Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 16.8 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe stood at 16.8 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 16.8 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.28 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Zimbabwe 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.32 units per square kilometre | 9.28 units per square kilometre | 11.54 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.28 units per square kilometre | 11.73 units per square kilometre | 12.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.82 units per square kilometre | 12.97 units per square kilometre | 14.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.79 units per square kilometre | 15.01 units per square kilometre | 16.8 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 132 Tajikistan 18.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Estonia 17.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Latvia 15.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.22 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 16.8 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.28 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.