Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 21.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mozambique is 21.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mozambique peaked at 22.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1991.
Mozambique ranks 176th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.3% | — |
| 1992 | 10.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 21.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.3%, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 21.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.9% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 20.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.7% | 21.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 173 Guinea 23.7% compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 22.8% compare
- 175 Burundi 21.3% compare
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.2% compare
- 178 South Sudan 19.7% compare
- 179 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.6% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mozambique?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mozambique was 21.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1991.
- How does Mozambique rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.