Labor force, female, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.1693 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Zambia is 0.1693 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.1693 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1387 units per person, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 129th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1387 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1392 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1396 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.14 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1402 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1403 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1403 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1403 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1403 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1403 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1404 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1406 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1408 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1409 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.141 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1411 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1411 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1411 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1412 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1414 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1416 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.142 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1425 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1431 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1438 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1448 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1458 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.147 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1482 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1493 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1568 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1572 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.158 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1664 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1678 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1693 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1399 units per person | 0.1387 units per person | 0.1403 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.141 units per person | 0.1404 units per person | 0.1414 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1448 units per person | 0.1416 units per person | 0.1493 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1626 units per person | 0.1568 units per person | 0.1693 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 325,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 318,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 318,579 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Zambia?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Zambia was 0.1693 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1693 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1387 units per person in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.