Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 40.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Zimbabwe, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Zimbabwe stood at 40.5%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 40.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1950.
Zimbabwe ranks 184th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.4% | 12.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 17.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 22.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 29.6% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 32.4% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 32.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 37.0% | 40.5% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 68.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Zimbabwe?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Zimbabwe was 40.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1950.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.