Zimbabwe — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1982–2025 · 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.

In Zimbabwe, the unemployment rate reading was 9.29% in 2025, compared with 9.44% in 2024. The period change was −0.14 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 8.27%.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
20259.29 %
20249.44 %
20239.35 %
202210.1 %
20219.54 %
5 earlier values, back to 2016
20208.62 %
20197.37 %
20186.79 %
20176.35 %
20165.9 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.