Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Mozambique

Youth unemployment in Mozambique in 2025 — 11.61%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 5.63 pp.

2025 11.61% +0.11 pp vs 2024
World rank 85of 182
Period maximum 11.62%2022
Period minimum 5.63%1998

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Mozambique, 1991–2025468101219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5.99%1992: 6.28%1993: 6.04%1994: 6.01%1995: 5.8%1996: 5.81%1997: 5.69%1998: 5.63%1999: 5.71%2000: 6.04%2001: 6.09%2002: 6.25%2003: 6.22%2004: 6.38%2005: 6.53%2006: 6.53%2007: 6.6%2008: 6.64%2009: 6.79%2010: 6.87%2011: 6.92%2012: 6.93%2013: 6.99%2014: 7.03%2015: 7.1%2016: 7.4%2017: 7.8%2018: 8.17%2019: 8.51%2020: 9.71%2021: 9.84%2022: 11.62%2023: 11.47%2024: 11.5%2025: 11.61%
Change over the period: +5.63 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 11.61%
World 13.41%
Eastern Africa computed 7.77%
Low-income countries computed 8.88%
Youth unemployment — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.61 +0.11 pp
2024 11.5 +0.03 pp
2023 11.47 −0.15 pp
2022 11.62 +1.78 pp
2021 9.84 +0.13 pp
2020 9.71 +1.2 pp
2019 8.51 +0.34 pp
2018 8.17 +0.38 pp
2017 7.8 +0.4 pp
2016 7.4 +0.3 pp
2015 7.1 +0.07 pp
2014 7.03 +0.04 pp
2013 6.99 +0.06 pp
2012 6.93 +0.01 pp
2011 6.92 +0.05 pp
2010 6.87 +0.08 pp
2009 6.79 +0.15 pp
2008 6.64 +0.04 pp
2007 6.6 +0.07 pp
2006 6.53 +0 pp
2005 6.53 +0.14 pp
2004 6.38 +0.17 pp
2003 6.22 −0.03 pp
2002 6.25 +0.15 pp
2001 6.09 +0.05 pp
2000 6.04 +0.34 pp
1999 5.71 +0.08 pp
1998 5.63 −0.07 pp
1997 5.69 −0.11 pp
1996 5.81 +0.01 pp
1995 5.8 −0.21 pp
1994 6.01 −0.04 pp
1993 6.04 −0.24 pp
1992 6.28 +0.3 pp
1991 5.99 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.