Mozambique MZ: Population: Total data was reported at 29,668,834.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 28,829,476.000 Person for 2016. Mozambique MZ: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 13,046,999.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,668,834.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 7,388,695.000 Person in 1960. Mozambique MZ: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mozambique – Table MZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Mozambique MZ: Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods: % of Married Women with Demand for Family Planning data was reported at 50.400 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 31.900 % for 2011. Mozambique MZ: Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods: % of Married Women with Demand for Family Planning data is updated yearly, averaging 46.800 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2015, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.400 % in 2015 and a record low of 16.600 % in 1997. Mozambique MZ: Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods: % of Married Women with Demand for Family Planning data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mozambique – Table MZ.World Bank: Health Statistics. Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods refers to the percentage of married women ages 15-49 years whose need for family planning is satisfied with modern methods.; ; Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).; Weighted Average;

This statistic shows the total population of Mozambique from 2013 to 2023 by gender. In 2023, Mozambique's female population amounted to approximately 17.33 million, while the male population amounted to approximately 16.31 million inhabitants.

The population density in Mozambique stood at 41.53 people in 2022. Between 1961 and 2022, the population density rose by 32.84 people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Mozambique MZ: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population data was reported at 1.539 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.550 % for 2016. Mozambique MZ: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.730 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.811 % in 1960 and a record low of 1.533 % in 2009. Mozambique MZ: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mozambique – Table MZ.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 60 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Comprehensive socio-economic dataset for Mozambique including population demographics, economic indicators, geographic data, and social statistics. This dataset covers key metrics such as GDP, population density, area, capital city, and regional classifications.

The statistic shows the value of goods imported to Mozambique from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, goods worth around **** billion U.S. dollars were imported to Mozambique.

As of 2021, around **** million people in Mozambique lived in extreme poverty, with the poverty threshold at **** U.S. dollars a day. Some *** thousand people more were pushed into poverty in comparison to 2020. The headcount was, however, forecast to decrease in the coming years. By 2025, around ** million Mozambicans are projected to live on a maximum of **** U.S. dollars per day.

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Historical dataset showing Mozambique hunger statistics by year from 2001 to 2022.

The total number of people in the labor force in Mozambique amounted to 15.17 million people in 2024. In a steady upward trend, the number of people in the labor force rose by 9.19 million people from 1990.

Historical dataset showing Mozambique refugee statistics by year from 1975 to 2023.

Mozambique MZ: Rural Population data was reported at 19,149,749.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 18,760,493.000 Person for 2016. Mozambique MZ: Rural Population data is updated yearly, averaging 10,515,424.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19,149,749.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 6,881,239.000 Person in 1960. Mozambique MZ: Rural Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mozambique – Table MZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

Historical dataset showing Mozambique immigration statistics by year from 1960 to 2015.

The annual population growth in Mozambique was 2.95 percent in 2023. Between 1961 and 2023, the population growth rose by 1.16 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Historical dataset showing Mozambique crime rate per 100K population by year from 2001 to 2011.

The share of urban population in Mozambique was 38.75 percent in 2023. In a steady upward trend, the share rose by 31.88 percentage points from 1960.

As of June 1, 2022, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mozambique stood at over 225,700, with some 2,200 registered deaths. In March 2021, Mozambique initiated the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus.

Mozambique Vital Statistics: Life Expectancy Index data was reported at 0.520 NA in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.515 NA for 2015. Mozambique Vital Statistics: Life Expectancy Index data is updated yearly, averaging 0.370 NA from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2016, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.520 NA in 2016 and a record low of 0.280 NA in 1996. Mozambique Vital Statistics: Life Expectancy Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mozambique – Table MZ.G005: Vital Statistics.

In 2023, ** percent of the population in Mozambique lived in extreme poverty, with the poverty threshold at **** U.S. dollars a day. That corresponded to roughly ** million people in absolute numbers. By 2025, the extreme poverty rate is projected to decrease to ** percent.