Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0133 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mozambique, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mozambique is 0.0133 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mozambique peaked at 0.0133 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 units per person, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0129 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0127 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.012 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0123 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0129 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0131 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0132 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0133 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0133 units per person | +0.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0133 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0133 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0127 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.013 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mozambique?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mozambique was 0.0133 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 units per person in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Mozambique ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.