Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Zambia
Zambia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0146 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zambia stood at 0.0146 units per person. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zambia peaked at 0.0146 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 units per person, in 2005.
Zambia ranks 127th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0099 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0103 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.011 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0104 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0111 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0117 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0145 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0146 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0146 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 124 East Timor 0.0148 units per person compare
- 125 Togo 0.0148 units per person compare
- 126 Fiji 0.0147 units per person compare
- 128 South Sudan 0.0145 units per person compare
- 129 Sweden 0.0144 units per person compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0.0144 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zambia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zambia was 0.0146 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0146 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 units per person in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Zambia ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.