Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mozambique

Mozambique: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.5641 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5641 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
133rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.5641 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3336 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mozambique, 2005–2023

00.20.40.62005201420232005: 0.334 units per square kilometre2006: 0.339 units per square kilometre2007: 0.344 units per square kilometre2008: 0.349 units per square kilometre2009: 0.355 units per square kilometre2010: 0.361 units per square kilometre2011: 0.367 units per square kilometre2012: 0.375 units per square kilometre2013: 0.383 units per square kilometre2014: 0.392 units per square kilometre2015: 0.4 units per square kilometre2016: 0.42 units per square kilometre2017: 0.44 units per square kilometre2018: 0.461 units per square kilometre2019: 0.483 units per square kilometre2020: 0.486 units per square kilometre2021: 0.521 units per square kilometre2022: 0.544 units per square kilometre2023: 0.564 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mozambique is 0.5641 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mozambique peaked at 0.5641 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3336 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places Mozambique 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Mozambique, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.3336 units per square kilometre
2006 0.3389 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2007 0.344 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2008 0.3495 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2009 0.3548 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2010 0.3607 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2011 0.3675 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2012 0.3752 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2013 0.3832 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2014 0.3917 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2015 0.4004 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2016 0.4199 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2017 0.4401 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2018 0.4611 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2019 0.4827 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2020 0.4858 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2021 0.5213 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2022 0.5442 units per square kilometre +4.4%
2023 0.5641 units per square kilometre +3.7%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 0.5641 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 0.5641 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3442 units per square kilometre 0.3336 units per square kilometre 0.3548 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.4082 units per square kilometre 0.3607 units per square kilometre 0.4827 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.5289 units per square kilometre 0.4858 units per square kilometre 0.5641 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 130 Eswatini 0.6542 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 131 Laos 0.6222 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 132 South Africa 0.6029 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 134 Bhutan 0.5563 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 135 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5543 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 136 Kyrgyzstan 0.5231 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.5641 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.5641 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3336 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Mozambique rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Mozambique ranks 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.