Labor force participation rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Labor force participation rate was 78.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 78.7% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Mozambique peaked at 86.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2021.
That places Mozambique 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.1% | 83.9% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 82.8% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 78.9% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.1% | 78.8% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 95.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Mozambique?
- Labor force participation rate in Mozambique was 78.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for labor force participation rate?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).