Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.6% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique peaked at 3.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.4% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 145 Bahrain 1.7% compare
- 146 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.7% compare
- 147 Afghanistan 1.6% compare
- 149 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.6% compare
- 150 Nepal 1.6% compare
- 151 Togo 1.6% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique was 1.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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, total (% of total 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).