Early-demographic dividend vs Zimbabwe: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 54.3% against 33.4% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 20.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 47.6% | 3.0% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 59.8% | 14.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 62.9% | 25.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 55.1% | 20.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agriculture (% of total employment), Early-demographic dividend or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 54.3% against 33.4% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in agriculture (% of total employment) between Early-demographic dividend and Zimbabwe?
- 20.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Zimbabwe rank globally for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).