Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Zambia's unemployment rate stands at 5.92% as of 2025-12-31, up from 5.9% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Zambia's unemployment rate was 5.92%, up from 5.9% in 2024.
In 2024, Zambia's unemployment rate was 5.9%, up from 5.86% in 2023.
In 2023, Zambia's unemployment rate was 5.86%, down from 5.99% in 2022.
In 2022, Zambia's unemployment rate was 5.99%, up from 5.2% in 2021.
In 2021, Zambia's unemployment rate was 5.2%, down from 6.03% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.92% | +0.02% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +0.037% |
| 2023 | 5.86% | -0.132% |
| 2022 | 5.99% | +0.796% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -0.835% |
| 2020 | 6.03% | +0.494% |
| 2019 | 5.54% | +0.506% |
| 2018 | 5.03% | +0.503% |
| 2017 | 4.53% | -0.715% |
| 2016 | 5.24% | -0.707% |
| 2015 | 5.95% | -0.625% |
| 2014 | 6.58% | -0.696% |
| 2013 | 7.27% | -0.578% |
| 2012 | 7.85% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.55% | -2.64% |
| 2010 | 13.19% | +2.61% |
| 2009 | 10.58% | +2.65% |
| 2008 | 7.93% | -2.63% |
| 2007 | 10.56% | -2.67% |
| 2006 | 13.23% | -2.67% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +0.568% |
| 2004 | 15.33% | +0.628% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +0.573% |
| 2002 | 14.13% | +0.727% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +0.474% |
| 2000 | 12.93% | +0.432% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +0.498% |
| 1998 | 12% | -1.27% |
| 1997 | 13.27% | -2.03% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | -1.53% |
| 1995 | 16.83% | -1.86% |
| 1994 | 18.69% | -1.01% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | +0.132% |
| 1992 | 19.57% | +0.668% |
| 1991 | 18.9% | — |
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Zambia's unemployment rate is 5.92% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.9% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 19.7% (1993); the lowest is 4.53% (2017), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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