Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 36.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 36.7% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe peaked at 41.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2022.
That places Zimbabwe 154th 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, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.1% | — |
| 1992 | 40.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 36.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 36.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 40.1% | 41.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 37.1% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 35.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.1% | 36.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 151 Ghana 38.2% compare
- 152 Azerbaijan 37.6% compare
- 153 Cameroon 37.5% compare
- 155 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 36.7% compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 36.6% compare
- 157 Congo 35.5% compare
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, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe was 36.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.