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Labor force — Mozambique

Labor force in Mozambique in 2025 — 15,658,114 people. Ranked 41 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 161.8%.

2025 15.66M people +3.37% vs 2024
World rank 41of 182
Period maximum 15.66M people2025
Period minimum 5.98M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Mozambique, 1990–20255M7.5M10M12.5M15M17.5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 5,981,740 people1991: 6,105,373 people1992: 6,231,258 people1993: 6,444,044 people1994: 6,915,461 people1995: 7,366,643 people1996: 7,634,613 people1997: 7,851,935 people1998: 8,059,784 people1999: 8,265,462 people2000: 8,468,296 people2001: 8,679,877 people2002: 8,900,839 people2003: 9,131,272 people2004: 9,280,551 people2005: 9,434,822 people2006: 9,594,635 people2007: 9,755,517 people2008: 9,917,392 people2009: 10,084,170 people2010: 10,258,571 people2011: 10,455,626 people2012: 10,674,835 people2013: 10,904,768 people2014: 11,146,461 people2015: 11,397,352 people2016: 11,753,394 people2017: 12,130,020 people2018: 12,515,124 people2019: 12,903,560 people2020: 13,187,062 people2021: 13,595,901 people2022: 14,168,284 people2023: 14,644,495 people2024: 15,148,294 people2025: 15,658,114 people
Change over the period: +9.68M (+161.77%) Average annual rate: 2.79 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mozambique 15.66M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Eastern Africa computed 214M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 15.66M +509,820 +3.37%
2024 15.15M +503,799 +3.44%
2023 14.64M +476,211 +3.36%
2022 14.17M +572,383 +4.21%
2021 13.6M +408,839 +3.1%
2020 13.19M +283,502 +2.2%
2019 12.9M +388,436 +3.1%
2018 12.52M +385,104 +3.17%
2017 12.13M +376,626 +3.2%
2016 11.75M +356,042 +3.12%
2015 11.4M +250,891 +2.25%
2014 11.15M +241,693 +2.22%
2013 10.9M +229,933 +2.15%
2012 10.67M +219,209 +2.1%
2011 10.46M +197,055 +1.92%
2010 10.26M +174,401 +1.73%
2009 10.08M +166,778 +1.68%
2008 9.92M +161,875 +1.66%
2007 9.76M +160,882 +1.68%
2006 9.59M +159,813 +1.69%
2005 9.43M +154,271 +1.66%
2004 9.28M +149,279 +1.63%
2003 9.13M +230,433 +2.59%
2002 8.9M +220,962 +2.55%
2001 8.68M +211,581 +2.5%
2000 8.47M +202,834 +2.45%
1999 8.27M +205,678 +2.55%
1998 8.06M +207,849 +2.65%
1997 7.85M +217,322 +2.85%
1996 7.63M +267,970 +3.64%
1995 7.37M +451,182 +6.52%
1994 6.92M +471,417 +7.32%
1993 6.44M +212,786 +3.41%
1992 6.23M +125,885 +2.06%
1991 6.11M +123,633 +2.07%
1990 5.98M — —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ET Ethiopia 56.78M TZ Tanzania 34.05M KE Kenya 24.71M UG Uganda 23.39M MG Madagascar 17.09M MZ Mozambique 15.66M MW Malawi 8.32M ZM Zambia 8.01M ZW Zimbabwe 6.85M BI Burundi 6.31M RW Rwanda 5.84M SO Somalia 3.56M ER Eritrea 1.76M MU Mauritius 622,328 KM Comoros 310,841 DJ Djibouti 267,610
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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