Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Zimbabwe's unemployment rate stands at 9.29% as of 2025-12-31, down from 9.44% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Zimbabwe's unemployment rate was 9.29%, down from 9.44% in 2024.
In 2024, Zimbabwe's unemployment rate was 9.44%, up from 9.35% in 2023.
In 2023, Zimbabwe's unemployment rate was 9.35%, down from 10.09% in 2022.
In 2022, Zimbabwe's unemployment rate was 10.09%, up from 9.54% in 2021.
In 2021, Zimbabwe's unemployment rate was 9.54%, up from 8.62% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.29% | -0.142% |
| 2024 | 9.44% | +0.087% |
| 2023 | 9.35% | -0.739% |
| 2022 | 10.09% | +0.547% |
| 2021 | 9.54% | +0.923% |
| 2020 | 8.62% | +1.24% |
| 2019 | 7.37% | +0.585% |
| 2018 | 6.79% | +0.438% |
| 2017 | 6.35% | +0.454% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +0.497% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +0.625% |
| 2014 | 4.77% | -0.174% |
| 2013 | 4.95% | -0.109% |
| 2012 | 5.06% | -0.311% |
| 2011 | 5.37% | -0.101% |
| 2010 | 5.47% | -0.007% |
| 2009 | 5.48% | +0.075% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +0.393% |
| 2007 | 5.01% | +0.241% |
| 2006 | 4.77% | +0.135% |
| 2005 | 4.63% | +0.242% |
| 2004 | 4.39% | -0.348% |
| 2003 | 4.74% | -0.267% |
| 2002 | 5.01% | -0.308% |
| 2001 | 5.31% | -0.372% |
| 2000 | 5.69% | -0.315% |
| 1999 | 6% | -0.381% |
| 1998 | 6.38% | -0.549% |
| 1997 | 6.93% | +0.779% |
| 1996 | 6.15% | +0.585% |
| 1995 | 5.57% | +0.606% |
| 1994 | 4.96% | -0.033% |
| 1993 | 4.99% | +0.06% |
| 1992 | 4.93% | +0.14% |
| 1991 | 4.79% | — |
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Zimbabwe's unemployment rate is 9.29% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 9.44% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 10.09% (2022); the lowest is 4.39% (2004), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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