Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Zambia
Zambia: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 81 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2024
All-time low
95.9%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Zambia stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 13th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.2% | — |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.9% | 97.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Zambia?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Zambia was 98.0% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Zambia ranks 13th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).