MigrantoMigration trends in Mozambique
Africa
702.8K people from Mozambique have built lives abroad. That's 2.0% of the country population, spread across 38 different countries
34.6M
Population
335.6K
Immigrants
702.8K
Emigrants
−367.2K
Outflow
1 in every 50 people born in Mozambique now lives abroad
The #87 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Mozambique
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
113.7K immigrants · 2M emigrants
1995
- South Africa replaced Malawi as the main destination for those leaving
- The exodus eased — the diaspora abroad shrank by 62%
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest countries by emigrants in Africa
- Surge of departures to South Africa — 158.3K people left
Today
- Since 1990: 221.9K more foreign-born residents and 1.3M fewer citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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