Labour Force (Total) rose 3.37% to 14.1 mil in Mozambique in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Mozambique reached an all time high of 14.1 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 6.24 mil in 1990. When compared to Mozambique's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Malawi amounted to 8.55 mil, 22.4 mil in South Africa, 29.9 mil in Tanzania and 8.11 mil in Zambia in 2021.
Mozambique has been ranked 43rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 0.906 | 0.929 | 0.954 | 0.978 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 0.894 | 0.906 | 0.919 | 0.933 | 0.947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | mil | 7.10 | 7.33 | 7.58 | 7.84 | 8.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 0.881 | 0.895 | 0.899 | 0.903 | 0.919 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.364 | 0.368 | 0.372 | 0.377 | 0.382 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.59 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.34 | 7.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 6.84 | 7.02 | 7.21 | 7.40 | 7.59 |
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