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Mozambique

Mozambique / MZ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Mozambique in numbers.

Area799,380 kmยฒWorld # 34 โ†’Population35.6MWorld # 46 โ†’Population density44.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 155 โ†’Life expectancy63.8 yearsWorld # 197 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 627World # 208 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Mozambique across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area799,380 kmยฒWorld # 34 / 2023 โ†’Population35.6MWorld # 46 / 2025 โ†’Population density44.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 155 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,975World # 39 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.8%World # 17 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.7World # 10 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate37 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 8 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 125 / 2024 โ†’Median age16.3 yearsWorld # 229 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.7%World # 199 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1444.2%World # 7 / 2025 โ†’Urban population37.2%World # 177 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-65.6KWorld # 197 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 155 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1%World # 171 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy63.8 yearsWorld # 197 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy49.7 yearsWorld # 181 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 169 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate10.5%World # 130 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 627World # 208 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 22.3BWorld # 129 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 1,698World # 198 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth-0.5%World # 196 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.4%World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.6%World # 67 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment11.6%World # 102 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,507 hours/yearWorld # 118 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)49.6World # 11 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)6%World # 28 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people44.4 per million peopleWorld # 119 / 2015 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 86 / 2015 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.8 per million peopleWorld # 119 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,186 kcal/dayWorld # 177 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person10.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 179 / 2023 โ†’Rice production169.3K tWorld # 69 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production5K tWorld # 103 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production803.7 tWorld # 53 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area45.8%World # 61 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person391 kWh/personWorld # 125 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.2 tWorld # 197 / 2024 โ†’Internet use20.5%World # 192 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions49.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 201 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate3.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 82 / 2011 โ†’Road traffic death rate30 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 24 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2%World # 66 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament38.3%World # 37 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2MWorld # 65 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 113MWorld # 145 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2017 / 45.7%Main languagePortugueseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal644 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightPortugueseLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyMozambique MeticalMZNDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsIsland of Mozambique