Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 14.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique stood at 14.5%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique peaked at 14.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1991.
That places Mozambique 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.5% | — |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 176 Burundi 15.1% compare
- 177 Zambia 15.0% compare
- 178 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.7% compare
- 180 Central African Republic 14.5% compare
- 181 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.5% compare
- 182 Nigeria 13.6% 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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique was 14.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1991.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.