Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 13.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique is 13.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique peaked at 40.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2025.
That places Mozambique 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.4% | — |
| 1992 | 40.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 38.6% | 40.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 29.1% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 17.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.4% | 16.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique was 13.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.