Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 91.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique is 91.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique peaked at 98.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 91.3%, in 2025.
That places Mozambique 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 98.4% | — |
| 1992 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 95.6% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.8% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.3% | 92.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 2 Niger 95.4% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 94.8% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 93.5% compare
- 6 Nepal 90.8% compare
- 7 Liberia 90.7% compare
- 8 Madagascar 90.6% 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mozambique was 91.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.