Labor force (15-24 years), male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Labor force (15-24 years), male was 45.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), male in Mozambique, 1990–2011
Source: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM). Measured in % of total labor force 15-24 years.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-24 years), male in Mozambique stood at 45.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), male in Mozambique peaked at 45.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1995.
Mozambique ranks 50th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-24 years), male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-24 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.9% | — |
| 1991 | 44.2% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 42.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 41.7% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 44.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 47 Togo 48.4% compare
- 48 Burundi 47.2% compare
- 49 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 46.4% compare
- 51 Malawi 45.7% compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 44.0% 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 labor force (15-24 years), male in Mozambique?
- Labor force (15-24 years), male in Mozambique was 45.8% in 2011, according to ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1995.
- How does Mozambique rank for labor force (15-24 years), male?
- Mozambique ranks 50th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), male (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-24)