Labor force, total, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4394 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.4394 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.4709 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4284 units per person, in 2020.
That places Mozambique 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4568 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4573 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4577 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4586 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.46 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4616 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4629 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4632 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4648 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4661 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4671 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4682 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4695 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4709 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4678 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4647 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4616 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4583 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4545 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4504 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.446 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4421 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4386 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4353 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4322 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4293 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4299 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4307 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4313 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4318 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4284 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4288 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4339 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4354 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4374 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4394 units per person | +0.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.4394 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.4394 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4609 units per person | 0.4568 units per person | 0.4661 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4633 units per person | 0.4504 units per person | 0.4709 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4347 units per person | 0.4293 units per person | 0.446 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4339 units per person | 0.4284 units per person | 0.4394 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,281 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 278,480 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,278 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,822 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Mozambique?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Mozambique was 0.4394 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4709 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4284 units per person in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.