Mozambique is a low-income country with a population of 34.6M people. The capital and largest city is Maputo, with 1.13M residents. Mozambique shares land borders with Malawi, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia and Eswatini.
Mozambique ranks 123/197 by GDP ($22.4B) and 190/197 by GDP per capita ($647). The top category for both exports and imports is raw materials & minerals.
Main facts and rankings
Mozambique
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
36441519
|
43/197 |
| GDP |
$22.4B
2024 |
123/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$647
2024 |
190/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$1,700
2024 |
193/197 |
| Government debt |
$21.7B
2024 |
97/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
101.1%
2025 |
21/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$625
2024 |
158/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,107
2025 |
164/197 |
| Land area | 303,623 sq mi | 34/197 |
| Population density | 114.1 ppl/mi² | 144/197 |
| Fertility rate | 4.76 | 10/196 |
| Median age | 17.5 years | 189/196 |
| Life expectancy | 64 years | 179/197 |
Mozambique trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1991 | $3,854,856,435 |
| 1992 | $2,798,696,511 |
| 1993 | $2,883,161,897 |
| 1994 | $2,958,108,170 |
| 1995 | $3,061,646,174 |
| 1996 | $4,030,146,135 |
| 1997 | $4,873,663,775 |
| 1998 | $5,551,118,149 |
| 1999 | $6,285,219,691 |
| 2000 | $5,930,685,215 |
| 2001 | $5,650,154,067 |
| 2002 | $5,950,769,427 |
| 2003 | $6,583,526,861 |
| 2004 | $7,937,255,565 |
| 2005 | $8,868,504,900 |
| 2006 | $9,509,835,537 |
| 2007 | $10,811,456,006 |
| 2008 | $12,920,340,965 |
| 2009 | $12,263,894,790 |
| 2010 | $11,411,894,724 |
| 2011 | $14,619,279,989 |
| 2012 | $16,688,114,144 |
| 2013 | $17,198,073,057 |
| 2014 | $17,978,246,586 |
| 2015 | $16,208,985,770 |
| 2016 | $12,069,051,237 |
| 2017 | $13,264,640,646 |
| 2018 | $15,017,358,953 |
| 2019 | $15,512,759,047 |
| 2020 | $14,235,420,174 |
| 2021 | $16,168,055,475 |
| 2022 | $18,883,528,581 |
| 2023 | $20,954,220,984 |
| 2024 | $22,416,650,343 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1991 | $288.7 |
| 1992 | $205.6 |
| 1993 | $205.2 |
| 1994 | $196.8 |
| 1995 | $191.8 |
| 1996 | $244.4 |
| 1997 | $287.5 |
| 1998 | $320 |
| 1999 | $354 |
| 2000 | $327 |
| 2001 | $305 |
| 2002 | $314 |
| 2003 | $339 |
| 2004 | $400 |
| 2005 | $437 |
| 2006 | $457 |
| 2007 | $508 |
| 2008 | $592 |
| 2009 | $548 |
| 2010 | $496 |
| 2011 | $618 |
| 2012 | $686 |
| 2013 | $687 |
| 2014 | $697 |
| 2015 | $611 |
| 2016 | $441 |
| 2017 | $471 |
| 2018 | $518 |
| 2019 | $519 |
| 2020 | $462 |
| 2021 | $510 |
| 2022 | $578 |
| 2023 | $623 |
| 2024 | $647 |
Mozambique's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.3 |
| 1951 | 37.7 |
| 1952 | 38.1 |
| 1953 | 38.5 |
| 1954 | 38.9 |
| 1955 | 39.3 |
| 1956 | 39.6 |
| 1957 | 40.1 |
| 1958 | 40.5 |
| 1959 | 40.9 |
| 1960 | 41.2 |
| 1961 | 41.5 |
| 1962 | 41.8 |
| 1963 | 42 |
| 1964 | 41.7 |
| 1965 | 41.8 |
| 1966 | 41.8 |
| 1967 | 42 |
| 1968 | 42.1 |
| 1969 | 42.3 |
| 1970 | 42.5 |
| 1971 | 42.6 |
| 1972 | 42.5 |
| 1973 | 42.7 |
| 1974 | 43.2 |
| 1975 | 43.8 |
| 1976 | 43.9 |
| 1977 | 43.9 |
| 1978 | 44 |
| 1979 | 43.9 |
| 1980 | 44 |
| 1981 | 41.6 |
| 1982 | 41.7 |
| 1983 | 41.6 |
| 1984 | 38.9 |
| 1985 | 39 |
| 1986 | 41 |
| 1987 | 41 |
| 1988 | 43.7 |
| 1989 | 43.9 |
| 1990 | 44.3 |
| 1991 | 44.7 |
| 1992 | 45.1 |
| 1993 | 45.7 |
| 1994 | 46.1 |
| 1995 | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 47.1 |
| 1997 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 48.2 |
| 1999 | 48.8 |
| 2000 | 49.5 |
| 2001 | 50.3 |
| 2002 | 50.9 |
| 2003 | 51.4 |
| 2004 | 51.9 |
| 2005 | 52.3 |
| 2006 | 52.7 |
| 2007 | 53.3 |
| 2008 | 53.8 |
| 2009 | 54.4 |
| 2010 | 55 |
| 2011 | 55.7 |
| 2012 | 56.5 |
| 2013 | 57.2 |
| 2014 | 58 |
| 2015 | 58.7 |
| 2016 | 59.5 |
| 2017 | 60.1 |
| 2018 | 60.8 |
| 2019 | 61.3 |
| 2020 | 61.4 |
| 2021 | 60.3 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2023 | 63.6 |
| 2024 | 63.8 |
| 2025 | 64 |
Mozambique's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,713,695 |
| 1961 | 6,834,936 |
| 1962 | 6,969,364 |
| 1963 | 7,109,828 |
| 1964 | 7,255,061 |
| 1965 | 7,406,421 |
| 1966 | 7,562,990 |
| 1967 | 7,724,550 |
| 1968 | 7,892,613 |
| 1969 | 8,066,951 |
| 1970 | 8,250,506 |
| 1971 | 8,456,317 |
| 1972 | 8,692,935 |
| 1973 | 8,954,242 |
| 1974 | 9,236,093 |
| 1975 | 9,540,817 |
| 1976 | 9,867,209 |
| 1977 | 10,224,975 |
| 1978 | 10,618,250 |
| 1979 | 11,028,809 |
| 1980 | 11,336,221 |
| 1981 | 11,568,127 |
| 1982 | 11,824,370 |
| 1983 | 12,073,822 |
| 1984 | 12,315,954 |
| 1985 | 12,548,949 |
| 1986 | 12,770,578 |
| 1987 | 12,822,574 |
| 1988 | 12,800,558 |
| 1989 | 12,906,842 |
| 1990 | 13,094,537 |
| 1991 | 13,352,090 |
| 1992 | 13,613,316 |
| 1993 | 14,051,192 |
| 1994 | 15,033,853 |
| 1995 | 15,960,530 |
| 1996 | 16,492,480 |
| 1997 | 16,949,982 |
| 1998 | 17,340,464 |
| 1999 | 17,734,506 |
| 2000 | 18,129,653 |
| 2001 | 18,537,729 |
| 2002 | 18,958,338 |
| 2003 | 19,392,475 |
| 2004 | 19,840,313 |
| 2005 | 20,304,569 |
| 2006 | 20,787,087 |
| 2007 | 21,287,635 |
| 2008 | 21,819,036 |
| 2009 | 22,391,745 |
| 2010 | 22,999,235 |
| 2011 | 23,649,039 |
| 2012 | 24,337,846 |
| 2013 | 25,051,611 |
| 2014 | 25,788,475 |
| 2015 | 26,547,572 |
| 2016 | 27,337,105 |
| 2017 | 28,166,393 |
| 2018 | 29,018,644 |
| 2019 | 29,884,380 |
| 2020 | 30,783,688 |
| 2021 | 31,707,800 |
| 2022 | 32,656,246 |
| 2023 | 33,635,160 |
| 2024 | 34,631,766 |
Mozambique's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.31 |
| 1961 | 6.37 |
| 1962 | 6.42 |
| 1963 | 6.47 |
| 1964 | 6.51 |
| 1965 | 6.54 |
| 1966 | 6.58 |
| 1967 | 6.61 |
| 1968 | 6.65 |
| 1969 | 6.67 |
| 1970 | 6.7 |
| 1971 | 6.7 |
| 1972 | 6.7 |
| 1973 | 6.7 |
| 1974 | 6.67 |
| 1975 | 6.66 |
| 1976 | 6.64 |
| 1977 | 6.62 |
| 1978 | 6.59 |
| 1979 | 6.56 |
| 1980 | 6.53 |
| 1981 | 6.48 |
| 1982 | 6.43 |
| 1983 | 6.43 |
| 1984 | 6.44 |
| 1985 | 6.43 |
| 1986 | 6.41 |
| 1987 | 6.39 |
| 1988 | 6.37 |
| 1989 | 6.35 |
| 1990 | 6.32 |
| 1991 | 6.28 |
| 1992 | 6.22 |
| 1993 | 6.15 |
| 1994 | 6.08 |
| 1995 | 6.02 |
| 1996 | 5.97 |
| 1997 | 5.93 |
| 1998 | 5.91 |
| 1999 | 5.88 |
| 2000 | 5.83 |
| 2001 | 5.76 |
| 2002 | 5.67 |
| 2003 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 5.55 |
| 2005 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 5.45 |
| 2007 | 5.47 |
| 2008 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 5.68 |
| 2010 | 5.66 |
| 2011 | 5.6 |
| 2012 | 5.52 |
| 2013 | 5.43 |
| 2014 | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 5.25 |
| 2016 | 5.19 |
| 2017 | 5.13 |
| 2018 | 5.07 |
| 2019 | 5.02 |
| 2020 | 4.96 |
| 2021 | 4.91 |
| 2022 | 4.84 |
| 2023 | 4.76 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.9 |
| 1961 | 19.8 |
| 1962 | 19.8 |
| 1963 | 19.7 |
| 1964 | 19.6 |
| 1965 | 19.4 |
| 1966 | 19.3 |
| 1967 | 19.2 |
| 1968 | 19 |
| 1969 | 18.9 |
| 1970 | 18.7 |
| 1971 | 18.6 |
| 1972 | 18.5 |
| 1973 | 18.4 |
| 1974 | 18.3 |
| 1975 | 18.2 |
| 1976 | 18.1 |
| 1977 | 18 |
| 1978 | 17.9 |
| 1979 | 17.8 |
| 1980 | 17.6 |
| 1981 | 17.4 |
| 1982 | 17.3 |
| 1983 | 17.2 |
| 1984 | 17.1 |
| 1985 | 17.1 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1987 | 17 |
| 1988 | 17 |
| 1989 | 17 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1991 | 17.1 |
| 1992 | 17.1 |
| 1993 | 17.2 |
| 1994 | 17.2 |
| 1995 | 17.3 |
| 1996 | 17.4 |
| 1997 | 17.4 |
| 1998 | 17.3 |
| 1999 | 17.3 |
| 2000 | 17.3 |
| 2001 | 17.2 |
| 2002 | 17.2 |
| 2003 | 17.2 |
| 2004 | 17.1 |
| 2005 | 17.1 |
| 2006 | 17.1 |
| 2007 | 17.1 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 16.9 |
| 2011 | 16.9 |
| 2012 | 16.9 |
| 2013 | 16.9 |
| 2014 | 16.9 |
| 2015 | 16.9 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | 17.1 |
| 2020 | 17.2 |
| 2021 | 17.3 |
| 2022 | 17.3 |
| 2023 | 17.4 |
| 2024 | 17.5 |
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Mozambique: National Statistics
Finance
|
Mozambique
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$18.9B
2024 |
126/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
32.2%
2025 |
85/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.98%
2022 |
26/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.73%
2023 |
74/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
11,000
2020 |
130/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-5.58%
2025 |
156/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
6.79%
2022 |
68/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
38.4%
2024 |
180/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
24.6%
2024 |
93/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
50.7
2025 |
163/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
40.8%
2022 |
7/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
1.7%
2022 |
152/169 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$3.84B
2024 |
108/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$267M
2024 |
129/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
2,033,000
2019 |
61/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
2.51%
2020 |
130/184 |
| Banked people share |
54.4%
2024 |
108/158 |
Energy
|
Mozambique
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
359 kg
2022 |
154/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$4.41
2022 |
169/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
9.74 megatons
2023 |
108/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.29 tons
2023 |
164/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
24.6%
2022 |
126/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
76.9%
2021 |
21/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
11.9%
2022 |
45/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
-106.4%
2022 |
122/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
398 kWh
2022 |
124/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
82.7%
2021 |
25/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
82.7%
2022 |
15/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
132/192 |
| Electricity access |
36%
2023 |
184/195 |
Society
|
Mozambique
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.43%
2024 |
46/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-38,940
2024 |
174/196 |
| Urban population |
39.3%
2024 |
155/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.39 ft
2025 |
186/190 |
| Average female height |
5.1 ft
2025 |
169/190 |
| Quality of life index |
22.2
2025 |
174/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
25
2024 |
164/197 |
| Higher education index |
44
2025 |
104/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
3.57
2011 |
93/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
30
2019 |
24/197 |
| Visa free countries |
68
2025 |
148/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
61.7%
2022 |
177/196 |
| English speaking |
2%
2025 |
165/197 |
| People using the Internet |
19.8%
2023 |
184/195 |
Health
|
Mozambique
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$49.5
2022 |
169/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$4.79
2022 |
188/191 |
| Life expectancy |
64 years
2025 |
179/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
54.2%
2022 |
3/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.08
2022 |
183/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
19.2 years
2025 |
129/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
99
2023 |
66/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
61.7
2023 |
20/192 |
| Obesity rate |
10.5%
2022 |
159/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
3%
2024 |
190/195 |
| Air quality index |
38
2025 |
124/197 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
1.89 liters
2020 |
137/186 |
Territory
|
Mozambique
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.53%
2025 |
34/197 |
| Land area per capita |
8,767 sq mi
2024 |
54/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
160,280 sq mi
2025 |
23/194 |
| Forest area |
139,099 sq mi
2025 |
18/196 |
| Roads length |
19,314 mi
2015 |
83/175 |
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