Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 4,079,240; female 4,122,578)
15-64 years:
54% (male 5,123,178; female 5,262,618)
65 years and over:
3% (male 215,412; female 301,670) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.47% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 37.99 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 23.29 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 139.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
37.52 years
male:
38.34 years
female:
36.68 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.93 children born/woman (2000 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 language (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.)