Labour force participation in Mozambique
The ILO estimates that 78.7% of people aged 15 and over in Mozambique were in the labour force in 2025.
Mozambique, 2025
78.7%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
10th of 181
Labour force participation in Mozambique over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.7% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 78.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 79.1%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Mozambique has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Mozambique
All statistics for Mozambique
Women's labour force participation
77.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
73.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
11.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
73.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
6.4%
2025 · World Bank