Zambia Unemployment Rate
1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Zambia Unemployment Rate
- Zambia Unemployment Rate increased to 12.60% in Dec 2022, from the previously reported figure of 12.50% in Dec 2021.
- Zambia Unemployment Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2022, with an average rate of 15.90%.
- The data reached an all-time high of 19.70% in Dec 1993 and a record low of 7.40% in Dec 2014.
- The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, Zambia Population reached 19.61 million people in Dec 2022.
View Zambia's Unemployment Rate from 1991 to 2022 in the chart:
What was Zambia's Unemployment Rate in 2022?
Zambia Unemployment Rate increased to 12.60% in Dec 2022, from the previously reported figure of 12.50% in Dec 2021. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.60 2022 | 12.50 2021 | 7.40 2014 | 19.70 1993 | % | yearly | 1991 - 2022 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 8.14 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.40 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 7.60 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 11.80 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 4.08 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2026 |
| Austria (%) | 5.60 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.20 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 6.16 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.10 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Belgium (%) | 6.40 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Dec 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 2.22 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 12.65 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 23.14 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 5.40 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2026 |
| Brunei (%) | 4.80 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 3.20 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 0.70 2023 | yearly | 2020 - 2023 |
| Canada (%) | 6.50 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2026 |
| Chile (%) | 8.05 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| China (%) | 5.10 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 10.86 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Croatia (%) | 5.50 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 4.20 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 3.26 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2026 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.40 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.10 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 6.20 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 7.10 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 5.80 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Finland (%) | 10.50 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| France (%) | 7.70 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 13.88 2025 | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 4.00 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 2.98 2025 | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 8.20 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 3.90 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.61 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.35 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 4.85 2025 | yearly | 1984 - 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 9.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 5.00 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 3.02 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 6.14 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.70 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2026 |
| Jordan (%) | 21.40 Aug 2025 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Aug 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.60 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 3.00 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | 10.90 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.93 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 3.70 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 7.00 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.40 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 6.30 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.70 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 11.40 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2021 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 2.90 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 2.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.62 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Moldova (%) | 3.97 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 5.60 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 10.50 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 13.10 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 6.63 2025 | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 4.00 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 5.30 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.30 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2022 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 4.60 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Oman (%) | 2.40 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2018 - Jan 2026 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.90 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 27.50 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 10.40 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 3.56 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 6.34 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Philippines (%) | 5.30 Jul 2025 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Jul 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 6.00 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Jan 2026 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 5.90 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 2.10 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 3.44 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 8.20 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 2.00 Sep 2025 | monthly | Mar 2020 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 5.74 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.10 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 31.40 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 9.93 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.30 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 8.96 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 5.02 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,282.760 Oct 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Oct 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 5,565.964 Nov 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Nov 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 40.9 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) | 365.988 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) | 791.787 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) | 349.147 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.533 2028 | yearly | 2000 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 43.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,277.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 8.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,102.805 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 990.841 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,147.460 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,234.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -6.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 231,680.704 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 129,125.506 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 7.236 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 33.738 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 155.335 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 240.997 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 89.425 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 107.241 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 69.648 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 168.638 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -32.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 17.0 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.0 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 221.8 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.2 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -56.778 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.1 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -7.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -49.528 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 23,436.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 89.1 2024 | yearly | 2011 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 1.662 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -29,230.347 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 148.499 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 3,648.332 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 9,159.268 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 13.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 26.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,303.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 9,283.172 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 9.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 7,425.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 12.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 4,247.569 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 28.11 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 12.97 2024 | yearly | 1965 - 2024 |
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