Mozambique - Labor force
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Mozambique was 53.56 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 56.03 in 1995, while its lowest value was 53.56 in 2010.
Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Source: International Labour Organization, using World Bank population estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.49 |
| 1991 | 55.73 |
| 1992 | 55.98 |
| 1993 | 56.01 |
| 1994 | 55.99 |
| 1995 | 56.03 |
| 1996 | 55.99 |
| 1997 | 55.87 |
| 1998 | 55.54 |
| 1999 | 55.22 |
| 2000 | 55.03 |
| 2001 | 54.91 |
| 2002 | 54.75 |
| 2003 | 54.59 |
| 2004 | 54.50 |
| 2005 | 54.27 |
| 2006 | 54.17 |
| 2007 | 54.00 |
| 2008 | 53.83 |
| 2009 | 53.66 |
| 2010 | 53.56 |
Labor force, total
The value for Labor force, total in Mozambique was 11,076,980 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,076,980 in 2010 and a minimum value of 6,019,051 in 1990.
Definition: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
Source: International Labour Organization, using World Bank population estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,019,051 |
| 1991 | 6,200,237 |
| 1992 | 6,479,862 |
| 1993 | 6,809,416 |
| 1994 | 7,154,936 |
| 1995 | 7,463,027 |
| 1996 | 7,722,365 |
| 1997 | 7,951,963 |
| 1998 | 8,228,584 |
| 1999 | 8,483,432 |
| 2000 | 8,726,938 |
| 2001 | 8,969,059 |
| 2002 | 9,204,612 |
| 2003 | 9,444,621 |
| 2004 | 9,655,554 |
| 2005 | 9,881,670 |
| 2006 | 10,101,290 |
| 2007 | 10,339,220 |
| 2008 | 10,572,450 |
| 2009 | 10,826,470 |
| 2010 | 11,076,980 |
Classification
Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators
Sub-Topic: Labor force structure
