Sub-Saharan Africa
Mozambique in numbers Mozambique is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Maputo. Its population was 35.63 million in 2025, ranking 46 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$627 in 2025.
Population 35.63 million 2025
GDP US$22.3 billion 2025
GDP per person US$627 2025
Life expectancy 63.8 2024
Area 799,380 2024
Urban share 37.2% 2025
People 35.63 million
2025 · +97% since 2000 · Rank 46 of 217
2.85%
2025 · 2.20% in 2000 · Rank 17 of 217
44.0
2024 · +91% since 2000 · Rank 160 of 216
37.2%
2025 · 29.2% in 2000 · Rank 178 of 217
44.2%
2025 · 45.1% in 2000 · Rank 7 of 217
2.7%
2025 · 2.7% in 2000 · Rank 201 of 217
4.69
2024 · -20% since 2000 · Rank 10 of 217
Health and living standards 63.8
2024 · +29% since 2000 · Rank 199 of 217
59.4
2024 · -64% since 2000 · Rank 22 of 196
US$53
2023 · +656% since 2000 · Rank 172 of 193
36.9%
2024 · 6.1% in 2000 · Rank 206 of 215
20.5%
2024 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 175 of 186
119.2%
2022 · 73.2% in 2000 · Rank 14 of 190
Economy US$22.3 billion
2025 · +277% since 2000 · Rank 128 of 210
US$627
2025 · +92% since 2000 · Rank 206 of 210
Int$1,698
2025 · +260% since 2000 · Rank 196 of 199
-0.52%
2025 · 0.77% in 2000 · Rank 196 of 210
4.37%
2025 · 6.43% in 2005 · Rank 50 of 180
6.6%
2025 · 2.8% in 2000 · Rank 67 of 187
41.4%
2025 · 11.3% in 2000 · Rank 76 of 183
1.2%
2025 · 0.6% in 2000 · Rank 114 of 176
Land and environment 799,380
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 34 of 216
41.3%
2024 · 49.5% in 2000 · Rank 76 of 214
0.29
2024 · +237% since 2000 · Rank 175 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Mozambique. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.