Total employment, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total employment, female was 3.24 million ages 15+ in 2011. β² Rising
Total employment, female in Zimbabwe, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Zimbabwe is 3.24 million ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.24 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.90 million ages 15+, in 1991.
That places Zimbabwe 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.11 million ages 15+ | 1.90 million ages 15+ | 2.24 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.93 million ages 15+ | 2.42 million ages 15+ | 3.13 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.20 million ages 15+ | 3.17 million ages 15+ | 3.24 million ages 15+ | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0004 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Zimbabwe?
- Total employment, female in Zimbabwe was 3.24 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.90 million ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total employment, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.