ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Mozambique
Mozambique: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 4,527 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Mozambique is 4,527 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Mozambique peaked at 4,527 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,965 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Mozambique 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,965 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 2,008 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 2,067 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 2,219 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 2,373 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 2,448 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2,500 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,551 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2,589 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,647 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2,675 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,718 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,772 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2,792 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,825 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,852 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2,881 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,917 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,951 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,986 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3,021 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3,061 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3,099 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3,139 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,189 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3,281 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3,411 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 3,537 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3,651 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3,829 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 3,966 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 4,128 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 4,235 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 4,381 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 4,527 1000 No | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,302 1000 No | 1,965 1000 No | 2,589 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,803 1000 No | 2,647 1000 No | 2,951 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,237 1000 No | 2,986 1000 No | 3,651 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,178 1000 No | 3,829 1000 No | 4,527 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 15 Mexico 5,768 1000 No compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 833.24 1000 No compare
- 16 Kenya 4,871 1000 No compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 377.84 1000 No compare
- 17 Egypt 4,796 1000 No compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 153.76 1000 No compare
- 18 Polynesia 19.26 1000 No compare
- 19 Niger 4,504 1000 No compare
- 20 Afghanistan 3,862 1000 No compare
- 20 Micronesia 0.93 1000 No compare
- 21 Mali 3,489 1000 No compare
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Mozambique?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Mozambique was 4,527 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4,527 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,965 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Mozambique rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.