Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 14.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 14.7% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique peaked at 14.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1991.
That places Mozambique 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.5% | — |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.8% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 177 Ethiopia 15.7% compare
- 178 Burundi 15.1% compare
- 179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.9% compare
- 181 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.7% compare
- 182 Central African Republic 14.6% compare
- 183 Nigeria 13.8% 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, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mozambique was 14.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1991.
- How does Mozambique rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.