Labor force, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Labor force, female was 49.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Zimbabwe stood at 49.6%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 50.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.4% | — |
| 1991 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 46.4% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 50.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 50.2% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.6% | 50.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Zimbabwe?
- Labor force, female in Zimbabwe was 49.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for labor force, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.