Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 29.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe is 29.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2022.
That places Zimbabwe 156th 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, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.6% | — |
| 1992 | 31.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 31.6% | 32.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 29.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.3% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.2% | 29.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 153 Cameroon 30.7% compare
- 154 Bhutan 30.5% compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 30.1% compare
- 157 Côte d'Ivoire 29.0% compare
- 158 Zambia 28.3% compare
- 159 Timor-Leste 25.1% 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, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe was 29.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, total (% of total 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.