Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS was 12.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS in Zimbabwe, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls in Zimbabwe stood at 12.1%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.6% on the previous year and up 154.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls in Zimbabwe peaked at 12.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2014.
Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 12.1% | 4 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls in Zimbabwe?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls in Zimbabwe was 12.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls?
- Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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