Annual working hours per worker in Mozambique
Mozambique: Annual working hours per worker was 1,507 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Mozambique, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Mozambique is 1,507 hours per worker, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Mozambique peaked at 1,507 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,457 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Mozambique 118th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,485 hours per worker | 1,484 hours per worker | 1,487 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,489 hours per worker | 1,484 hours per worker | 1,499 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,492 hours per worker | 1,457 hours per worker | 1,507 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Mozambique
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 95.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Mozambique?
- Annual working hours per worker in Mozambique was 1,507 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1,507 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,457 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Mozambique ranks 118th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.