Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Zambia
Zambia: Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 32.41 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Zambia, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Zambia stood at 32.41 %. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
That places Zambia 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.69 % | — |
| 2018 | 25.19 % | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 20.42 % | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 18.49 % | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 17.6 % | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 23.7 % | +34.7% |
| 2023 | 32.41 % | +36.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 32.41 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.64 %, 1.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 32.41 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.21 %, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.1 % | 20.42 % | 26.69 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.05 % | 17.6 % | 32.41 % | 4 |
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 formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Zambia?
- Share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Zambia was 32.41 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.41 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 % in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — 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.