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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Mozambique

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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
Population growth
2.8%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Mozambique2025 · 2.8%
-0.171.563.295.036.761960199320251961: 1.8%1962: 1.9%1963: 2%1964: 2%1965: 2.1%1966: 2.1%1967: 2.1%1968: 2.2%1969: 2.2%1970: 2.2%1971: 2.5%1972: 2.8%1973: 3%1974: 3.1%1975: 3.2%1976: 3.4%1977: 3.6%1978: 3.8%1979: 3.8%1980: 2.7%1981: 2%1982: 2.2%1983: 2.1%1984: 2%1985: 1.9%1986: 1.8%1987: 0.4%1988: -0.2%1989: 0.8%1990: 1.4%1991: 1.9%1992: 1.9%1993: 3.2%1994: 6.8%1995: 6%1996: 3.3%1997: 2.7%1998: 2.3%1999: 2.2%2000: 2.2%2001: 2.2%2002: 2.2%2003: 2.3%2004: 2.3%2005: 2.3%2006: 2.3%2007: 2.4%2008: 2.5%2009: 2.6%2010: 2.7%2011: 2.8%2012: 2.9%2013: 2.9%2014: 2.9%2015: 2.9%2016: 2.9%2017: 3%2018: 3%2019: 2.9%2020: 3%2021: 3%2022: 2.9%2023: 3%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.8%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Mozambique in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Maputo
Country code
MOZ

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