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Employment to population ratio (15+, ILO estimate)

73.5% of people 15+▼ 0.04 pts vs 2024

Mozambique · Latest observation 2025

Employment to population ratio (15+, ILO estimate)

What is this?

Share of people aged 15 and over who work, including informal work.

How to read it

  • More informative than unemployment where most work is informal.
  • Unit: % of people 15+.

What does the data say?

Employment to population ratio (15+, ILO estimate) (Mozambique) is 73.5 % of people 15+ (2025), 8.19 points lower than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 83.6 (2003) and the lowest 73.5 (2022).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: More earners per household.
  • Businesses: Labour supply.
  • Government: Tax base.
  • Investors: Activity level.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
2025
Last updated
2026-10-17
Source published
2026-10-08
Frequency
Annual
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
Country:
7075808519912025High 83.6Low 73.5
Latest
73.5
Change
−8.19 pts
High
83.6 2003
Low
73.5 2022
Average
79.2

Employment to population ratio (15+, ILO estimate) is 73.5 % of people 15+ (2025), 8.19 points lower than in 1991.

What is this?

Share of people aged 15 and over who work, including informal work.

How to read it

More informative than unemployment where most work is informal.

Unit: % of people 15+.

What does the data say?

Employment to population ratio (15+, ILO estimate) (Mozambique) is 73.5 % of people 15+ (2025), 8.19 points lower than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 83.6 (2003) and the lowest 73.5 (2022).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: More earners per household.
  • Businesses: Labour supply.
  • Government: Tax base.
  • Investors: Activity level.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.

Countries — 2025

CountryLatestYear on year
Tanzania82.4 % of people 15+−0.1%
Mozambique73.5 % of people 15+−0.0%
Sub-Saharan Africa66.3 % of people 15+−0.1%
Angola64.2 % of people 15+−0.2%
Kenya63.7 % of people 15+−0.0%
China61.6 % of people 15+−0.6%
Zimbabwe61.4 % of people 15++0.1%
Malawi59.4 % of people 15+−0.6%
Brazil59.4 % of people 15++0.6%
Zambia58.3 % of people 15++0.0%
World58.1 % of people 15+−0.2%
Portugal54.6 % of people 15+−0.1%
India53.3 % of people 15+−0.0%
Botswana52.0 % of people 15+−0.5%
South Africa37.6 % of people 15+−0.1%
Eswatini33.7 % of people 15++0.7%

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What should I watch?

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)6.6 %−0.04 pts · 2025Vulnerable employment (% of employment)83.7 % of jobs−0.16 pts · 2025

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
35 (1991 – 2025) for Mozambique; 16 country in total
Source published
2026-10-08
Last retrieved
2026-10-17
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
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