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Mozambique

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Capital
Maputo
Currency
Mozambican metical
Continent
Africa
Area
801,590 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1029 · Official languages: Portuguese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
35.63M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
22.34B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
626.91 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
4.37 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
6.63 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
4.69 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
63.8 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Mozambique: 35.63M
Mozambique · Population19.3M23.76M28.21M32.66M37.12M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mozambique · Population · people
YearMozambique
202535,631,653
202434,631,766
202333,635,160
202232,656,246
202131,707,800
202030,783,688
201929,884,380
201829,018,644
201728,166,393
201627,337,105
201526,547,572
201425,788,475
201325,051,611
201224,337,846
201123,649,039
201022,999,235
200922,391,745
200821,819,036
200721,287,635
200620,787,087
current US$ · 20062025
2025Mozambique: 22.34B
Mozambique · GDP8.19B12.16B16.13B20.1B24.08B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mozambique · GDP · current US$
YearMozambique
202522,337,997,046.19
202422,752,244,245.47
202320,927,498,317.31
202218,884,232,598.87
202116,168,055,475.44
202014,235,420,174.19
201915,512,759,046.67
201815,017,358,952.85
201713,264,640,645.78
201612,069,051,237.17
201516,208,985,769.62
201417,978,246,586.07
201317,198,073,057.2
201216,688,114,144.07
201114,619,279,988.72
201011,411,894,723.86
200912,263,894,790.01
200812,920,340,964.65
200710,811,456,005.94
20069,509,835,536.93

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Mozambique: 626.91
Mozambique · GDP per capita415.92492.62569.32646.01722.712006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mozambique · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearMozambique
2025626.91
2024656.98
2023622.19
2022578.27
2021509.91
2020462.43
2019519.09
2018517.51
2017470.94
2016441.49
2015610.56
2014697.14
2013686.51
2012685.69
2011618.18
2010496.19
2009547.7
2008592.16
2007507.87
2006457.49
% · 20062025
2025Mozambique: 4.37
Mozambique · Inflation1.075.539.9914.4518.92006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mozambique · Inflation · %
YearMozambique
20254.37
20244.08
20237.13
202210.28
20216.41
20203.48
20192.8
20183.91
201715.11
201617.42
20153.55
20142.56
20134.26
20122.6
201111.17
201012.43
20093.79
200814.5
20078.49
200613.25

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Mozambique: 6.63
Mozambique · Unemployment2.663.794.916.047.162006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mozambique · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearMozambique
20256.63
20246.67
20236.66
20226.79
20215.41
20205.02
20194.46
20184.21
20173.94
20163.65
20153.43
20143.38
20133.35
20123.3
20113.3
20103.26
20093.21
20083.11
20073.08
20063.04

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Mozambique:
Mozambique · Fertility rate4.594.895.195.485.782006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mozambique · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearMozambique
2025No data available
20244.69
20234.76
20224.84
20214.91
20204.96
20195.02
20185.07
20175.13
20165.19
20155.25
20145.3
20135.43
20125.52
20115.6
20105.66
20095.68
20085.6
20075.47
20065.45

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Mozambique:
Mozambique · Life expectancy51.6454.9658.2761.5964.92006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mozambique · Life expectancy · years
YearMozambique
2025No data available
202463.8
202363.61
202263.01
202160.27
202061.39
201961.31
201860.79
201760.15
201659.46
201558.71
201457.97
201357.19
201256.46
201155.73
201055.04
200954.4
200853.8
200753.26
200652.75
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology