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Mozambique

Republic of Mozambique · República de Moçambique

Capital
Maputo
Population
35.6 million 2025
Area
801,590 km²
Neighbours
6
Locator map of MozambiqueMOZAMBIQUEMaputoZAMBIASOUTH AFRICAZIMBABWETANZANIAMALAWIMADAGASCARBOTSWANAANGOLADR CONGOIndian OceanMozambiqueChannel0500 km
Mozambique hatched, Maputo marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 18.7°S 35.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Mozambique is a country in Eastern Africa bordered by Eswatini, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. At 801,590 km², it ranks 35th of 195 by area, close in size to Türkiye and Namibia.

About 35.6 million people lived in Mozambique in 2025, according to the World Bank, 46th of 194 countries. Density is 45 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 37.2% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$627 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 187th of 191 and 49th of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 63.8 years in 2024. The fertility rate was 4.69 births per woman in 2024. 20.5% of people used the internet in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 1,823 km, between 26.9°S and 10.5°S. Maputo's antipode is in the North Pacific Ocean, about 1,040 km from the United States, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population35,631,6532025, World Bank46th of 19413th of 54
Area801,590 km²world-countries35th of 19516th of 54
GDPUS$22.3 billion2025, World Bank, current US$126th of 19125th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$6272025, World Bank, current US$187th of 19149th of 52
Population density45 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries139th of 19436th of 54
Life expectancy63.8 years2024, World Bank173rd of 19434th of 54
Urban population37.2%2025, World Bank156th of 19437th of 54
Forest area41.3% of land2024, World Bank67th of 19414th of 54
Population growth+2.85% a year2025, World Bank17th of 1949th of 54
Internet users20.5%2024, World Bank174th of 18842nd of 53
Fertility rate4.69 births per woman2024, World Bank10th of 1949th of 54
Land neighbours6world-countries; among the 19520th of 1957th of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaTürkiye, Namibia and Chile

Closest in populationMalaysia, Ghana and Poland

Neighbours 6 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Eswatini150 km
    Maputo to Lobamba, capital to capital
  • South Africa437 km
    Maputo to Pretoria, capital to capital
  • Zimbabwe919 km
    Maputo to Harare, capital to capital
  • Zambia1,254 km
    Maputo to Lusaka, capital to capital
  • Malawi1,337 km
    Maputo to Lilongwe, capital to capital
  • Tanzania2,224 km
    Maputo to Dodoma, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Maputo
25.95°S 32.59°E
Northernmost latitude
10.46°S
Southernmost latitude
26.86°S
Westernmost longitude
30.22°E
Easternmost longitude
40.84°E
North to south
about 1,823 km
Antipode of Maputo
25.95°N 147.41°W
in the North Pacific Ocean, about 1,040 km from the nearest land (United States)