Labor Force of Mozambique
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2022, the Labor Force of Mozambique was 14,614,366, a difference of +495,114 (3.51% increase) compared to 2021. Also, the male labor force was 7,068,969, and the female labor force was 7,545,397.

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1990-2022.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "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" .

See also: Female Percent of the Labor Force of Mozambique.

Data Source: World Bank.
Labor Force of Mozambique
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Year Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
1990 6249684 2897978 3351706
1991 6379268 2949136 3430132
1992 6506644 2999563 3507081
1993 6694131 3079970 3614161
1994 7028375 3229538 3798837
1995 7349920 3373613 3976307
1996 7584175 3487204 4096971
1997 7782804 3578533 4204271
1998 7925921 3647509 4278412
1999 8072463 3718984 4353479
2000 8224438 3793111 4431327
2001 8387083 3874832 4512251
2002 8560707 3962751 4597956
2003 8739807 4055270 4684537
2004 8925284 4152042 4773242
2005 9114106 4252642 4861464
2006 9304311 4353487 4950824
2007 9503272 4460836 5042436
2008 9704963 4568126 5136837
2009 9909785 4678409 5231376
2010 10136050 4801447 5334603
2011 10392301 4943618 5448683
2012 10678295 5103157 5575138
2013 10991654 5280391 5711263
2014 11326670 5470782 5855888
2015 11678215 5670941 6007274
2016 12099183 5878993 6220190
2017 12528448 6088826 6439622
2018 12940849 6282782 6658067
2019 13355546 6473433 6882113
2020 13667434 6627339 7040095
2021 14119252 6835130 7284122
2022 14614366 7068969 7545397