| Population : |
18,811,731 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 43.6% (male 4,126,178; female 4,074,759)
15-64 years: 53.6% (male 4,944,416; female 5,145,167)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 215,418; female 305,793) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.22% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
36.06 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
23.86 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 137.08 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 37.1 years
male: 37.83 years
female: 36.34 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
4.78 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
12.2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
1.3 million (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
110,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Mozambican(s)
adjective: Mozambican |
| Ethnic Groups : |
indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08% |
| Religions : |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20% |
| Languages : |
Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, numerous other indigenous languages, Portuguese (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language) |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: 32.7% (2003 est.) |
