Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 10.03 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zambia is 10.03 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 10.03 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.22 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 154th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.62 units per square kilometre | 3.22 units per square kilometre | 4.05 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9 units per square kilometre | 4.17 units per square kilometre | 5.75 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 units per square kilometre | 5.96 units per square kilometre | 8.34 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3 units per square kilometre | 8.84 units per square kilometre | 10.03 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 151 Djibouti 11.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Bhutan 10.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Uruguay 10.17 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Vanuatu 9.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Finland 9.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Niger 8.71 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Zambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 115.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zambia was 10.03 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.03 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.