Population: 9,452,844 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 46% (male 2,189,223; female 2,168,317)
15-64 years: 51% (male 2,371,518; female 2,472,245)
65 years and over: 3% (male 107,701; female 143,840) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.71% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 41.56 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 24.48 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
note: the return of refugees to Mozambique is apparently complete
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: 0.75 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 139.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 36.16 years male: 35.87 years female: 36.46 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.91 children born/woman (1996 est.)