Key demographics
- Population
- 34.9M
- Density
- 37.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.493 (Low)
- Gini index (2014)
- 54.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.69
- Urban population (2025)
- 37.2%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 61.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 79.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 88.3%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 37.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 37.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 15.0%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.69
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 43.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 55.0%
- Tourism (2019)
- 2.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Português |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 62.0% |
| Islam | 19.1% |
| No religion | 13.5% |
| Traditional faith | 4.3% |
| Unknown | 1.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 99.0% |
| Mestiço | 0.8% |
| White | 0.1% |
| Others | 0.1% |
- Demonym (male)
- Mozambican
- Demonym (female)
- Mozambican
- National anthem
- Pátria Amada
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 49.7 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 8.5% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 43.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 50/100
- Hospital beds (2021)
- 0.7/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.18/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 0.93/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $53
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 10.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 61.7%
- Education spending (2022)
- 6.0% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 368
- Internet users (2024)
- 20.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 49.5/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 0.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 37/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 0.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 801,590 km²
- 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
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