Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Mozambique

Female labor force participation rate in Mozambique in 2025 — 77.09%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 9.7 pp.

2025 77.09% −0.12 pp vs 2024
World rank 8of 182
Period maximum 87.83%2003
Period minimum 76.79%2021

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Mozambique, 1990–20257580859019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 86.79%1991: 86.81%1992: 86.83%1993: 86.86%1994: 86.91%1995: 86.97%1996: 87.02%1997: 87.04%1998: 87.17%1999: 87.3%2000: 87.43%2001: 87.56%2002: 87.69%2003: 87.83%2004: 87.17%2005: 86.48%2006: 85.77%2007: 85.04%2008: 84.27%2009: 83.48%2010: 82.67%2011: 81.82%2012: 80.94%2013: 80.04%2014: 79.11%2015: 78.14%2016: 78.04%2017: 77.94%2018: 77.84%2019: 77.74%2020: 76.87%2021: 76.79%2022: 77.2%2023: 77.27%2024: 77.21%2025: 77.09%
Change over the period: −9.7 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mozambique 77.09%
World 48.94%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 77.09 −0.12 pp
2024 77.21 −0.06 pp
2023 77.27 +0.07 pp
2022 77.2 +0.41 pp
2021 76.79 −0.09 pp
2020 76.87 −0.86 pp
2019 77.74 −0.11 pp
2018 77.84 −0.1 pp
2017 77.94 −0.1 pp
2016 78.04 −0.1 pp
2015 78.14 −0.96 pp
2014 79.11 −0.93 pp
2013 80.04 −0.9 pp
2012 80.94 −0.88 pp
2011 81.82 −0.85 pp
2010 82.67 −0.82 pp
2009 83.48 −0.79 pp
2008 84.27 −0.76 pp
2007 85.04 −0.74 pp
2006 85.77 −0.71 pp
2005 86.48 −0.69 pp
2004 87.17 −0.66 pp
2003 87.83 +0.13 pp
2002 87.69 +0.13 pp
2001 87.56 +0.13 pp
2000 87.43 +0.13 pp
1999 87.3 +0.13 pp
1998 87.17 +0.13 pp
1997 87.04 +0.01 pp
1996 87.02 +0.05 pp
1995 86.97 +0.06 pp
1994 86.91 +0.05 pp
1993 86.86 +0.03 pp
1992 86.83 +0.02 pp
1991 86.81 +0.02 pp
1990 86.79

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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