Population 18,641,469 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 45% (male 4,129,779; female 4,232,091)
15-64 years: 53% (male 4,807,742; female 5,043,299)
65 years and over: 2% (male 177,895; female 250,663) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 2.57% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 43.52 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 17.81 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 120.26 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 45.37 years
male: 44.22 years
female: 46.55 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 6 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Mozambican(s)
adjective: Mozambican

Ethnic groups indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, Chokwe, Manyika, Sena, Makua, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%

Religions indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%

Languages Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 57.7%
female: 23.3% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Mozambique on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mozambique People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mozambique People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.