Unemployment Rate in Zambia increased to 12.90 percent in 2024 from 12 percent in 2023. Unemployment Rate in Zambia averaged 12.90 percent from 1986 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 19.70 percent in 1993 and a record low of 7.40 percent in 2014. source: Central Statistical Office of Zambia
Unemployment Rate in Zambia is expected to reach 11.00 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Zambia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 10.80 percent in 2026 and 9.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.