Mozambique - Labor Force Participation 2006

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
84.49% −0.53pp from 2005 Global rank: 3rd

Mozambique's labor force participation was 84.49% in 2006, decreased +0.53pp from 85.02% in 2005. This was the 3rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2006
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2006
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 88.35% 0.4%
2nd Madagascar 86.53% 0.0%
3rd Mozambique 84.49% -0.6%
4th Solomon Islands 84.47% 0.0%
5th Qatar 83.75% 1.4%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.07% 0.0%
7th Nigeria 81.96% -0.3%
8th Cameroon 81.75% 0.0%
9th Cambodia 81.03% 0.2%
10th Burkina Faso 80.75% -0.3%
11th Eritrea 80.04% 0.1%
12th Malawi 79.69% -1.4%
13th Niger 79.34% 0.1%
14th Burundi 77.45% -1.3%
15th Angola 77.26% 0.0%
16th United Arab Emirates 77.22% 0.7%
17th Liberia 77.10% 0.0%
18th Iceland 76.89% 1.5%
19th Vanuatu 76.87% -0.2%
20th Peru 76.14% 4.1%
21st Viet Nam 74.60% 0.5%
22nd South Sudan 74.23% -0.1%
23rd Bahamas, The 74.15% -0.1%
24th Uganda 73.92% -0.1%
25th Kenya 73.23% 0.2%
26th Central African Republic 72.55% 0.0%
27th Thailand 72.48% -0.8%
28th China 72.28% -0.4%
29th Ghana 72.10% -0.1%
30th Benin 71.81% 0.0%
31st Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.69% -1.2%
32nd Mali 70.27% 0.0%
33rd Barbados 69.79% -0.3%
34th Timor-Leste 69.69% 0.3%
35th Kazakhstan 69.68% 0.3%
36th Bhutan 69.53% 0.1%
37th Lesotho 69.21% -0.8%
38th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.12% -0.2%
39th Georgia 69.12% -1.2%
40th Norway 68.17% 0.4%
41st Kuwait 68.08% -0.3%
42nd Ecuador 67.95% 1.5%
43rd Congo, Republic of 67.85% -0.1%
44th New Zealand 67.74% 0.8%
45th Brazil 67.71% -0.5%
46th Brunei Darussalam 67.57% -0.3%
47th Switzerland 67.32% 0.5%
48th Netherlands 67.17% -0.1%
49th Paraguay 67.05% -4.6%
50th Canada 66.83% 0.1%
51st Bahrain 66.72% 1.6%
52nd Trinidad and Tobago 66.54% 0.1%
53rd Côte d'Ivoire 66.38% 0.2%
54th Denmark 66.34% 0.6%
55th Chad 66.17% -0.7%
56th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 66.13% 0.4%
57th Myanmar 66.12% -0.3%
58th Ireland 66.09% 0.6%
59th Singapore 66.08% 1.4%
60th Macao SAR, China 65.85% 3.0%
61st Zimbabwe 65.66% 0.1%
62nd St. Lucia 65.63% 0.4%
63rd United States 65.18% 0.2%
64th Jamaica 64.94% -0.4%
65th Australia 64.85% 0.5%
66th Azerbaijan 64.80% -2.6%
67th New Caledonia 64.63% -0.1%
68th Colombia 64.62% -1.1%
69th Kyrgyz Republic 64.50% -0.5%
70th Sierra Leone 64.35% -1.4%
71st Indonesia 64.21% -0.3%
72nd Haiti 64.19% 0.6%
73rd Panama 63.71% -1.3%
74th Guinea-Bissau 63.57% 0.0%
75th Sweden 63.34% 0.2%
76th Cyprus 63.30% 0.0%
77th Virgin Islands (US) 62.80% 0.4%
78th Guam 62.70% 2.6%
79th Finland 62.28% 0.1%
80th Nicaragua 62.27% 0.6%
81st Guatemala 62.24% -0.7%
82nd Israel 62.22% 0.7%
83rd United Kingdom 62.10% 0.7%
84th Portugal 62.05% 0.3%
85th Uruguay 61.98% 4.1%
86th Guinea 61.80% -1.1%
87th Argentina 61.80% 0.5%
88th Korea 61.46% -0.2%
89th Philippines 61.42% -0.3%
90th Russian Federation 61.23% 0.5%
91st Lao PDR 61.19% -0.2%
92nd Rwanda 61.14% -0.1%
93rd Belarus 61.04% 0.5%
94th Belize 60.98% 0.4%
95th El Salvador 60.92% 0.5%
96th Mexico 60.88% 1.3%
97th Armenia 60.67% -0.2%
98th Costa Rica 60.65% -1.1%
99th Hong Kong SAR, China 60.54% 0.0%
100th Estonia 60.50% 3.2%
101st Malaysia 60.46% 0.3%
102nd Japan 60.42% 0.0%
103rd Botswana 59.89% 0.4%
104th Honduras 59.86% -2.9%
105th Channel Islands 59.71% 0.0%
106th Slovenia 59.47% 0.2%
107th Czechia 59.27% -0.2%
108th Zambia 59.26% -0.1%
109th Mongolia 59.19% -0.1%
110th Slovak Republic 59.06% -0.7%
111th Mauritius 59.02% -0.4%
112th Germany 59.00% 1.1%
113th Latvia 58.95% 3.1%
114th Equatorial Guinea 58.89% -0.2%
115th Austria 58.56% 0.9%
116th India 58.35% -1.6%
117th Togo 58.23% -0.1%
118th Moldova 58.09% 6.0%
119th Bangladesh 58.07% -0.1%
120th Spain 57.84% 1.7%
121st Fiji 57.80% 1.9%
122nd Tonga 57.37% -0.4%
123rd Dominican Republic 57.30% 1.2%
124th Chile 56.88% 2.0%
125th Cabo Verde 56.65% -0.5%
126th Oman 56.65% 0.5%
127th Guyana 56.54% 0.0%
128th French Polynesia 56.41% -0.6%
129th European Union 56.21% 0.4%
130th South Africa 55.99% -0.2%
131st France 55.92% -0.1%
132nd Namibia 55.84% 0.5%
133rd Ukraine 55.81% -0.4%
134th Albania 55.35% -1.9%
135th Samoa 55.35% -0.1%
136th Uzbekistan 55.21% -0.7%
137th Luxembourg 55.15% 0.0%
138th Lithuania 55.14% -1.8%
139th Sri Lanka 54.21% -0.4%
140th Poland 54.19% -1.1%
141st Cuba 54.06% 0.3%
142nd Serbia 53.41% -0.5%
143rd North Macedonia 53.25% 0.0%
144th Belgium 53.11% -0.3%
145th Maldives 53.00% -0.6%
146th Greece 52.43% 0.5%
147th Eswatini 52.41% -0.2%
148th Hungary 52.41% 0.2%
149th Croatia 52.11% -1.0%
150th Bulgaria 52.01% 3.8%
151st Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.53% -0.3%
152nd Morocco 50.62% 0.0%
153rd Romania 50.58% 0.1%
154th Suriname 50.53% 1.1%
155th Turkmenistan 50.05% -2.2%
156th Pakistan 50.03% -0.7%
157th Senegal 50.00% -0.1%
158th Sudan 49.11% -0.6%
159th Italy 48.88% -0.1%
160th Malta 48.85% 0.3%
161st Tajikistan 48.74% -4.1%
162nd Papua New Guinea 48.58% -0.1%
163rd Saudi Arabia 48.35% 0.6%
164th Gabon 48.29% 0.3%
165th Montenegro 48.19% -0.3%
166th Gambia, The 48.19% -0.2%
167th Puerto Rico (US) 47.23% -1.0%
168th Egypt, Arab Republic of 46.97% 2.1%
169th Libya 46.97% 0.7%
170th Afghanistan 46.57% 0.1%
171st Tunisia 46.49% 0.9%
172nd Türkiye 46.27% -0.3%
173rd Syrian Arab Republic 45.81% -1.6%
174th Iran, Islamic Republic of 45.29% -1.8%
175th Mauritania 44.77% -0.5%
176th Lebanon 43.61% -0.5%
177th Algeria 43.25% -0.2%
178th Comoros 41.99% 0.7%
179th Iraq 41.77% -0.1%
180th Yemen, Republic of 41.36% -1.2%
181st Nepal 41.17% -0.2%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 38.63% 0.0%
183rd Jordan 37.70% -1.6%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.41% 0.3%
185th Djibouti 33.64% -0.2%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.02% 0.0%

FAQ

What was Mozambique's labor force participation in 2006?

Mozambique's labor force participation in 2006 was 84.49%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How did Mozambique's labor force participation change in 2006?

Mozambique's labor force participation decreased by 0.6% in 2006 compared to 2005.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2006?

Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2006 at 88.35%.

What is the labor force participation of Mozambique in 2006?

The labor force participation of Mozambique in 2006 was 84.49%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How does 2006 compare to 2005 for Mozambique's labor force participation?

Mozambique's labor force participation went from 85.02% in 2005 to 84.49% in 2006, a 0.6% decrease.