Mozambique Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Mozambique labor force participation rate for 2021 was 61.49%, a 0.58% increase from 2020.
  • Mozambique labor force participation rate for 2020 was 60.91%, a 1% decline from 2019.
  • Mozambique labor force participation rate for 2019 was 61.91%, a 0.33% decline from 2018.
  • Mozambique labor force participation rate for 2018 was 62.23%, a 0.3% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Mozambique Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 61.49% 0.58%
2020 60.91% -1.00%
2019 61.91% -0.33%
2018 62.23% -0.30%
2017 62.53% -0.26%
2016 62.79% -0.20%
2015 62.99% -0.39%
2014 63.39% -0.41%
2013 63.80% -0.43%
2012 64.23% -0.45%
2011 64.67% -0.46%
2010 65.13% -0.47%
2009 65.60% -0.49%
2008 66.09% -0.50%
2007 66.59% -0.51%
2006 67.09% -0.51%
2005 67.61% -0.51%
2004 68.12% -0.51%
2003 68.63% -0.95%
2002 69.58% -0.97%
2001 70.54% -1.00%
2000 71.54% -1.04%
1999 72.58% -1.10%
1998 73.68% -1.17%
1997 74.85% 0.15%
1996 74.70% 0.23%
1995 74.47% -0.50%
1994 74.96% -0.50%
1993 75.46% -0.57%
1992 76.03% -0.78%
1991 76.81% -0.84%
1990 77.65% -0.84%