Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 71.49 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Zimbabwe stood at 71.49 %.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Zimbabwe peaked at 72.97 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.35 %, in 2011.
Zimbabwe ranks 12th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50.35 % | — |
| 2019 | 69.86 % | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 72.45 % | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 72.97 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 63.59 % | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 71.49 % | +12.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 71.49 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.79 %, 92% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 71.49 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.44 %, 96% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.11 % | 50.35 % | 69.86 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 70.12 % | 63.59 % | 72.97 % | 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 share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Zimbabwe?
- Share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Zimbabwe was 71.49 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.97 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.35 % in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Zimbabwe ranks 12th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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 Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Male — 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.