Mozambique - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Mozambique was 52.16 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 55.93 in 1995, while its lowest value was 52.16 in 2021.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 55.45
1991 55.62
1992 55.73
1993 55.80
1994 55.86
1995 55.93
1996 55.89
1997 55.87
1998 55.70
1999 55.52
2000 55.33
2001 55.13
2002 54.92
2003 54.72
2004 54.54
2005 54.36
2006 54.20
2007 54.02
2008 53.85
2009 53.66
2010 53.46
2011 53.26
2012 53.04
2013 52.81
2014 52.57
2015 52.31
2016 52.31
2017 52.31
2018 52.33
2019 52.35
2020 52.29
2021 52.16

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Mozambique was 14,146,460 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,146,460 in 2021 and a minimum value of 5,842,867 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 5,842,867
1991 6,064,085
1992 6,339,305
1993 6,645,004
1994 6,950,695
1995 7,236,326
1996 7,443,720
1997 7,639,779
1998 7,867,010
1999 8,103,615
2000 8,356,479
2001 8,603,680
2002 8,868,073
2003 9,146,318
2004 9,345,690
2005 9,548,881
2006 9,719,525
2007 9,901,978
2008 10,094,060
2009 10,293,740
2010 10,500,830
2011 10,711,950
2012 10,930,020
2013 11,158,850
2014 11,403,910
2015 11,667,370
2016 12,047,980
2017 12,454,020
2018 12,882,280
2019 13,327,080
2020 13,661,540
2021 14,146,460

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure