Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Mozambique's unemployment rate stands at 6.63% as of 2025-12-31, down from 6.67% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Mozambique's unemployment rate was 6.63%, down from 6.67% in 2024.
In 2024, Mozambique's unemployment rate was 6.67%, up from 6.66% in 2023.
In 2023, Mozambique's unemployment rate was 6.66%, down from 6.79% in 2022.
In 2022, Mozambique's unemployment rate was 6.79%, up from 5.41% in 2021.
In 2021, Mozambique's unemployment rate was 5.41%, up from 5.02% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.63% | -0.04% |
| 2024 | 6.67% | +0.007% |
| 2023 | 6.66% | -0.128% |
| 2022 | 6.79% | +1.38% |
| 2021 | 5.41% | +0.394% |
| 2020 | 5.02% | +0.557% |
| 2019 | 4.46% | +0.252% |
| 2018 | 4.21% | +0.275% |
| 2017 | 3.94% | +0.285% |
| 2016 | 3.65% | +0.224% |
| 2015 | 3.43% | +0.049% |
| 2014 | 3.38% | +0.032% |
| 2013 | 3.35% | +0.041% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +0.009% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +0.036% |
| 2010 | 3.26% | +0.052% |
| 2009 | 3.21% | +0.095% |
| 2008 | 3.11% | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 3.08% | +0.045% |
| 2006 | 3.04% | +0.002% |
| 2005 | 3.04% | +0.082% |
| 2004 | 2.95% | +0.096% |
| 2003 | 2.86% | -0.045% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +0.064% |
| 2001 | 2.84% | +0.006% |
| 2000 | 2.83% | +0.169% |
| 1999 | 2.66% | +0.023% |
| 1998 | 2.64% | -0.06% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -0.063% |
| 1996 | 2.76% | +0.005% |
| 1995 | 2.76% | -0.121% |
| 1994 | 2.88% | -0.017% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -0.132% |
| 1992 | 3.03% | +0.19% |
| 1991 | 2.84% | — |
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Mozambique's unemployment rate is 6.63% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.67% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.79% (2022); the lowest is 2.64% (1998), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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