Mozambique - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Mozambique. The Zambezi River flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.

Population Distribution

Three large population clusters are found along the southern coast between Maputo and Inhambane, in the central area between Beira and Chimoio along the Zambezi River, and in and around the northern cities of Nampula, Cidade de Nacala, and Pemba; the northwest and southwest are the least populated areas, as shown in this population distribution map

People and Society

In Mozambique, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African 99% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Mestizo 0.8%, other (includes European, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese) 0.2% (2017 est.)

Population N/A
Pop growth rate 2.53% (2025 est.)
Birth rate 36.07 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate 9.34 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Current health expenditure N/A
Physicians Density N/A
Hospital bed Density 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate 4.58 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 2.26 (2025 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate N/A
Est married women (ages 15-49) N/A
Literacy N/A
Education expenditures N/A
Net Migration rate N/A
Nationality Mozambican | Mozambican(s)
Languages N/A
Religions N/A
Age Structure
0-14 years 44.7% (male 7,548,247/female 7,350,012)
15-64 years 52.4% (male 8,428,457/female 9,061,065)
65 years and over 2.9% (2024 est.) (male 473,030/female 490,143)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 89.2 (2025 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 83.7 (2025 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 5.5 (2025 est.)
Potential support ratio 18.3 (2025 est.)
Median Age
Total 17.4 years (2025 est.)
Male 16.7 years
Female 17.9 years
Urbanization
Urban population 38.8% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 4.24% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.852 million Matola, 1.163 million MAPUTO (capital), 969,000 Nampula (2023).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.97 male(s)/female
Total population 0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 56.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Male 60.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 56.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 58.3 years (2024 est.)
Male 57.1 years
Female 59.6 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 87.3% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 48.3% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 63.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 12.7% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 51.7% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 36.8% of population (2022 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 71.8% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 24.3% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 42.4% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 28.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 75.7% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 57.6% of population (2022 est.)
Major Infectious diseases
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 1.46 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 1.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 0.22 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 0.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
Total 14.3% (2020 est.)
Male 23% (2020 est.)
Female 5.6% (2020 est.)
Child marriage
Women married by age 15 16.8% (2015)
Women married by age 18 52.9% (2015)
Men married by age 18 9.7% (2015)
Demographic profile
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All Important Facts about Mozambique

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Mozambique is found in Eastern Africa