Labor force, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Labor force, female was 51.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Mozambique is 51.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Mozambique peaked at 54.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2025.
Mozambique ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.9% | — |
| 1991 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 54.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 54.6% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 53.9% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 52.3% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.7% | 52.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 1 Republic of Moldova 55.4% compare
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 51.9% compare
- 4 Burundi 51.6% compare
- 5 Togo 51.3% compare
- 6 Hong Kong 51.2% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 559,063 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,100 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -28.34 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 213,930 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.62 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 63,215 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 70,429 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,590 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.94 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Mozambique?
- Labor force, female in Mozambique was 51.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for labor force, female?
- Mozambique ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.