Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Mozambique

Youth unemployment in Mozambique in 2025 — 11.61%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 5.63 pp.

2025 11.61% +0.11 pp vs 2024
World rank 85of 182
Period maximum 11.62%2022
Period minimum 5.63%1998

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Mozambique, 1991–2025468101219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5.99%1992: 6.28%1993: 6.04%1994: 6.01%1995: 5.8%1996: 5.81%1997: 5.69%1998: 5.63%1999: 5.71%2000: 6.04%2001: 6.09%2002: 6.25%2003: 6.22%2004: 6.38%2005: 6.53%2006: 6.53%2007: 6.6%2008: 6.64%2009: 6.79%2010: 6.87%2011: 6.92%2012: 6.93%2013: 6.99%2014: 7.03%2015: 7.1%2016: 7.4%2017: 7.8%2018: 8.17%2019: 8.51%2020: 9.71%2021: 9.84%2022: 11.62%2023: 11.47%2024: 11.5%2025: 11.61%
Change over the period: +5.63 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mozambique 11.61%
World 13.41%
Eastern Africa computed 7.77%
Low-income countries computed 8.88%
Youth unemployment — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.61 +0.11 pp
2024 11.5 +0.03 pp
2023 11.47 −0.15 pp
2022 11.62 +1.78 pp
2021 9.84 +0.13 pp
2020 9.71 +1.2 pp
2019 8.51 +0.34 pp
2018 8.17 +0.38 pp
2017 7.8 +0.4 pp
2016 7.4 +0.3 pp
2015 7.1 +0.07 pp
2014 7.03 +0.04 pp
2013 6.99 +0.06 pp
2012 6.93 +0.01 pp
2011 6.92 +0.05 pp
2010 6.87 +0.08 pp
2009 6.79 +0.15 pp
2008 6.64 +0.04 pp
2007 6.6 +0.07 pp
2006 6.53 +0 pp
2005 6.53 +0.14 pp
2004 6.38 +0.17 pp
2003 6.22 −0.03 pp
2002 6.25 +0.15 pp
2001 6.09 +0.05 pp
2000 6.04 +0.34 pp
1999 5.71 +0.08 pp
1998 5.63 −0.07 pp
1997 5.69 −0.11 pp
1996 5.81 +0.01 pp
1995 5.8 −0.21 pp
1994 6.01 −0.04 pp
1993 6.04 −0.24 pp
1992 6.28 +0.3 pp
1991 5.99

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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