Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.6% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique peaked at 1.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2025.
That places Mozambique 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 6 |
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).