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Female labour force participation rate in Zambia

Latest: 56.4%
Previous: 56.4%
Change: +0.06 (+0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Zambia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	51.0%
Dec 31, 1991	51.0%
Dec 31, 1992	51.1%
Dec 31, 1993	51.1%
Dec 31, 1994	51.1%
Dec 31, 1995	51.1%
Dec 31, 1996	51.1%
Dec 31, 1997	51.1%
Dec 31, 1998	51.1%
Dec 31, 1999	51.1%
Dec 31, 2000	51.1%
Dec 31, 2001	51.2%
Dec 31, 2002	51.2%
Dec 31, 2003	51.2%
Dec 31, 2004	51.3%
Dec 31, 2005	51.3%
Dec 31, 2006	51.3%
Dec 31, 2007	51.3%
Dec 31, 2008	51.4%
Dec 31, 2009	51.4%
Dec 31, 2010	51.5%
Dec 31, 2011	51.5%
Dec 31, 2012	51.5%
Dec 31, 2013	51.6%
Dec 31, 2014	51.7%
Dec 31, 2015	51.8%
Dec 31, 2016	51.9%
Dec 31, 2017	52.0%
Dec 31, 2018	52.1%
Dec 31, 2019	52.2%
Dec 31, 2020	54.4%
Dec 31, 2021	54.1%
Dec 31, 2022	54.0%
Dec 31, 2023	56.4%
Dec 31, 2024	56.4%
Dec 31, 2025	56.4%

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