compare
- 42 Zimbabwe 2 compare
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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- 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 sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Zambia?
- Sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Zambia was 2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized?
- Zambia ranks 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
About this data
SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).