geography
Mozambique's coastline stretches for about 2,470 km along the Indian Ocean, and its Bazaruto Archipelago is one of the last refuges of the endangered dugong in the region.
Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique
Population, GDP, and key facts about Mozambique — updated for 2026.
Capital · MAPUTOContinent · AFRICAISO · MOZ
Mozambique quick facts
- Population
- 34,631,766
- Area
- 799,380 km²
- Population density
- 43 people/km²
- GDP
- US$ 22.8 Billion
- GDP per capita
- US$ 657
- Capital
- Maputo
- Currency
- Mozambican metical (MT, MZN)
- Minimum wage
- US$ 148.6/month · MT 9,498/month (2024)
- Language
- Portuguese
Mozambique at human scale
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- Government of MozambiquevsRenamo
Intrastate
Wars that reached at least 1,000 battle-related deaths in a year, since 1946 — not a full record of every armed conflict Mozambique has had. Source: UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset.
See every war since 1946 on the War Timeline →Mozambique's energy mix
Fossil fuels · 17%Renewables · 83%
- Hydropower82%
- Natural gas16%
- Oil1%
- Bioenergy1%
- Solar0%
Share of Mozambique's own electricity generation by source, 2024. Source: Our World in Data (Ember Yearly Electricity Data and the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy).
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What is the capital of Mozambique?
The capital of Mozambique is Maputo.
What is Mozambique's population?
Mozambique has a population of 34,631,766.
What is Mozambique's GDP per capita?
Mozambique's GDP per capita is US$ 657.
What is the currency of Mozambique?
The currency of Mozambique is the Mozambican metical (MZN).
What is the minimum wage in Mozambique?
Mozambique's statutory minimum wage is about US$ 148.6 per month (as of 2024) — MT 9,498 per month in local currency.
Is Mozambique bigger than Ghana?
Mozambique is about 3.4× the size of Ghana by land area.
Data from the World Bank, updated November 2026.