Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 48.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe stood at 48.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe peaked at 52.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.8% | — |
| 1992 | 24.8% | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 28.8% | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 31.1% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 48.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 48.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +34.2% | 38.0% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 24.8% | 31.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 38.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 48.0% | 51.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 30 Zambia 50.9% compare
- 31 Tajikistan 50.4% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 49.1% compare
- 34 Malawi 48.2% compare
- 35 Bangladesh 47.8% compare
- 36 Mongolia 47.4% compare
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 11,652 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 11,652 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Zimbabwe was 48.3% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".