Mozambique
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#62out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

6.85.84.73.72.6199120082025Mozambique · 2025: 6.63%Mozambique

Analytical takeaways

  • Mozambique records 6.63% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #62 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 2.84% in 1991 to 6.63% in 2025, a gain of 3.79%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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