Mozambique Statistics

Population                            

20.1 million                         

Population annual growth rate

1.8%

Urban population

35%

Major ethnic and linguistic groups

African 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%

Languages

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%

Religion

Life expectancy (at birth)

42 years

Infant mortality (under one)

96 per 1,000 live births

Under five mortality

138 per 1,000 live births

Maternal mortality rate

410 per 100,000 live births

Adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15-49)

16.1%

Percentage population with access to safe drinking water

43%

Adult literacy rate

39%

Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions)

7.6

Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (US$)

340

Proportion of population living on below $1 a day

36%