Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.6769 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6769 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
128th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.6769 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.4371 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Zimbabwe, 2005–2023

00.20.40.62005201420232005: 0.437 units per square kilometre2006: 0.44 units per square kilometre2007: 0.443 units per square kilometre2008: 0.443 units per square kilometre2009: 0.446 units per square kilometre2010: 0.451 units per square kilometre2011: 0.457 units per square kilometre2012: 0.464 units per square kilometre2013: 0.47 units per square kilometre2014: 0.477 units per square kilometre2015: 0.48 units per square kilometre2016: 0.485 units per square kilometre2017: 0.492 units per square kilometre2018: 0.499 units per square kilometre2019: 0.506 units per square kilometre2020: 0.499 units per square kilometre2021: 0.543 units per square kilometre2022: 0.626 units per square kilometre2023: 0.677 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zimbabwe is 0.6769 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.6769 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4371 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places Zimbabwe 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.4371 units per square kilometre
2006 0.4401 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2007 0.4435 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2008 0.4434 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2009 0.4465 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2010 0.4511 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2011 0.4573 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2012 0.4643 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2013 0.4696 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2014 0.4765 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2015 0.4795 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2016 0.4847 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2017 0.4918 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2018 0.499 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2019 0.5061 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2020 0.4992 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2021 0.5432 units per square kilometre +8.8%
2022 0.6258 units per square kilometre +15.2%
2023 0.6769 units per square kilometre +8.2%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 0.6769 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 0.6769 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4421 units per square kilometre 0.4371 units per square kilometre 0.4465 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.478 units per square kilometre 0.4511 units per square kilometre 0.5061 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.5863 units per square kilometre 0.4992 units per square kilometre 0.6769 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 125 Guinea 0.7019 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 126 Iraq 0.7003 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 127 Tajikistan 0.6894 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 129 United States 0.6736 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 130 Eswatini 0.6542 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 131 Laos 0.6222 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.6769 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.6769 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4371 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Zimbabwe rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Zimbabwe ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.