Labour Force (Total) rose 3.72% to 8.11 mil in Zambia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Zambia reached an all time high of 8.11 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 3.14 mil in 1990. When compared to Zambia's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Angola amounted to 14.5 mil, 29.9 mil in Tanzania, 7.92 mil in Zimbabwe and 33.4 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Zambia has been ranked 64th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 0.906 | 0.929 | 0.954 | 0.978 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.09 | 2.14 | 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 0.881 | 0.895 | 0.899 | 0.903 | 0.919 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.59 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.34 | 7.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 6.84 | 7.02 | 7.21 | 7.40 | 7.59 |
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