Labor force, total, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3656 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Zambia is 0.3656 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.3656 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3079 units per person, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 149th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3079 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3082 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3085 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3087 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3088 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3087 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3085 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3086 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3088 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3091 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3095 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3104 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3113 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3122 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3129 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3136 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3143 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3151 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3159 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3167 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3174 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3181 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3189 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3198 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3209 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3221 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3235 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.325 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3266 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3349 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3449 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3432 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3427 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3597 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3624 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3656 units per person | +0.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3656 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3656 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3086 units per person | 0.3079 units per person | 0.3091 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3132 units per person | 0.3095 units per person | 0.3167 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3227 units per person | 0.3174 units per person | 0.3349 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3531 units per person | 0.3427 units per person | 0.3656 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Zambia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Zambia was 0.3656 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3656 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3079 units per person in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.