Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 55.98 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Zimbabwe, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 55.98 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Zimbabwe peaked at 57.4 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.87 %, in 2014.
Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 57.09 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 56.66 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.31 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.82 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 55.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 55.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 55.31 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 55.13 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 55.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.34 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 54.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.87 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.03 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 54.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 54.43 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.63 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 55.73 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 56.92 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 56.55 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.98 % | -1.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 55.98 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.08 %, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 55.98 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.76 %, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.09 % | 55.13 % | 57.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.36 % | 53.87 % | 55.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3 % | 55.73 % | 56.92 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.47 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 57.59 % compare
- 4 Nepal 56.99 % compare
- 4 Melanesia 53.42 % compare
- 5 Angola 56.59 % compare
- 6 Viet Nam 52.87 % compare
- 7 Cambodia 55.63 % compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.32 % compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 47.61 % compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 55.24 % compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 50.65 % compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 49.8 % compare
- 9 Togo 55.15 % 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 employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Zimbabwe?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Zimbabwe was 55.98 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.87 % in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.