/

Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Mozambique

View on globe

At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population35.63M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$22.34B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$626.912025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth63.82024 · yearsInternet use20.5%2024 · % of populationForest area45.8%2023 · % of land area
Adult literacy
61.7%

% of people aged 15+·2022

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Mozambique2022 · 61.7%
015.4230.8346.2561.671960199320251980: 27%1997: 38.7%2003: 48.2%2009: 50.6%2015: 56%2017: 60.7%2020: 59.8%2022: 61.7%

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Country context

Mozambique in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Maputo
Country code
MOZ

Explore the same measure

All countries & areasCompare countriesAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundi