Employment by status in Mozambique
Mozambique: Employment by status was 14.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Mozambique, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, employment by status in Mozambique stood at 14.5%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status 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.
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 |
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More work & labour data for Mozambique
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 66.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 63.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 95.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Mozambique?
- Employment by status 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 employment by status recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1991.
- How does Mozambique rank for employment by status?
- Mozambique ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status 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 Employment by status. 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.