Unemployment rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Unemployment rate was 6.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Mozambique stood at 6.6%.
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 6.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate in Mozambique?
- Unemployment rate in Mozambique was 6.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.