Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 77.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 77.1% for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique peaked at 87.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2021.
Mozambique ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.8% | — |
| 1991 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.0% | 86.8% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 83.5% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 77.7% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.8% | 77.3% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 30,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 53,829 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 104,347 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique was 77.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).