Unemployment rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Unemployment rate was 6.63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Mozambique stood at 6.63.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Mozambique peaked at 6.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.64, in 1998.
That places Mozambique 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.84 | — |
| 1992 | 3.03 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 2.9 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.88 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.76 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.76 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.64 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.66 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.83 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.84 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.9 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.86 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.95 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.04 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.04 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.08 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.11 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.21 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.26 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.29 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.3 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.35 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.38 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.43 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.65 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.94 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 4.21 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.46 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.02 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 5.41 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 6.79 | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 6.66 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 6.67 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.63 | -0.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 6.63 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.43, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 6.63 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +25.4% | 5.41 | 6.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8 | 2.64 | 3.03 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.99 | 2.83 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 | 3.26 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 5.02 | 6.79 | 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 unemployment rate in Mozambique?
- Unemployment rate in Mozambique was 6.63 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for unemployment rate?
- Mozambique ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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