Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Mozambique

Employment-to-population ratio in Mozambique in 2025 — 73.49%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.19 pp.

2025 73.49% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 16of 182
Period maximum 83.57%2003
Period minimum 73.47%2022

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Mozambique, 1991–20257075808519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 81.68%1992: 81.51%1993: 81.61%1994: 81.59%1995: 81.66%1996: 81.63%1997: 81.67%1998: 82.08%1999: 82.41%2000: 82.61%2001: 82.94%2002: 83.21%2003: 83.57%2004: 83.01%2005: 82.44%2006: 81.93%2007: 81.36%2008: 80.8%2009: 80.17%2010: 79.55%2011: 78.94%2012: 78.33%2013: 77.68%2014: 77.03%2015: 76.35%2016: 76.14%2017: 75.88%2018: 75.63%2019: 75.4%2020: 74.23%2021: 73.85%2022: 73.47%2023: 73.56%2024: 73.53%2025: 73.49%
Change over the period: −8.19 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 73.49%
World 58.06%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 73.49 −0.04 pp
2024 73.53 −0.03 pp
2023 73.56 +0.1 pp
2022 73.47 −0.38 pp
2021 73.85 −0.38 pp
2020 74.23 −1.17 pp
2019 75.4 −0.23 pp
2018 75.63 −0.25 pp
2017 75.88 −0.26 pp
2016 76.14 −0.21 pp
2015 76.35 −0.68 pp
2014 77.03 −0.66 pp
2013 77.68 −0.65 pp
2012 78.33 −0.61 pp
2011 78.94 −0.61 pp
2010 79.55 −0.61 pp
2009 80.17 −0.63 pp
2008 80.8 −0.57 pp
2007 81.36 −0.56 pp
2006 81.93 −0.51 pp
2005 82.44 −0.57 pp
2004 83.01 −0.57 pp
2003 83.57 +0.36 pp
2002 83.21 +0.27 pp
2001 82.94 +0.33 pp
2000 82.61 +0.2 pp
1999 82.41 +0.33 pp
1998 82.08 +0.4 pp
1997 81.67 +0.05 pp
1996 81.63 −0.03 pp
1995 81.66 +0.07 pp
1994 81.59 −0.01 pp
1993 81.61 +0.09 pp
1992 81.51 −0.17 pp
1991 81.68

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.