Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 81.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique is 81.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique peaked at 92.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2019.
That places Mozambique 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 92.0% | — |
| 1992 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 91.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.9% | 91.1% | 92.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 86.8% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 80.9% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.7% | 82.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 1 Burundi 93.1% compare
- 3 Niger 78.3% compare
- 4 Bangladesh 74.7% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 74.6% 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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique was 81.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.