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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Mozambique: Work & Labour
Can people find work, and on what terms?
Mozambique is placed 66th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 73.49 (2025); Labour Income Share 61.84 (2025).
Share
Work & Labour
66th
of 182 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Mozambique on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Employment-to-Population Ratio
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
73.49
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Higher is better
Mozambique: 73.49. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.
- World median
- 57.72
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 82.89 Madagascar
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 59.4 · Eswatini 33.68 · Tanzania 82.4 · South Africa 37.58 · Zambia 58.27 · Zimbabwe 61.42
Key 3 of 4
Unemployment Rate
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
6.628
Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lower is better
Mozambique: 6.628. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.
- World median
- 5.084
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.922 Burundi
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 5.072 · Eswatini 34.2 · Tanzania 1.572 · South Africa 32.39 · Zambia 5.918 · Zimbabwe 9.293
Key 4 of 4
Vulnerable Employment
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
83.68
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lower is better
Mozambique: 83.68. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.
- World median
- 28.67
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 14.88 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 59.91 · Eswatini 28.38 · Tanzania 83.65 · South Africa 11.66 · Zambia 70.17 · Zimbabwe 68.21
02Over time
Which way Mozambique is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%) · higher is better
MozambiqueWorld median
Mozambique fell from 82.61 in 2000 to 73.49 in 2025; the world median went from 55.86 to 57.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Mozambique World median 2025 73.49 57.720 2024 73.53 57.694 2023 73.56 58.158 2022 73.47 57.688 2021 73.85 56.066 2020 74.23 55.691 2019 75.40 57.871 2018 75.63 56.911 2017 75.88 56.738 2016 76.14 56.845 2015 76.35 56.788 2014 77.03 56.774 2013 77.68 56.229 2012 78.33 56.289 2011 78.94 56.297 2010 79.55 56.212 2009 80.17 56.255 2008 80.80 57.308 2007 81.36 56.933 2006 81.93 56.685 2005 82.44 56.129 2004 83.01 55.465 2003 83.57 55.630 2002 83.21 55.843 2001 82.94 56.018 2000 82.61 55.861 Labour Income Share
Labour income share of GDP (%) · higher is better
MozambiqueWorld median
Mozambique rose from 53.54 in 2004 to 61.84 in 2025; the world median went from 46.01 to 46.23.
Every year’s figures
Year Mozambique World median 2025 61.84 46.230 2024 61.98 46.060 2023 60.77 45.900 2022 58.51 45.615 2021 57.80 45.433 2020 54.59 47.267 2019 52.26 46.277 2018 51.14 46.187 2017 50.21 46.467 2016 54.51 46.798 2015 54.82 46.876 2014 55.27 47.281 2013 52.60 46.887 2012 49.10 46.231 2011 52.00 45.679 2010 51.97 46.024 2009 50.75 47.071 2008 47.80 45.312 2007 54.44 45.246 2006 50.81 45.670 2005 51.17 46.265 2004 53.54 46.012 Unemployment Rate
Unemployment (% of labour force) · lower is better
MozambiqueWorld median
Mozambique rose from 2.832 in 2000 to 6.628 in 2025; the world median went from 6.918 to 5.084.
Every year’s figures
Year Mozambique World median 2025 6.628 5.08 2024 6.668 5.15 2023 6.661 5.21 2022 6.789 5.34 2021 5.413 6.04 2020 5.019 6.38 2019 4.462 5.36 2018 4.210 5.35 2017 3.935 5.59 2016 3.650 5.90 2015 3.426 6.41 2014 3.377 6.58 2013 3.345 6.71 2012 3.304 6.79 2011 3.295 6.90 2010 3.259 7.04 2009 3.207 6.67 2008 3.112 5.79 2007 3.082 6.00 2006 3.037 6.50 2005 3.035 7.09 2004 2.953 6.80 2003 2.857 6.95 2002 2.902 6.91 2001 2.838 6.96 2000 2.832 6.92 Vulnerable Employment
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment) · lower is better
MozambiqueWorld median
Mozambique fell from 88.9 in 2000 to 83.68 in 2025; the world median went from 35.67 to 28.67.
Every year’s figures
Year Mozambique World median 2025 83.685 28.67 2024 83.842 29.04 2023 83.972 29.33 2022 84.070 29.67 2021 84.003 30.01 2020 84.372 30.54 2019 83.860 29.98 2018 83.791 30.15 2017 83.790 29.93 2016 83.848 29.91 2015 83.933 30.26 2014 84.308 30.47 2013 84.600 31.14 2012 84.852 31.00 2011 85.150 31.41 2010 85.423 32.37 2009 85.725 32.59 2008 86.039 31.76 2007 86.370 33.47 2006 86.695 34.27 2005 87.059 34.66 2004 87.380 35.51 2003 87.751 35.90 2002 88.193 35.96 2001 88.474 35.27 2000 88.896 35.67
03In context
Mozambique beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.
Mozambique and the countries it borders
Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Employment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%) | Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%) | Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force) | Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tanzania | =29th | 82.4 | 54.19 | 1.572 | 83.65 |
| Mozambique | 66th | 73.49 | 61.84 | 6.628 | 83.68 |
 Zimbabwe | 102nd | 61.42 | 60.33 | 9.293 | 68.21 |
 South Africa | =134th | 37.58 | 52.64 | 32.39 | 11.66 |
 Malawi | =140th | 59.4 | 37.07 | 5.072 | 59.91 |
 Zambia | 163rd | 58.27 | 25.93 | 5.918 | 70.17 |
 Eswatini | 174th | 33.68 | 41.16 | 34.2 | 28.38 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.
Placed either side on work & labour
The countries immediately above and below Mozambique in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Mozambique is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median5
Statistics on which Mozambique does better than the middle country measured.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3677.0953.36No real change since 2015
Mozambique: 77.09 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 8th of 182 · derived.
Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6678.7161.66No real change since 2015
Mozambique: 78.71 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.
Position 10th of 182 · derived.
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 373▲ Improved since 2015
Mozambique: 7 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
Firms with a Female Top ManagerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 19.1621.3219.16No earlier reading
Mozambique: 21.32 · world median 19.16 · Firms with a female top manager (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.429 to 62.9; higher is better.
Position 71st of 179 · derived.
Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.8311.6112.83▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: 11.61 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.
Position 98th of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median11
Statistics on which Mozambique does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Offering Formal TrainingWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.0728.1832.07No earlier reading
Mozambique: 28.18 · world median 32.07 · Firms offering formal training to permanent full-time workers (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.42 to 79.12; higher is better.
Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.6121.61▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: 2 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.
Trade Union DensityILO · 2020 · world median 16.6812.4916.68No earlier reading
Mozambique: 12.49 · world median 16.68 · Employees who are trade union members (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.2 to 91.42; higher is better.
Position 86th of 139 · derived.
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 989098▲ Improved since 2015
Mozambique: 90 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8153.0641.81No earlier reading
Mozambique: 53.06 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 61st of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.96.845.9No earlier reading
Mozambique: 6.8 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,742498.456,742No real change since 2015
Mozambique: 498.45 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 146th of 151 · derived.
Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.162.1522.16No real change since 2015
Mozambique: 2.15 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.
Position 176th of 182 · derived.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,2302,55825,230No real change since 2010
Mozambique: 2,558 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 148th of 151 · derived.
GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,3843,53647,384No real change since 2015
Mozambique: 3,536 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.
Position 165th of 168 · derived.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.88579.614.885No real change since 2015
Mozambique: 79.61 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Mozambique: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.3873.0114.38Moved since 2015
Mozambique: 73.01 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 2nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.8485.3131.84No real change since 2015
Mozambique: 85.31 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.
Position 8th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95378.52657.95Moved since 2014
Mozambique: 378.52 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8932.4938.89Moved since 2015
Mozambique: 32.49 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 153rd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Public Sector EmploymentWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 15.013.88115.01No earlier reading
Mozambique: 3.881 · world median 15.01 · Public sector employment (% of total employment). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 1.672 to 47.1.
Position 121st of 135 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5120.5559.51No real change since 2015
Mozambique: 20.55 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.
Position 178th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.886.4418.88Moved since 2015
Mozambique: 6.44 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.
Position 180th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Mozambique
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2022), Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management (last 2022), Gini Index of Monthly Earnings (last 2022), Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate (last 2022), Share of Temporary Employees (last 2022) and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Work & Labour among Mozambique’s 16 topics
Work & Labour is Mozambique’s 2nd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability29th of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labour66th of 1824/4 keys
- Energy67th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 97th of 1834/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge139th of 1982/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 126th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 150th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties162nd of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology165th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital165th of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security150th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation165th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing189th of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience186th of 1934/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture178th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality159th of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on work & labour
The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Mozambique can most readily be measured against.
1
IcelandNorthern Europe
1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
South KoreaEastern Asia
3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Nigeria16th4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Tanzania=29th4/4 keysThis page
Mozambique66th4/4 keys
Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Mozambique and work & labour
On work & labour
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Highest Average Salaries in 2024
The ten highest-paying countries of 2024, their bars coloured by continent, and six more added for comparison — from Australia in 13th place to India in 85th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024
The bottom ten of 196 countries, and six more added for comparison. Niger, Madagascar and Liberia are all published at US$47 a month and still carry three different ranks.
08Questions
Mozambique on work & labour: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Mozambique rank on work & labour?
Mozambique is placed 66th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Mozambique?
73.49 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.
What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Mozambique?
61.84 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.
How does Mozambique compare with Tanzania on work & labour?
Tanzania is placed joint 29th of 182, and Mozambique 66th. Employment-to-Population Ratio: Tanzania 82.4, Mozambique 73.49; Labour Income Share: Tanzania 54.19, Mozambique 61.84; Unemployment Rate: Tanzania 1.572, Mozambique 6.628; Vulnerable Employment: Tanzania 83.65, Mozambique 83.68.
How have Mozambique’s work & labour figures changed?
Employment-to-Population Ratio fell from 82.61 in 2000 to 73.49 in 2025; Labour Income Share rose from 53.54 in 2004 to 61.84 in 2025; Unemployment Rate rose from 2.832 in 2000 to 6.628 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 88.9 in 2000 to 83.68 in 2025.
Which work & labour statistics are missing for Mozambique?
No current reading is published for Mozambique on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Share of Temporary Employees and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Work & Labour standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Employment-to-Population Ratio — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Labour Income Share — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment Rate — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Vulnerable Employment — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Mozambique’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Mozambique (banner) — Stig Nygaard derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Iceland — Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Mozambique: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/mozambique/work