Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Mozambique: key statistics
Mozambique has 35.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $627. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Maputo
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Currency
- Mozambican metical MZN
- Languages
- Portuguese
- ISO codes
- MZMOZ
Population35.6m2025 · rank 46 of 217GDP$22.3bn2025 · rank 129 of 211GDP per capita$6272025 · rank 207 of 211Life expectancy63.8 yrs2024 · rank 199 of 217Internet users20.5%2024 · rank 176 of 188Fertility4.692024 · rank 10 of 217CO₂ per person0.29 t2024 · rank 175 of 203Inflation4.4%2025 · rank 50 of 180
topic profiles
Mozambique, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Mozambique by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 35.6m | 2025 | 46/217 | 10/48 | +34% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.85% | 2025 | 17/217 | 9/48 | −0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 37.2% | 2025 | 178/217 | 31/48 | +5.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.69 | 2024 | 10/217 | 9/48 | −12% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 2.7% | 2025 | 201/217 | 37/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 44.2% | 2025 | 7/217 | 7/48 | −1.5 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 44.0 | 2024 | 160/216 | 32/48 | +34% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 37.0 | 2024 | 8/217 | 8/48 | −9.2% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 799,380 km² | 2024 | 34/216 | 13/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $22.3bn | 2025 | 129/211 | 20/46 | +38% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $627 | 2025 | 207/211 | 43/46 | +2.7% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $1,698 | 2025 | 196/199 | 43/46 | +29% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $570 | 2025 | 197/201 | 43/46 | −15% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | -0.5% | 2025 | 196/210 | 44/46 | −7.9 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -3.3% | 2025 | 203/210 | 45/46 | −7.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 25.6% | 2025 | 19/198 | 15/45 | +2.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 22.1% | 2025 | 112/201 | 29/45 | +3.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 42.0% | 2025 | 181/201 | 33/45 | −4.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 24.2% | 2025 | 77/175 | 15/43 | −18.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 5.1% | 2025 | 152/163 | 35/39 | −6.6 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.4% | 2025 | 50/180 | 17/44 | +0.8 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 18.7% | 2025 | 5/136 | 2/36 | +11.5 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 17.5% | 2025 | 21/136 | 11/36 | +2.7 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 63.91 | 2024 | 75/210 | 33/47 | +104% | — | |
| Government debt | 71.8% | 2024 | 18/78 | 2/15 | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 21.8% | 2024 | 37/142 | 6/32 | −2.1 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 26.0% | 2022 | 75/142 | 8/32 | +3.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 350.6% | 2024 | 1/119 | 1/43 | +156.1 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.87% | 2025 | 73/156 | 14/45 | +1.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 41.4% | 2025 | 77/184 | 12/43 | +8.8 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 55.7% | 2025 | 62/184 | 7/43 | −10.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 97.1% | 2025 | 66/184 | 8/43 | −1.7 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -14.2% | 2025 | 169/185 | 41/42 | +22.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 25.8% | 2025 | 9/197 | 2/46 | +1.9 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.2% | 2025 | 116/178 | 32/41 | +0.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 2.0m | 2019 | 65/196 | 4/42 | +19% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.6% | 2025 | 67/187 | 18/47 | +3.2 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 11.6% | 2025 | 103/187 | 19/47 | +4.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 78.7% | 2025 | 10/187 | 6/47 | −0.3 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 77.1% | 2025 | 8/187 | 5/47 | −1.1 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $2.9bn | 2023 | 12/145 | 5/48 | +27% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 15.3% | 2023 | 16/139 | 5/47 | +1.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $87.0 | 2023 | 55/145 | 16/48 | −5.7% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 81.4% | 2022 | 2/151 | 2/44 | +0.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 89.1% | 2022 | 2/151 | 2/44 | −1.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 65.0% | 2022 | 4/145 | 4/45 | +6.3 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 49.6 | 2022 | 11/151 | 8/44 | +9.0% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 22.3% | 2024 | 20/167 | 15/44 | −10.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 38.3% | 2025 | 37/190 | 10/46 | −1.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 61.7% | 2022 | 124/141 | 26/41 | +11.1 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 50.9% | 2022 | 131/147 | 27/41 | +14.4 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 119.2% | 2022 | 14/191 | 6/41 | +6.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 37.2% | 2017 | — | — | +19.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 7.5% | 2018 | 160/172 | 24/34 | +3.9 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 72.4% | 2022 | 145/168 | 19/36 | +19.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 55.3 | 2018 | 5/173 | 5/40 | −14% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 6.0% | 2022 | 28/184 | 8/43 | +0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 63.8 yrs | 2024 | 199/217 | 31/48 | +10% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 43.7 | 2024 | 19/196 | 17/48 | −21% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 59.4 | 2024 | 22/196 | 22/48 | −25% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 99 | 2023 | 67/194 | 43/48 | −49% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 8.5% | 2023 | 52/193 | 9/48 | +2.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $53.0 | 2023 | 172/193 | 31/48 | +28% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.17 | 2022 | 156/180 | 25/46 | +212% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 65% | 2024 | 177/193 | 37/48 | −18.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 11.5% | 2024 | 5/153 | 5/44 | −1.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 36.7% | 2022 | 16/154 | 10/46 | −6.2 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 66.6% | 2024 | 189/206 | 30/46 | +20.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 38.6% | 2024 | 180/203 | 26/46 | +12.7 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 20.5% | 2024 | 176/188 | 36/46 | +14.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 49.5 | 2024 | 201/210 | 45/48 | −31% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.1 | 2024 | 191/208 | 35/48 | −1.0% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 36.9% | 2024 | 206/215 | 39/48 | +12.1 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 8.0% | 2024 | 174/192 | 31/48 | +4.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.29 t | 2024 | 175/203 | 30/47 | +30% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 76.9% | 2021 | 21/212 | 19/48 | −8.5 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 82.7% | 2021 | 24/206 | 12/48 | −16.7 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 41.3% | 2024 | 76/214 | 14/48 | −3.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 10.5% | 2024 | 99/206 | 26/48 | +1.4 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.5% | 2022 | 143/177 | 33/47 | +0.1 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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