🇲🇿 Mozambique
MZ / MOZ #35
Nomad Score
48.0
Cities
11
Currency
MZN
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
34.9M
Density
37.0/km²
HDI
0.493
(Low)
Gini Index (2014)
54.0
Life Expectancy (2023)
63.6 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.76
Urban Population (2024)
36.4%
Literacy Rate (2022)
61.7%
Labor Force (2025)
79.2%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Português |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 62.0% |
| Islam | 19.1% |
| No religion | 13.5% |
| Traditional faith | 4.3% |
| Unknown | 1.2% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 99.0% |
| Mestiço | 0.8% |
| White | 0.1% |
| Others | 0.1% |
Demonym (male)
Mozambican
Demonym (female)
Mozambican
National Anthem
Pátria Amada
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 44.5% | |
| 15-64 Working | 52.8% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 2.8% |
Dependency Ratio
89.5%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
36.4%
Birth Rate (2023)
37.5 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
7.0 /1000
Largest City (2025)
15.0%
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.76
Infant Mortality (2023)
45.4 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
55.0%
Tourism (2019)
2.0M
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
63.6 yrs
HALE (2021)
49.7 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
8.5% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
45.4/1000
UHC Index (2021)
44/100
Hospital Beds (2021)
0.7/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.18/1000
Nurses (2022)
0.93/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$53
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
10.4%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2022)
61.7%
Education Spending (2022)
6.0% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
368
Internet Users (2023)
19.8%
Mobile Subscriptions (2022)
45.8/100
Broadband (2022)
0.2/100
Secure Servers (2024)
37/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2022)
0.2
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
801,590 km²
Capital
Maputo
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Left
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Calling Codes
+258
Postal Code
####
TLD
.mz
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇲🇼 Malawi,
🇿🇦 South Africa,
🇸🇿 Eswatini,
🇹🇿 Tanzania,
🇿🇲 Zambia,
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Mozambique is composed of three equal horizontal bands of teal, black with white top and bottom edges, and yellow. A red isosceles triangle spanning about two-fifth the width of the field is superimposed on the hoist side with its base on the hoist end. This triangle bears a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book which is superimposed on a five-pointed yellow star.
National Anthem
Pátria Amada
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