Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 77.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Mozambique, 1970–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 77.2% for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in 2022.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Mozambique peaked at 87.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1970.
Mozambique ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.0% | — |
| 1980 | 86.5% | +170.5% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | -1.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 77.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.6%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 77.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.6%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 78.1% | 78.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 77.2% | 77.2% | 1 |
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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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Mozambique?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Mozambique was 77.2% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Mozambique ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.