Mozambique Population Pyramid 1995
Mozambique in 1995
As of 1995, Mozambique counted 15,960,530 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1985, the population was 12,548,948; it has grown by 27.2% since.
With a median age of 17.3 years, Mozambique had a youth dependency ratio of 86.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.5 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Mozambique was 4.76 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 63.6 years in 2023: 66.5 for women and 60.3 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
335,604 immigrants live in Mozambique, 1.0% of the population.
| Zimbabwe | 101,486 |
| Malawi | 65,284 |
| Angola | 40,741 |
| Kenya | 25,824 |
| South Africa | 21,022 |
702,794 people born in Mozambique live in other countries.
| South Africa | 412,058 |
| Zimbabwe | 126,753 |
| Portugal | 90,640 |
| Malawi | 39,156 |
| Tanzania | 14,166 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 15,960,530 | 17.3 | |
| Madagascar | 14,051,276 | 17.1 | |
| Uganda | 20,665,668 | 15.4 | |
| Zimbabwe | 10,974,599 | 16.6 | |
| Malawi | 10,150,117 | 16.9 |





