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Zambia Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Zambia Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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19.70% in 1993

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Zambia was 19.70% in 1993. The top 5 years were: 1993 (19.70%), 1992 (19.57%), 1991 (18.90%), 1994 (18.69%), 1995 (16.83%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Zambia Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1993	19.70%
2nd	1992	19.57%
3rd	1991	18.90%
4th	1994	18.69%
5th	1995	16.83%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1993	19.70%	+0.13pp	176th
1994	18.69%	−1.01pp	169th
1992	19.57%	+0.67pp	176th
1991	18.90%	–	175th
2005	15.90%	+0.57pp	168th
1995	16.83%	−1.86pp	164th
2004	15.33%	+0.63pp	165th
2003	14.70%	+0.57pp	163rd
1996	15.30%	−1.53pp	161st
2010	13.19%	+2.61pp	157th
2006	13.23%	−2.67pp	162nd
2002	14.13%	+0.73pp	159th
2001	13.40%	+0.47pp	157th
2000	12.93%	+0.43pp	153rd
1999	12.50%	+0.50pp	144th
1997	13.27%	−2.03pp	153rd
1998	12.00%	−1.27pp	140th
2011	10.55%	−2.64pp	139th
2009	10.58%	+2.65pp	143rd
2007	10.56%	−2.67pp	152nd
2013	7.27%	−0.58pp	105th
2012	7.85%	−2.70pp	112th
2008	7.93%	−2.63pp	132nd
2025	5.92%	+0.02pp	106th
2024	5.90%	+0.04pp	113th
2023	5.86%	−0.13pp	113th
2022	5.99%	+0.80pp	111th
2021	5.20%	−0.84pp	80th
2020	6.03%	+0.49pp	91st
2019	5.54%	+0.51pp	102nd
2015	5.95%	−0.63pp	91st
2014	6.58%	−0.70pp	96th
2018	5.03%	+0.50pp	88th
2017	4.53%	−0.72pp	73rd
2016	5.24%	−0.71pp	84th

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