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   Mozambique People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

44.7% (male 4,692,126/female 4,647,960) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

52.5% (male 5,345,618/female 5,633,511) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

2.8% (male 244,886/female 341,484) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

17.4 years 

Median Age - male:

16.9 years  

Median Age - female:

17.8 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

1.803% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

38.54 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

20.51 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.02 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.01 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.949 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.717 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.968 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

40.9 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

41.4 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

40.4 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever;vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations 

Nationality:

Mozambican(s) 

Ethnic Groups:

African 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08% 

Religions:

Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1% (1997 census) 

Languages:

Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% (1997 census)