Mozambique Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Mozambique unemployment rate for 2023 was 3.54%, a 0.09% decline from 2022.
  • Mozambique unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.62%, a 0.36% decline from 2021.
  • Mozambique unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.98%, a 0.11% increase from 2020.
  • Mozambique unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.88%, a 0.25% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.03%
Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Mozambique Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 3.54% -0.09%
2022 3.62% -0.36%
2021 3.98% 0.11%
2020 3.88% 0.25%
2019 3.63% 0.03%
2018 3.60% 0.06%
2017 3.54% 0.06%
2016 3.48% 0.05%
2015 3.43% 0.05%
2014 3.38% 0.04%
2013 3.34% 0.03%
2012 3.31% 0.03%
2011 3.28% 0.04%
2010 3.24% 0.06%
2009 3.18% 0.09%
2008 3.10% 0.03%
2007 3.07% 0.04%
2006 3.03% 0.00%
2005 3.03% 0.07%
2004 2.96% 0.09%
2003 2.87% -0.04%
2002 2.91% 0.07%
2001 2.84% 0.01%
2000 2.83% 0.16%
1999 2.68% 0.03%
1998 2.65% -0.05%
1997 2.70% -0.05%
1996 2.75% 0.00%
1995 2.76% -0.10%
1994 2.86% -0.02%
1993 2.87% -0.12%
1992 3.00% 0.17%
1991 2.83% 0.17%