Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] was -22.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Zimbabwe is -22.8 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Zimbabwe peaked at -22.15 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, -49.04 %, in 2011.
Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -49.04 % | — |
| 2019 | -23.49 % | -52.1% |
| 2021 | -22.17 % | -5.6% |
| 2022 | -22.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -22.15 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | -22.8 % | +2.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -22.8 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -23.64 %, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -22.8 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -25.82 %, 88% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -36.27 % | -49.04 % | -23.49 % | 2 |
| 2020s | -22.34 % | -22.8 % | -22.15 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Zimbabwe?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Zimbabwe was -22.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -22.15 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.04 % in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Non-agricultural AFS employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.