Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 73.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mozambique stood at 73.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mozambique peaked at 84.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2019.
Mozambique ranks 2nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84.3% | — |
| 1992 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 84.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 73.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 73.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.8% | 82.4% | 84.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 77.2% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 71.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 73.0% | 73.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mozambique?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mozambique was 73.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).