Share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector in Zambia
Zambia: Share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector 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 in the agricultural sector in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 98.0% for share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
That places Zambia 13th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector 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 in the agricultural sector in Zambia?
- Share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector 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 in the agricultural sector recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector?
- Zambia ranks 13th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector 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 in the agricultural sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).