Employment in industry in Mozambique
6.4% of employed people in Mozambique worked in industry in 2025.
Mozambique, 2025
6.4%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
180th of 182
Employment in industry in Mozambique over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.4% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 6.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.7%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Mozambique has the 180th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Mozambique
All statistics for Mozambique
Employment in agriculture
73.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
20.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
11.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
78.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
77.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT