Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 90.24 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 90.24 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Zimbabwe peaked at 94.65 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 86.52 %, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94.65 % | — |
| 2019 | 91.64 % | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 86.52 % | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 94.47 % | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 93.66 % | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 90.24 % | -3.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 90.24 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.14 %, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 90.24 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.17 %, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.15 % | 91.64 % | 94.65 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.22 % | 86.52 % | 94.47 % | 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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Zimbabwe?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Zimbabwe was 90.24 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 94.65 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.52 % in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Zimbabwe ranks 9th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — 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.