Share in informal employment female in Zambia

Zambia: Share in informal employment female was 87.23 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
87.23
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 82 countries
All-time high
90.25
in 2017
All-time low
87.18
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Share in informal employment female in Zambia, 2017–2024

0204060801002017202020242017: 90.22018: 89.92019: 89.52020: 89.12021: 89.62022: 89.62023: 87.22024: 87.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 87.23 for share in informal employment female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Zambia ranks 10th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share in informal employment female in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment female in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 90.25 —
2018 89.86 -0.4%
2019 89.49 -0.4%
2020 89.09 -0.4%
2021 89.64 +0.6%
2022 89.62 -0.0%
2023 87.18 -2.7%
2024 87.23 +0.1%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 87.23 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.23, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 87.23 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.48, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 89.87 89.49 90.25 3
2020s 88.55 87.18 89.64 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 7 Senegal 92.33 compare
  2. 8 India 91.56 compare
  3. 9 Zimbabwe 87.73 compare
  4. 11 Rwanda 86.67 compare
  5. 12 Bolivia 86.05 compare
  6. 13 Myanmar 84.26

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment female in Zambia?
Share in informal employment female in Zambia was 87.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 90.25 in 2017.
What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 87.18 in 2023.
How does Zambia rank for share in informal employment female?
Zambia ranks 10th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,190 data points, 2000–2025
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