Mozambique Population Pyramid 2022
Mozambique in 2022
In 2022, Mozambique had a total population of 32,656,246 people. That is 34.2% more than in 2012, when the population stood at 24,337,846.
Half of the population was younger than 17.3 years; 45.0% were children under 15 and 2.8% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 32,656,246 | 17.3 | |
| Madagascar | 30,437,261 | 19.7 | |
| Malawi | 20,568,728 | 18.4 | |
| Zambia | 20,152,938 | 18.4 | |
| Uganda | 47,312,720 | 17.4 |





