Annual working hours per worker in Mozambique
Mozambique: Annual working hours per worker was 1,507 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1,507 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
118th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,507 hours per worker
in 2023
All-time low
1,457 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2023
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.
Annual working hours per worker in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,487 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 1,486 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,484 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,484 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,484 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,484 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,484 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,485 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,485 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,486 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,488 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,491 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,494 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,497 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,499 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,457 hours per worker | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,500 hours per worker | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1,505 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,507 hours per worker | +0.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1,507 hours per worker is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,710 hours per worker, 88% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1,507 hours per worker is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 71% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More work & labour data for Mozambique
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3732 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3933 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6952 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 37,473 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 30,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 53,829 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 50,517 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 104,347 1000 No (2100)
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.