Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 12.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Zimbabwe, 1982–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Zimbabwe stood at 12.1%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 154.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Zimbabwe peaked at 12.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2004.
That places Zimbabwe 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.0% | 7.2% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 12.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Zimbabwe?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Zimbabwe was 12.1% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2004.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.