Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Mozambique

Labor force participation rate in Mozambique in 2025 — 78.71%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.37 pp.

2025 78.71% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 10of 182
Period maximum 86.03%2003
Period minimum 78.07%2021

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Mozambique, 1990–202578808284868819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 84.08%1991: 84.07%1992: 84.06%1993: 84.04%1994: 84.01%1995: 83.98%1996: 83.95%1997: 83.94%1998: 84.31%1999: 84.66%2000: 85.02%2001: 85.36%2002: 85.7%2003: 86.03%2004: 85.53%2005: 85.02%2006: 84.49%2007: 83.95%2008: 83.39%2009: 82.82%2010: 82.23%2011: 81.63%2012: 81.01%2013: 80.37%2014: 79.72%2015: 79.05%2016: 79.02%2017: 78.98%2018: 78.95%2019: 78.92%2020: 78.15%2021: 78.07%2022: 78.82%2023: 78.81%2024: 78.78%2025: 78.71%
Change over the period: −5.37 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mozambique 78.71%
World 60.98%
Eastern Africa computed 71.67%
Low-income countries computed 64.2%
Labor force participation rate — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 78.71 −0.07 pp
2024 78.78 −0.03 pp
2023 78.81 −0.01 pp
2022 78.82 +0.74 pp
2021 78.07 −0.08 pp
2020 78.15 −0.77 pp
2019 78.92 −0.03 pp
2018 78.95 −0.03 pp
2017 78.98 −0.04 pp
2016 79.02 −0.03 pp
2015 79.05 −0.67 pp
2014 79.72 −0.65 pp
2013 80.37 −0.63 pp
2012 81.01 −0.62 pp
2011 81.63 −0.6 pp
2010 82.23 −0.59 pp
2009 82.82 −0.57 pp
2008 83.39 −0.56 pp
2007 83.95 −0.54 pp
2006 84.49 −0.53 pp
2005 85.02 −0.51 pp
2004 85.53 −0.5 pp
2003 86.03 +0.33 pp
2002 85.7 +0.34 pp
2001 85.36 +0.34 pp
2000 85.02 +0.35 pp
1999 84.66 +0.36 pp
1998 84.31 +0.37 pp
1997 83.94 −0.01 pp
1996 83.95 −0.03 pp
1995 83.98 −0.03 pp
1994 84.01 −0.03 pp
1993 84.04 −0.02 pp
1992 84.06 −0.01 pp
1991 84.07 −0.01 pp
1990 84.08

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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