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title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mozambique_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Mozambique_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png/350px-Mozambique_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Mozambique_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png/525px-Mozambique_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Mozambique_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png/700px-Mozambique_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png 2x" data-file-width="2212" data-file-height="1777" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Population_pyramid" title="Population pyramid">Population pyramid</a> of Mozambique in 2020</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">31,691,009(2022 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Growth rate</th><td class="infobox-data">2.56% (2022 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Birth rate</th><td class="infobox-data">37.47 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Death rate</th><td class="infobox-data">10.25 deaths/1,009 population (2023 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Life expectancy</th><td class="infobox-data">57.1 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fertility rate</th><td class="infobox-data">4.81 children born/woman (2022 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Infant mortality rate</th><td class="infobox-data">61.38 deaths/1,009 live births</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Net migration rate</th><td class="infobox-data">-1.58 migrant(s)/1,009 population (2023 est.)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddddff">Age structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">0–14 years</th><td class="infobox-data">45.57%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">65 and over</th><td class="infobox-data">2.93%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddddff">Nationality</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">Mozambican</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Major ethnic</th><td class="infobox-data">African (99%)</td></tr></tbody></table><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mozambique_population.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Mozambique_population.svg/350px-Mozambique_population.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Mozambique_population.svg/525px-Mozambique_population.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Mozambique_population.svg/700px-Mozambique_population.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>Mozambiques population between 1960 and 2017.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>demographics of <a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a></b> describes the condition and overview of <a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a>'s peoples. Demographic topics include basic education, health, and population statistics as well as identified racial and religious affiliations. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mozambique-demography.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Mozambique-demography.png/300px-Mozambique-demography.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Mozambique-demography.png/450px-Mozambique-demography.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Mozambique-demography.png/600px-Mozambique-demography.png 2x" data-file-width="3400" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>Demographics of Mozambique, Data of <a href="/wiki/Our_World_in_Data" title="Our World in Data">Our World in Data</a>, year 2022; Number of inhabitants in millions.</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the 2022 revision of the world factbook the total population was 31,693,239 in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Mozambique_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mozambique-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proportion of children below the age of 14 in 2020 was 45.57%, 51.5% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.93% was 65 years or older.<sup id="cite_ref-Mozambique_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mozambique-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WPP_2010_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPP_2010-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A population census took place in 2017, and the preliminary results indicate a population of 28 861 863 inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th width="80">Total population<sup id="cite_ref-Mozambique_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mozambique-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="80">Population aged 0–14 (%) </th> <th width="80">Population aged 15–64 (%) </th> <th width="80">Population aged 65+ (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td>6 442 000</td> <td>41.7</td> <td>55.6</td> <td>2.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td>6 972 000</td> <td>41.9</td> <td>55.4</td> <td>2.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td>7 647 000</td> <td>42.3</td> <td>55.0</td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td>8 474 000</td> <td>42.9</td> <td>54.3</td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td>9 453 000</td> <td>43.5</td> <td>53.6</td> <td>2.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td>10 620 000</td> <td>43.8</td> <td>53.2</td> <td>3.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td>12 146 000</td> <td>43.8</td> <td>53.1</td> <td>3.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td>13 335 000</td> <td>44.7</td> <td>52.2</td> <td>3.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td>13 547 000</td> <td>46.6</td> <td>50.2</td> <td>3.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td>15 933 000</td> <td>44.2</td> <td>52.7</td> <td>3.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td>18 201 000</td> <td>43.9</td> <td>53.0</td> <td>3.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>20 770 000</td> <td>44.4</td> <td>52.4</td> <td>3.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>23 391 000</td> <td>44.1</td> <td>52.6</td> <td>3.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>30 098 197</td> <td>45.6</td> <td>51.5</td> <td>2.9 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020) (Data refer to national projections based on 2007 census.):<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Age Group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80pt">Female </th> <th width="80pt">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Total </td> <td align="right">14 501 196 </td> <td align="right">15 565 452 </td> <td align="right">30 066 648 </td> <td align="right">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–4 </td> <td align="right">2 315 310 </td> <td align="right">2 295 586 </td> <td align="right">4 610 896 </td> <td align="right">15.34 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">5–9 </td> <td align="right">2 487 720 </td> <td align="right">2 531 664 </td> <td align="right">5 019 384 </td> <td align="right">16.69 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">10–14 </td> <td align="right">2 076 198 </td> <td align="right">2 067 546 </td> <td align="right">4 143 744 </td> <td align="right">13.78 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–19 </td> <td align="right">1 594 940 </td> <td align="right">1 630 074 </td> <td align="right">3 225 014 </td> <td align="right">10.73 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">20–24 </td> <td align="right">1 264 746 </td> <td align="right">1 481 775 </td> <td align="right">2 746 521 </td> <td align="right">9.13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">25–29 </td> <td align="right">1 000 516 </td> <td align="right">1 222 754 </td> <td align="right">2 223 270 </td> <td align="right">7.39 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">30–34 </td> <td align="right">802 315 </td> <td align="right">906 767 </td> <td align="right">1 709 082 </td> <td align="right">5.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">35–39 </td> <td align="right">673 119 </td> <td align="right">774 993 </td> <td align="right">1 448 112 </td> <td align="right">4.82 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">40–44 </td> <td align="right">574 984 </td> <td align="right">660 820 </td> <td align="right">1 235 804 </td> <td align="right">4.11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45–49 </td> <td align="right">454 062 </td> <td align="right">504 057 </td> <td align="right">958 119 </td> <td align="right">3.19 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">50–54 </td> <td align="right">343 740 </td> <td align="right">397 999 </td> <td align="right">741 739 </td> <td align="right">2.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">55–59 </td> <td align="right">264 107 </td> <td align="right">302 253 </td> <td align="right">566 360 </td> <td align="right">1.88 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">60–64 </td> <td align="right">203 386 </td> <td align="right">229 467 </td> <td align="right">432 853 </td> <td align="right">1.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65-69 </td> <td align="right">159 568 </td> <td align="right">188 765 </td> <td align="right">348 333 </td> <td align="right">1.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">70-74 </td> <td align="right">109 258 </td> <td align="right">134 617 </td> <td align="right">243 875 </td> <td align="right">0.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">75-79 </td> <td align="right">69 868 </td> <td align="right">89 298 </td> <td align="right">159 166 </td> <td align="right">0.53 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">80+ </td> <td align="right">107 359 </td> <td align="right">147 017 </td> <td align="right">254 376 </td> <td align="right">0.85 </td></tr> <tr> <th width="50">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80">Female </th> <th width="80">Total </th> <th width="50">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–14 </td> <td align="right">6 879 228 </td> <td align="right">6 894 796 </td> <td align="right">13 774 024 </td> <td align="right">45.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–64 </td> <td align="right">7 175 915 </td> <td align="right">8 110 959 </td> <td align="right">15 286 874 </td> <td align="right">50.84 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65+ </td> <td align="right">446 053 </td> <td align="right">559 697 </td> <td align="right">1 005 750 </td> <td align="right">3.35 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vital_statistics">Vital statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Vital statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Registration of vital events is in Mozambique not complete. The website <a href="/wiki/Our_World_in_Data" title="Our World in Data">Our World in Data</a> prepared the following estimates based on statistics from the Population Department of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Mid-year population (thousands) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Live births (thousands) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Deaths (thousands) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Natural change (thousands) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Crude birth rate (per 1000) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Crude death rate (per 1000) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Natural change (per 1000) </th> <th style="width:80pt;"><a href="/wiki/Total_fertility_rate" title="Total fertility rate">Total fertility rate</a> (TFR) </th> <th style="width:80pt;"><a href="/wiki/Infant_mortality" title="Infant mortality">Infant mortality</a> (per 1000 live births) </th> <th style="width:80pt;"><a href="/wiki/Life_expectancy" title="Life expectancy">Life expectancy</a> (in years) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td>5 920 </td> <td>  277 </td> <td>  160 </td> <td>  117 </td> <td>46.7 </td> <td>27.0 </td> <td>19.7 </td> <td>5.99 </td> <td>204.4 </td> <td>37.26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td>  6 002 </td> <td>  280 </td> <td>  160 </td> <td>  120 </td> <td>46.5 </td> <td>26.6 </td> <td>19.9 </td> <td>6.02 </td> <td>203.0 </td> <td>37.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td>  6 082 </td> <td>  284 </td> <td>  159 </td> <td>  125 </td> <td>46.5 </td> <td>26.1 </td> <td>20.4 </td> <td>6.06 </td> <td>200.2 </td> <td>37.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953 </td> <td>  6 160 </td> <td>  287 </td> <td>  159 </td> <td>  128 </td> <td>46.4 </td> <td>25.6 </td> <td>20.8 </td> <td>6.09 </td> <td>197.3 </td> <td>38.33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td>  6 237 </td> <td>  291 </td> <td>  158 </td> <td>  133 </td> <td>46.4 </td> <td>25.2 </td> <td>21.2 </td> <td>6.11 </td> <td>194.5 </td> <td>38.77 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td>  6 319 </td> <td>  295 </td> <td>  158 </td> <td>  137 </td> <td>46.4 </td> <td>24.8 </td> <td>21.6 </td> <td>6.14 </td> <td>191.6 </td> <td>39.18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td>  6 404 </td> <td>  299 </td> <td>  157 </td> <td>  141 </td> <td>46.4 </td> <td>24.4 </td> <td>22.0 </td> <td>6.16 </td> <td>188.8 </td> <td>39.63 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td>  6 493 </td> <td>  303 </td> <td>  157 </td> <td>  146 </td> <td>46.5 </td> <td>24.1 </td> <td>22.4 </td> <td>6.18 </td> <td>186.0 </td> <td>40.02 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td>  6 580 </td> <td>  307 </td> <td>  157 </td> <td>  150 </td> <td>46.4 </td> <td>23.7 </td> <td>22.7 </td> <td>6.19 </td> <td>183.3 </td> <td>40.46 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td>  6 676 </td> <td>  314 </td> <td>  157 </td> <td>  157 </td> <td>46.9 </td> <td>23.4 </td> <td>23.5 </td> <td>6.24 </td> <td>180.8 </td> <td>40.85 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td>  6 788 </td> <td>  322 </td> <td>  158 </td> <td>  164 </td> <td>47.3 </td> <td>23.2 </td> <td>24.1 </td> <td>6.32 </td> <td>178.5 </td> <td>41.22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <td>  6 918 </td> <td>  329 </td> <td>  159 </td> <td>  170 </td> <td>47.5 </td> <td>22.9 </td> <td>24.6 </td> <td>6.38 </td> <td>176.6 </td> <td>41.59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td>  7 060 </td> <td>  337 </td> <td>  161 </td> <td>  176 </td> <td>47.7 </td> <td>22.8 </td> <td>24.9 </td> <td>6.45 </td> <td>175.1 </td> <td>41.83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td>  7 210 </td> <td>  345 </td> <td>  164 </td> <td>  181 </td> <td>47.7 </td> <td>22.7 </td> <td>25.0 </td> <td>6.49 </td> <td>174.1 </td> <td>41.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td>  7 364 </td> <td>  351 </td> <td>  169 </td> <td>  182 </td> <td>47.6 </td> <td>22.9 </td> <td>24.7 </td> <td>6.52 </td> <td>174.0 </td> <td>41.67 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td>  7 524 </td> <td>  357 </td> <td>  172 </td> <td>  186 </td> <td>47.4 </td> <td>22.8 </td> <td>24.6 </td> <td>6.55 </td> <td>173.8 </td> <td>41.70 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966 </td> <td>  7 690 </td> <td>  365 </td> <td>  176 </td> <td>  189 </td> <td>47.4 </td> <td>22.8 </td> <td>24.6 </td> <td>6.59 </td> <td>173.9 </td> <td>41.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>  7 859 </td> <td>  372 </td> <td>  179 </td> <td>  193 </td> <td>47.3 </td> <td>22.7 </td> <td>24.5 </td> <td>6.63 </td> <td>174.0 </td> <td>41.66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td>  8 036 </td> <td>  380 </td> <td>  183 </td> <td>  197 </td> <td>47.2 </td> <td>22.7 </td> <td>24.5 </td> <td>6.67 </td> <td>174.2 </td> <td>41.67 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td>  8 218 </td> <td>  389 </td> <td>  186 </td> <td>  202 </td> <td>47.2 </td> <td>22.6 </td> <td>24.6 </td> <td>6.71 </td> <td>174.2 </td> <td>41.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td>  8 412 </td> <td>  396 </td> <td>  190 </td> <td>  206 </td> <td>47.1 </td> <td>22.5 </td> <td>24.5 </td> <td>6.72 </td> <td>174.0 </td> <td>41.76 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td>  8 623 </td> <td>  403 </td> <td>  194 </td> <td>  210 </td> <td>46.8 </td> <td>22.5 </td> <td>24.3 </td> <td>6.72 </td> <td>174.3 </td> <td>41.74 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>  8 861 </td> <td>  413 </td> <td>  199 </td> <td>  214 </td> <td>46.8 </td> <td>22.5 </td> <td>24.3 </td> <td style="color: blue">6.74 </td> <td>173.5 </td> <td>41.59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td>  9 124 </td> <td>  426 </td> <td>  204 </td> <td>  222 </td> <td>46.8 </td> <td>22.4 </td> <td>24.4 </td> <td>6.73 </td> <td>173.1 </td> <td>41.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td>  9 404 </td> <td>  441 </td> <td>  208 </td> <td>  233 </td> <td>47.0 </td> <td>22.1 </td> <td>24.8 </td> <td>6.71 </td> <td>172.6 </td> <td>42.07 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td>  9 704 </td> <td>  457 </td> <td>  211 </td> <td>  246 </td> <td>47.2 </td> <td>21.8 </td> <td>25.4 </td> <td>6.69 </td> <td>171.6 </td> <td>42.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td>  10 019 </td> <td>  474 </td> <td>  218 </td> <td>  257 </td> <td>47.5 </td> <td>21.8 </td> <td>25.7 </td> <td>6.66 </td> <td>171.2 </td> <td>42.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td>  10 364 </td> <td>  493 </td> <td>  225 </td> <td>  268 </td> <td>47.8 </td> <td>21.8 </td> <td>26.0 </td> <td>6.64 </td> <td>171.0 </td> <td>42.70 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td>  10 741 </td> <td>  515 </td> <td>  233 </td> <td>  283 </td> <td>48.2 </td> <td>21.8 </td> <td>26.4 </td> <td>6.61 </td> <td>170.7 </td> <td>42.80 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td>  11 128 </td> <td>  539 </td> <td>  243 </td> <td>  296 </td> <td>48.6 </td> <td>21.9 </td> <td>26.7 </td> <td>6.58 </td> <td>170.8 </td> <td>42.74 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td>  11 414 </td> <td>  559 </td> <td>  251 </td> <td>  308 </td> <td style="color: blue">48.7 </td> <td>21.9 </td> <td>26.8 </td> <td>6.52 </td> <td>170.8 </td> <td>42.80 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td>  11 640 </td> <td>  563 </td> <td>  277 </td> <td>  286 </td> <td>48.3 </td> <td>23.8 </td> <td>24.6 </td> <td>6.46 </td> <td>181.4 </td> <td>40.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td>  11 902 </td> <td>  570 </td> <td>  280 </td> <td>  290 </td> <td>47.8 </td> <td>23.5 </td> <td>24.4 </td> <td>6.40 </td> <td>180.6 </td> <td>40.70 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td>  12 163 </td> <td>  580 </td> <td>  284 </td> <td>  297 </td> <td>47.7 </td> <td>23.3 </td> <td>24.4 </td> <td>6.39 </td> <td>179.6 </td> <td>40.83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td>  12 426 </td> <td>  593 </td> <td>  311 </td> <td>  282 </td> <td>47.6 </td> <td>25.0 </td> <td>22.7 </td> <td>6.40 </td> <td>178.2 </td> <td>38.38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td>  12 680 </td> <td>  602 </td> <td style="color:red;">  313 </td> <td>  289 </td> <td>47.4 </td> <td>24.7 </td> <td>22.7 </td> <td>6.38 </td> <td>176.6 </td> <td>38.66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td>  12 910 </td> <td>  612 </td> <td>  295 </td> <td>  317 </td> <td>47.2 </td> <td>22.8 </td> <td>24.4 </td> <td>6.36 </td> <td>164.8 </td> <td>40.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td>  12 965 </td> <td>  621 </td> <td>  298 </td> <td>  323 </td> <td>47.1 </td> <td>22.6 </td> <td>24.5 </td> <td>6.34 </td> <td>163.0 </td> <td>40.84 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td>  12 957 </td> <td>  614 </td> <td>  269 </td> <td>  345 </td> <td>46.9 </td> <td>20.6 </td> <td>26.3 </td> <td>6.30 </td> <td>161.3 </td> <td>43.84 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td>  13 088 </td> <td>  616 </td> <td>  268 </td> <td>  348 </td> <td>46.7 </td> <td>20.3 </td> <td>26.4 </td> <td>6.28 </td> <td>159.6 </td> <td>44.14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td>  13 303 </td> <td>  619 </td> <td>  268 </td> <td>  352 </td> <td>46.4 </td> <td>20.0 </td> <td>26.3 </td> <td>6.22 </td> <td>158.0 </td> <td>44.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td>  13 561 </td> <td>  626 </td> <td>  270 </td> <td>  356 </td> <td>46.0 </td> <td>19.8 </td> <td>26.2 </td> <td>6.16 </td> <td>156.2 </td> <td>44.66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td>  13 817 </td> <td>  632 </td> <td>  271 </td> <td>  361 </td> <td>45.6 </td> <td>19.5 </td> <td>26.0 </td> <td>6.10 </td> <td>154.0 </td> <td>44.95 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td>  14 206 </td> <td>  640 </td> <td>  270 </td> <td>  370 </td> <td>45.3 </td> <td>19.1 </td> <td>26.2 </td> <td>6.03 </td> <td>151.3 </td> <td>45.35 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td>  14 913 </td> <td>  659 </td> <td>  276 </td> <td>  383 </td> <td>44.9 </td> <td>18.9 </td> <td>26.1 </td> <td>5.96 </td> <td>147.9 </td> <td>45.61 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td>  15 595 </td> <td>  693 </td> <td>  287 </td> <td>  406 </td> <td>44.5 </td> <td>18.4 </td> <td>26.1 </td> <td>5.90 </td> <td>143.8 </td> <td>46.04 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td>  16 080 </td> <td>  711 </td> <td>  287 </td> <td>  424 </td> <td>44.3 </td> <td>17.9 </td> <td>26.4 </td> <td>5.85 </td> <td>138.9 </td> <td>46.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td>  16 522 </td> <td>  736 </td> <td>  287 </td> <td>  449 </td> <td>44.4 </td> <td>17.3 </td> <td>27.1 </td> <td>5.89 </td> <td>133.4 </td> <td>47.41 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td>  16 923 </td> <td>  749 </td> <td>  285 </td> <td>  464 </td> <td>44.2 </td> <td>16.8 </td> <td>27.4 </td> <td>5.86 </td> <td>127.6 </td> <td>48.02 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td>  17 338 </td> <td>  764 </td> <td>  282 </td> <td>  483 </td> <td>44.0 </td> <td>16.2 </td> <td>27.8 </td> <td>5.83 </td> <td>121.5 </td> <td>48.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td>  17 769 </td> <td>  779 </td> <td>  279 </td> <td>  499 </td> <td>43.7 </td> <td>15.7 </td> <td>28.1 </td> <td>5.81 </td> <td>115.9 </td> <td>49.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td>  18 221 </td> <td>  792 </td> <td>  277 </td> <td>  515 </td> <td>43.4 </td> <td>15.2 </td> <td>28.2 </td> <td>5.78 </td> <td>110.0 </td> <td>50.07 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td>  18 695 </td> <td>  806 </td> <td>  276 </td> <td>  530 </td> <td>43.0 </td> <td>14.7 </td> <td>28.3 </td> <td>5.73 </td> <td>105.0 </td> <td>50.59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td>  19 187 </td> <td>  824 </td> <td>  277 </td> <td>  547 </td> <td>42.9 </td> <td>14.4 </td> <td>28.5 </td> <td>5.73 </td> <td>100.5 </td> <td>50.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td>  19 694 </td> <td>  834 </td> <td>  277 </td> <td>  557 </td> <td>42.3 </td> <td>14.1 </td> <td>28.2 </td> <td>5.67 </td> <td>96.3 </td> <td>51.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>  20 211 </td> <td>  847 </td> <td>  278 </td> <td>  569 </td> <td>41.9 </td> <td>13.8 </td> <td>28.1 </td> <td>5.61 </td> <td>92.6 </td> <td>51.56 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td>  20 736 </td> <td>  860 </td> <td>  278 </td> <td>  582 </td> <td>41.4 </td> <td>13.4 </td> <td>28.0 </td> <td>5.55 </td> <td>89.0 </td> <td>51.96 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>  21 281 </td> <td>  876 </td> <td>  275 </td> <td>  600 </td> <td>41.1 </td> <td>12.9 </td> <td>28.2 </td> <td>5.51 </td> <td>84.5 </td> <td>52.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>  21 846 </td> <td>  911 </td> <td>  274 </td> <td>  636 </td> <td>41.6 </td> <td>12.5 </td> <td>29.1 </td> <td>5.58 </td> <td>80.8 </td> <td>53.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>  22 437 </td> <td>  942 </td> <td>  273 </td> <td>  669 </td> <td>41.9 </td> <td>12.1 </td> <td>29.8 </td> <td>5.63 </td> <td>77.3 </td> <td>53.79 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>  23 074 </td> <td>  970 </td> <td>  275 </td> <td>  695 </td> <td>42.0 </td> <td>11.9 </td> <td style="color: blue">30.1 </td> <td>5.63 </td> <td>75.8 </td> <td>54.20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>  23 760 </td> <td>  989 </td> <td>  273 </td> <td>  716 </td> <td>41.6 </td> <td>11.5 </td> <td>30.1 </td> <td>5.55 </td> <td>72.9 </td> <td>54.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>  24 488 </td> <td>  1 006 </td> <td>  269 </td> <td>  737 </td> <td>41.1 </td> <td>11.0 </td> <td>30.1 </td> <td>5.45 </td> <td>70.2 </td> <td>55.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>  25 252 </td> <td>  1 024 </td> <td>  265 </td> <td>  759 </td> <td>40.5 </td> <td>10.5 </td> <td>30.1 </td> <td>5.34 </td> <td>67.7 </td> <td>56.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>  26 039 </td> <td>  1 021 </td> <td>  260 </td> <td>  761 </td> <td>39.3 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td>29.2 </td> <td>5.13 </td> <td>65.2 </td> <td>57.27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>  26 843 </td> <td>  1 041 </td> <td>  255 </td> <td>  786 </td> <td>38.8 </td> <td>9.5 </td> <td>29.3 </td> <td>5.06 </td> <td>62.3 </td> <td>58.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>  27 696 </td> <td>  1 063 </td> <td>  250 </td> <td>  813 </td> <td>38.4 </td> <td>9.0 </td> <td>29.4 </td> <td>4.99 </td> <td>59.9 </td> <td>59.04 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>  28 569 </td> <td>  1 089 </td> <td>  248 </td> <td>  841 </td> <td>38.1 </td> <td>8.7 </td> <td>29.4 </td> <td>4.92 </td> <td>58.3 </td> <td>59.77 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>  29 424 </td> <td>  1 111 </td> <td>  245 </td> <td>  866 </td> <td>37.8 </td> <td>8.3 </td> <td>29.4 </td> <td>4.85 </td> <td>56.7 </td> <td>60.53 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>  29 884 </td> <td>  1 169 </td> <td>  241 </td> <td>  928 </td> <td>37.3 </td> <td>8.0 </td> <td>29.3 </td> <td>5.02 </td> <td>55.0 </td> <td>61.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>  30 784 </td> <td>  1 192 </td> <td>  246 </td> <td>948 </td> <td>37.0 </td> <td>8.0 </td> <td>29.0 </td> <td>4.96 </td> <td>53.4 </td> <td>61.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>  31 708 </td> <td>  1 218 </td> <td>  266 </td> <td>  951 </td> <td>36.6 </td> <td>8.8 </td> <td>27.8 </td> <td>4.91 </td> <td>52.0 </td> <td>60.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>  32 656 </td> <td>  1 241 </td> <td>  237 </td> <td>  1 004 </td> <td>37.8 </td> <td>8.3 </td> <td>29.4 </td> <td>4.84 </td> <td>56.7 </td> <td>63.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>  33 635 </td> <td>  1 261 </td> <td>  236 </td> <td>  1 025 </td> <td>37.8 </td> <td>7.0 </td> <td>30.5 </td> <td>4.76 </td> <td>56.7 </td> <td>63.6 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Also, according to a 2011 survey, the total fertility rate was 5.9 children per woman, with 6.6 in rural areas and 4.5 in urban areas.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fertility_and_births">Fertility and births</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fertility and births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th colspan="2">Urban </th> <th colspan="2">Rural </th></tr> <tr> <th>CBR</th> <th>TFR </th> <th>CBR</th> <th>TFR </th> <th>CBR</th> <th>TFR </th></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.2 (4.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.6 (4.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.3 (4.9) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.5 (4.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.4 (3.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">49 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.1 (5.5) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">41.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.9 (5.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">37.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.5 (3.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">43.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.6 (5.8) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">38.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">41.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">37.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">40.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022-23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">34.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.9 (4.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.6 (3.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">37.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.8 (5.0) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Fertility data by province (DHS Program):<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:100pt;">Province </th> <th style="width:100pt;">Total fertility rate<br />(2011) </th> <th>Total fertility rate<br />(2015) </th> <th>Total fertility rate<br />(2018) </th> <th>Total fertility rate<br />(2022-23) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Niassa_Province" title="Niassa Province">Niassa</a></td> <td>7.1 </td> <td>6.6 </td> <td>6.4 </td> <td>6.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cabo_Delgado_Province" title="Cabo Delgado Province">Cabo Delgado</a></td> <td>6.6 </td> <td>5.6 </td> <td>6.1 </td> <td>6.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nampula" title="Nampula">Nampula</a></td> <td>6.1 </td> <td>5.2 </td> <td>6.0 </td> <td>5.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zambezia_Province" title="Zambezia Province">Zambézia</a></td> <td>6.8 </td> <td>6.3 </td> <td>6.2 </td> <td>5.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tete,_Mozambique" title="Tete, Mozambique">Tete</a></td> <td>6.8 </td> <td>6.2 </td> <td>6.0 </td> <td>5.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manica_Province" title="Manica Province">Manica</a></td> <td>5.8 </td> <td>6.2 </td> <td>5.8 </td> <td>5.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sofala_Province" title="Sofala Province">Sofala</a></td> <td>6.1 </td> <td>6.0 </td> <td>6.4 </td> <td>4.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Inhambane_Province" title="Inhambane Province">Inhambane</a></td> <td>4.9 </td> <td>4.3 </td> <td>4.1 </td> <td>4.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaza_Province" title="Gaza Province">Gaza</a></td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>4.7 </td> <td>4.1 </td> <td>3.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maputo_Province" title="Maputo Province">Maputo Província</a></td> <td>4.1 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 33.79 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960–1965 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 36.18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965–1970 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 38.14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970–1975 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 40.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975–1980 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 42.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980–1985 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 41.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985–1990 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 42.33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990–1995 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 43.90 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–2000 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 47.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–2005 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 49.56 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–2010 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 53.24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010–2015 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 56.08 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ethnic_groups">Ethnic groups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mozambique's major <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">ethnic groups</a> encompass numerous subgroups with diverse languages, dialects, cultures, and histories. Many are linked to similar ethnic groups living in inland countries. The estimated 4 million <a href="/wiki/Makua_people" title="Makua people">Makua</a> are the largest ethnic group of the country and are dominant in the northern part of the country — the <a href="/wiki/Sena_people" title="Sena people">Sena</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shona_people" title="Shona people">Shona</a> (mostly <a href="/wiki/Ndau_people" title="Ndau people">Ndau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manyika_tribe" title="Manyika tribe">Manyika</a>) are prominent in the Zambezi valley, and the <a href="/wiki/Tsonga_people" title="Tsonga people">Shangaan (Tsonga)</a> dominate in southern Mozambique. Other groups include <a href="/wiki/Makonde_people" title="Makonde people">Makonde</a>, <a href="/wiki/WaYao" class="mw-redirect" title="WaYao">Yao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swahili_people" title="Swahili people">Swahili</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tonga_language_(Zambia_and_Zimbabwe)" title="Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)">Tonga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chopi_people" title="Chopi people">Chopi</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gaza_Nguni_people&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gaza Nguni people (page does not exist)">Nguni</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Zulu_people" title="Zulu people">Zulu</a>). The country is also home to a growing number of white residents, most with <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portuguese</a> ancestry.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During colonial rule, European residents hailed from every Mozambican province, and at the time of independence the total population was estimated at around 360,000. Most vacated the region after independence in 1975, emigrating to Portugal as <i><a href="/wiki/History_of_Portugal_(1974-1986)#The_retornados" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Portugal (1974-1986)">retornados</a></i>. There is also a larger <i><a href="/wiki/Mestizo" title="Mestizo">mestiço</a></i> minority with mixed African and Portuguese heritage. The remaining non-Blacks in Mozambique are primarily <a href="/wiki/Indians_in_Mozambique" title="Indians in Mozambique">Indian Asiatics</a>, who have arrived from <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_India" title="Portuguese India">Portuguese India</a>, and numerous <a href="/wiki/Arab" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab">Arab</a> countries.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> There are various estimates for the size of <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_Chinese_in_Mozambique" title="Ethnic Chinese in Mozambique">Mozambique's Chinese community</a>, ranging from 1,500 to 12,000 as of 2007<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ISN_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISN-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Ethnic groups in Mozambique<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Ethnic <p>group </p> </th> <th colspan="2">Census 2017 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">Black</a> </td> <td align="right">26,637,425 </td> <td align="right">99.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mesti%C3%A7o" title="Mestiço">Mestiço</a> </td> <td align="right">212,540 </td> <td align="right">0.79% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">White</a> </td> <td align="right">22,258 </td> <td align="right">0.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_people" title="Indian people">Indian</a> </td> <td align="right">15,492 </td> <td align="right">0.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pakistanis" title="Pakistanis">Pakistani</a> </td> <td align="right">4,423 </td> <td align="right">0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_people" title="Chinese people">Chinese</a> </td> <td align="right">1,746 </td> <td align="right">0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other </td> <td align="right">5,221 </td> <td align="right">0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <th colspan="2">26,899,105 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Languages">Languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Mozambique" title="Languages of Mozambique">Languages of Mozambique</a></div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Languages of Mozambique (2017)<sup id="cite_ref-CIAMOZAMBIQUE_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIAMOZAMBIQUE-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Languages</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">percent</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Emakhuwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Emakhuwa">Emakhuwa</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Silver; width:26.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">26.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Blue; width:16.6%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">16.6%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Xichangana" class="mw-redirect" title="Xichangana">Xichangana</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Orange; width:8.6%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">8.6%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Nyanja_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyanja language">Nyanja</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Yellow; width:8.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">8.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Cisena" class="mw-redirect" title="Cisena">Cisena</a> </td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Green; width:7.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">7.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Elomwe" class="mw-redirect" title="Elomwe">Elomwe </a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Orange; width: 7.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;"> 7.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Chuwabo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Chuwabo language">Echuwabo</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Red; width:4.7%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">4.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Cindau" class="mw-redirect" title="Cindau">Cindau</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Green; width:3.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Tswa_language" title="Tswa language">Xitswa</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Pink; width:3.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Mozambique" title="Languages of Mozambique">Other Mozambican</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Purple; width:11.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">11.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Violet; width:0.5%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Unspecified</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Green; width:1.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.8%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a> is the official and most widely spoken language of the nation, but in 2017 only 47.4% of Mozambique's population speak Portuguese as either their first or second language, and only 16.6% speak Portuguese as their first language.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arabs, Chinese, and Indians speak their own languages (Indians from Portuguese India speak any of the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Creole" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese Creole">Portuguese Creoles</a> of their origin) aside from Portuguese as their second language. Most educated Mozambicans speak <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, which is used in schools and business as second or third language. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Mozambique" title="Religion in Mozambique">Religion in Mozambique</a></div> <div class="notheme barbox tleft" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religions of Mozambique (2015)<sup id="cite_ref-DHS_2015_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DHS_2015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religions</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">percent</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic </a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Orange; width: 30.5%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;"> 30.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Mozambique" title="Islam in Mozambique">Islam</a> </td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:green; width:19.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">19.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant </a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:cyan; width:18.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">18.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Zionist_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Zionist Christian">Zionist Christian</a> </td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:blue; width:10.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">10.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Evangelical" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical">Evangelical</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pentecostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:black; width:9.5%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">9.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">None</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:red; width:9.9%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">9.9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:yellow; width: 1.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;"> 1.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Anglican" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglican">Anglican </a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:grey; width:0.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.8%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Mozambique" title="Music of Mozambique">Music of Mozambique</a></div> <p>Despite the influence of <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islamic</a> coastal traders and <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> colonizers, the people of Mozambique have largely retained an indigenous culture based on smallscale agriculture. Mozambique's most highly developed art forms have been wood sculpture, for which the Makonde in northern Mozambique are particularly renowned, and dance. The middle and upper classes continue to be heavily influenced by the Portuguese colonial and linguistic heritage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education_and_health">Education and health</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Education and health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under Portugal, educational opportunities for poor Mozambicans were limited; 93% of the Bantu population was illiterate, and many could not speak Portuguese. In fact, most of today's political leaders were educated in missionary schools. After independence, the government placed a high priority on expanding education, which reduced the illiteracy rate to about two-thirds as primary school enrollment increased. Unfortunately, in recent years school construction and teacher training enrollments have not kept up with population increases. With post-war enrollments reaching all-time highs, the quality of education has suffered. As a member of <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth of Nations</a>, most urban Mozambicans are required to learn English starting high-school. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_demographic_statistics">Other demographic statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other demographic statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mozambique_Population_1950-2021_Forecast_2022-2032_UN_World_Population_Prospects_2022.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Mozambique_Population_1950-2021_Forecast_2022-2032_UN_World_Population_Prospects_2022.svg/350px-Mozambique_Population_1950-2021_Forecast_2022-2032_UN_World_Population_Prospects_2022.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Mozambique_Population_1950-2021_Forecast_2022-2032_UN_World_Population_Prospects_2022.svg/525px-Mozambique_Population_1950-2021_Forecast_2022-2032_UN_World_Population_Prospects_2022.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Mozambique_Population_1950-2021_Forecast_2022-2032_UN_World_Population_Prospects_2022.svg/700px-Mozambique_Population_1950-2021_Forecast_2022-2032_UN_World_Population_Prospects_2022.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1074" data-file-height="524" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">Population</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fertility_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Fertility rate">fertility rate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Net_reproduction_rate" title="Net reproduction rate">net reproduction rate</a>, United Nations estimates</figcaption></figure> <p>Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-WPR_2022_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPR_2022-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>One birth every 27 seconds</li> <li>One death every 2 minutes</li> <li>One net migrant every 103 minutes</li> <li>Net gain of one person every 34 seconds</li></ul> <p>The following demographic are from the <a href="/wiki/CIA_World_Factbook" class="mw-redirect" title="CIA World Factbook">CIA World Factbook</a><sup id="cite_ref-.cia.gov_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-.cia.gov-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_2">Population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>31,693,239 (2022 est.)</dd> <dd>27,233,789 (July 2018 est.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religions">Religions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Religions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Roman Catholic 27.2%, Muslim 18.9%, Zionist Christian 15.6%, Evangelical/Pentecostal 15.3%, Anglican 1.7%, other 4.8%, none 13.9%, unspecified 2.5% (2017 est.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Age_structure">Age structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Age structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>0-14 years:</i> 45.57% (male 6,950,800/female 6,766,373)</dd> <dd><i>15-24 years:</i> 19.91% (male 2,997,529/female 2,994,927)</dd> <dd><i>25-54 years:</i> 28.28% (male 3,949,085/female 4,564,031)</dd> <dd><i>55-64 years:</i> 3.31% (male 485,454/female 509,430)</dd> <dd><i>65 years and over:</i> 2.93% (male 430,797/female 449,771) (2020 est.)</dd></dl> <dl><dd><i>0-14 years:</i> 44.52% (male 6,097,116 /female 6,028,416)</dd> <dd><i>15-24 years:</i> 21.6% (male 2,905,254 /female 2,977,732)</dd> <dd><i>25-54 years:</i> 27.62% (male 3,525,755 /female 3,995,264)</dd> <dd><i>55-64 years:</i> 3.37% (male 442,990 /female 475,900)</dd> <dd><i>65 years and over:</i> 2.88% (male 359,624 /female 425,738) (2018 est.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Birth_rate">Birth rate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Birth rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>37.47 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 10th</dd> <dd>37.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 11th</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death_rate">Death rate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Death rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>10.25 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 33rd</dd> <dd>11.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Total_fertility_rate"><a href="/wiki/Total_fertility_rate" title="Total fertility rate">Total fertility rate</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Total fertility rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>4.74 children born/woman (2023 est.) Country comparison to the world: 12th</dd> <dd>4.81 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 12th</dd> <dd>5.02 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 12th</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Median_age">Median age</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Median age"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>total: 17 years. Country comparison to the world: 219th</dd> <dd>male: 16.3 years</dd> <dd>female: 17.6 years (2020 est.)</dd></dl> <dl><dd>total: 17.3 years. Country comparison to the world: 220th</dd> <dd>male: 16.7 years</dd> <dd>female: 17.8 years (2018 est.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_growth_rate">Population growth rate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Population growth rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>2.56% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 18th</dd> <dd>2.46% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 25th</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mother's_mean_age_at_first_birth"><span id="Mother.27s_mean_age_at_first_birth"></span>Mother's mean age at first birth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Mother's mean age at first birth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>19.2 years (2011 est.)</dd> <dd>note: median age at first birth among women 20-49</dd></dl> <dl><dd>18.9 years (2011 est.)</dd> <dd>median age at first birth among women 25-29</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contraceptive_prevalence_rate">Contraceptive prevalence rate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Contraceptive prevalence rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>27.1% (2015)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Net_migration_rate">Net migration rate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Net migration rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>-1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 160th</dd> <dd>-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 160th</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urbanization">Urbanization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Urbanization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Mozambique#Largest_cities" title="Mozambique">Mozambique § Largest cities</a></div> <dl><dd>urban population: 38.2% of total population (2022)</dd> <dd>rate of urbanization: 4.24% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)</dd></dl> <dl><dd><i>urban population:</i> 36% of total population (2018)</dd> <dd><i>rate of <a href="/wiki/Urbanization" title="Urbanization">urbanization</a>:</i> 4.35% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Net_migration_rate_2">Net migration rate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Net migration rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>-1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 160th</dd> <dd>-1.9 migrants/1,000 population (2017)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dependency_ratios"><a href="/wiki/Dependency_ratio" title="Dependency ratio">Dependency ratios</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Dependency ratios"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>total dependency ratio: 93.5 (2015 est.)</dd> <dd>youth dependency ratio: 87.5 (2015 est.)</dd> <dd>elderly dependency ratio: 6.1 (2015 est.)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Potential_support_ratio" title="Potential support ratio">potential support ratio</a>: 16.5 (2015 est.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sex_ratio">Sex ratio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Sex ratio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>at birth:</i> 1.03 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 1.02 male(s)/female (2007 est.)<br /> <i>under 15 years:</i> 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 1.01 male(s)/female (2007 est.)<br /> <i>15-64 years:</i> 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 0.949 male(s)/female (2007 est.)<br /> <i>65 years and over:</i> 0.7 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 0.717 male(s)/female (2007 est.)<br /> <i>total population:</i> 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 0.968 male(s)/female (2007 est.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Life_expectancy_at_birth">Life expectancy at birth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Life expectancy at birth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>total population: 57.1 years. Country comparison to the world: 224th male: 55.76 years female: 58.49 years (2022 est.) </p> <dl><dd>total population: 54.1 years</dd> <dd>male: 53.3 years</dd> <dd>female: 54.9 years (2018 est.)</dd></dl> <p><b>HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:</b> 2.1 million (2017 est.) <b>HIV/AIDS — deaths:</b> 70,000 (2017 est.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_infectious_diseases">Major infectious diseases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Major infectious diseases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>degree of risk: very high (2020)</dd> <dd>food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever</dd> <dd>vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever</dd> <dd>water contact diseases: schistosomiasis</dd> <dd>animal contact diseases: rabies</dd></dl> <p>note: on 21 March 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Mozambique is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nationality">Nationality</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Nationality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>noun:</i> Mozambican(s) <br /><i>adjective:</i> Mozambican </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnic_groups_2">Ethnic groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Indigenous tribal groups (including the Shangana, Chokwe, Manyika, Sena, Makua, Ndau, among others) make up 98.61% of Mozambique's total population. People of mixed race are the largest minority, totaling 0.84% from the remaining figure, while Portuguese Mozambicans and Mozambicans of Indian descent represent 0.36% and 0.2% of the population respectively . There are noteworthy Chinese and Arab communities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages_2"><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Mozambique" title="Languages of Mozambique">Languages</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese language</a> (official)<br /> Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% (1997 census) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education_expenditures">Education expenditures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Education expenditures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>6.2% of GDP (2019) Country comparison to the world: 29th</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literacy">Literacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Literacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>year </th> <th>total population </th> <th>male </th> <th>female </th></tr> <tr> <td>1995 est. </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238854847">.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar{position:relative;border:1px solid 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 47%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">47.8%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 63%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">63.5%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 32%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">32.7%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 est. </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 56%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">56%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 70%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">70.8%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 43%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">43.1%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 60%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">60.7%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 72%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">72.6%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 50%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">50.3%</div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="School_life_expectancy_(primary_to_tertiary_education)"><span id="School_life_expectancy_.28primary_to_tertiary_education.29"></span>School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Mozambique&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>total: 10 years (2017)</dd> <dd>male: 10 years (2017)</dd> <dd>female: 9 years (2017)</dd></dl> <div 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