Country profile
Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique · Eastern Africa
👥 Population
35,631,653
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Maputo
🗺 Area
801,590 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$22.34B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.493
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
44 /km²
💱 Currency
MZN
Mozambican metical
🗣 Languages
Portuguese
About Mozambique
Mozambique (officially Republic of Mozambique) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Maputo as its capital. It is home to roughly 35.63 million people, giving a population density of about 44 people per square kilometre. The country covers 801,590 km² of land and shares land borders with 6 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $22.34B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.493. The official currency is the Mozambican metical (MZN), and the main language is Portuguese.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$59.06B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$1,705
GDP growth
-0.5%
Inflation
4.4%
Unemployment
6.6%
👥 People
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs
Fertility rate
4.69
Pop. growth
2.8%
Urban population
37.2%
Infant mortality /1k
43.7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
20.5%
Literacy rate
61.7%
Physicians /1k
0.18
Renewable energy
76.9%
Travel & practical
Capital
Maputo
Currency
MZN
Dialing code
+258
Internet TLD
.mz
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Fun facts about Mozambique
- Mozambique is the 46th most populous country in the world, with about 35.63 million people.
- By land area it is the 35th-largest country in the world, covering 801,590 km².
- It has the world's 126th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($22.34B).
- Mozambique shares land borders with 6 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of low human development, with an HDI of 0.493.
- Mozambique has a population density of about 44 people per square kilometre.
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