Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 68.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 68.2% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe peaked at 68.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 1999.
Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.8% | — |
| 1992 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 65.5% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 65.5% | 65.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 65.5% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.2% | 68.9% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe was 68.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 1999.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.