Zimbabwe: Labor force: percent female

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 Zimbabwe

Labor force, percent female

 Latest value 49.62
 Year 2025
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2025
 Average 49.67
 Min - Max 46.35 - 50.67
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 49.62 percent, a decline from 49.69 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 41.90 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 1990 to 2025 is 49.67 percent. The minimum value, 46.35 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 50.67 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Zimbabwe: Labor force: percent female
 2025 49.62
 2024 49.69
 2023 49.80
 2022 49.85
 2021 50.09
 2020 50.16
 2019 50.44
 2018 50.36




Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

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 Labor force 6.85 2025 million people
 Unemployment rate 9.29 2025 percent
 Female unemployment 9.37 2025 percent
 Male unemployment 9.21 2025 percent
 Youth unemployment 15.55 2025 percent
 Labor force participation 67.72 2025 percent
 Labor force: percent female 49.62 2025 percent
 Female labor force participation 62.15 2025 percent
 Male labor force participation 74.26 2025 percent
 Self-employment 70.78 2025 percent
 Employment 3.19 Q2/2025 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 20.70 Q2/2025 percent
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