Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 61.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 61.1% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 72.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 1998.
Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.2% | — |
| 1992 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 52.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 53.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 61.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 52.7% | 55.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 56.1% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 66.9% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 60.1% | 64.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 66.2% compare
- 16 South Sudan 65.4% compare
- 17 Tajikistan 61.4% compare
- 19 Mali 60.9% compare
- 20 India 59.8% compare
- 21 Eritrea 58.1% compare
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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 61.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.