Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 21.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe is 21.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe peaked at 23.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.2% | — |
| 1992 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +0.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 21.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 21.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 22.2% | 23.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 21.0% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 21.3% | 21.6% | 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Zimbabwe was 21.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.