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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
Population growth ↗
2.85 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
-0.52 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
1,697.94 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
2.73 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
37.21 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
78.71 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
11.61 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
20.53 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
97.1 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
15.42 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
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$ · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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
% · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Mozambique

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.