Share of private paid employees with social security in Zambia

Zambia: Share of private paid employees with social security was 0.278 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.278
Change on year
down 46.2%
World rank
42nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.5164
in 2014
All-time low
0.278
in 2015
Years of data
7
2002–2015

Share of private paid employees with social security in Zambia, 2002–2015

00.20.40.62002200820152002: 0.4032004: 0.3942008: 0.3382010: 0.2792012: 0.3572014: 0.5162015: 0.278

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, share of private paid employees with social security in Zambia stood at 0.278. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 46.2% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with social security in Zambia peaked at 0.5164 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.278, in 2015.

That places Zambia 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of private paid employees with social security in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with social security in Zambia, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 0.4033
2004 0.3941 -2.3%
2008 0.3383 -14.2%
2010 0.2795 -17.4%
2012 0.3568 +27.7%
2014 0.5164 +44.7%
2015 0.278 -46.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3786 0.3383 0.4033 3
2010s 0.3577 0.278 0.5164 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 39 Australia 0.3235 compare
  2. 40 Paraguay 0.3095 compare
  3. 41 Morocco 0.279 compare
  4. 43 Guatemala 0.2538 compare
  5. 44 Honduras 0.0147 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with social security in Zambia?
Share of private paid employees with social security in Zambia was 0.278 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5164 in 2014.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.278 in 2015.
How does Zambia rank for share of private paid employees with social security?
Zambia ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2015.
Is share of private paid employees with social security rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of private paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 556 data points, 2000–2021
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