Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0163 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Zimbabwe, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0163 units per person. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0163 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 units per person, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 88th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0135 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0134 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.013 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.013 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.013 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.013 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0129 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0151 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.016 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0161 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0163 units per person | +1.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0163 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0163 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zimbabwe?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zimbabwe was 0.0163 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 units per person in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.