Zambia — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1986–2025 · 37 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
For Zambia, the unemployment rate reading stood at 5.92% in 2025. Against 5.9% in 2024, the period change was +0.02 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 5.52%.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.92 % |
| 2024 | 5.9 % |
| 2023 | 5.86 % |
| 2022 | 5.99 % |
| 2021 | 5.2 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 6.03 % |
| 2019 | 5.54 % |
| 2018 | 5.03 % |
| 2017 | 4.53 % |
| 2016 | 5.24 % |