MigrantoMigration trends in Mozambique
Africa
Mozambique loses more people than it takes in: 702.8K emigrants against 335.6K immigrants. Net balance −367.2K — 1% of the country's population
34.6M
Population
335.6K
Immigrants
702.8K
Emigrants
−367.2K
Outflow
1 in 103 residents of Mozambique was born abroad — and 1 in 50 people born in Mozambique lives abroad
#87 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Mozambique
Where people move to
Where people come from
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 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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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