Mozambique

A mother with her baby attends a nutritional cooking class, Mozambique. Photo: Flickr/The Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP)
Mozambique man smiles. Photo: Flickr/Thefurz1
Mozambique Girl. Photo: Flickr/Steve Evans

AFIDEP has implemented the Demographic Dividend project in Mozambique.

Mozambique is among 14 African countries that AFIDEP has supported to develop awareness and policy options for harnessing the Demographic Dividend

Key Details

Population Indicators

  • Total Population (millions): 29.5 (HDR 2019)
  • Population ages 15- 64 (of total ppn-millions): 15.5 (HDR 2019)
  • Population under age 15 (% of total ppn): 45% (PRB 2019)
  • Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (births per woman): 4.9 (PRB 2019)

Economic development

  • Gross domestic product (GDP) per Capita (2011 PPP $): 1,180 (HDR 2019)
  • Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of ppn): 46.1% (WB 2014)
  • Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth ppn): n.a

Health and well-being

  • Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births): 53.3 (HDR 2019)
  • Government health expenditure (% of total): 5.1% (HDR 2019)

Education and skills development

  • Literacy rates, adult (%, ages 15 and older): 56% (HDR 2019)
  • Government expenditure on education (% of total): 6.5% (HDR 2019)

Environment and Climate

  • Agricultural land (% of land area): 63.5% (WB 2016)
  • Forest area (% of land area): 48% (WB 2016)
Sources:World Bank Reports (WB)UNDP Human Development Reports 2019 (HDR)Population Reference Bureau World Population Datasheet 2019 (PRB)

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