Languages of the country
Mozambique
Official language: Portuguese. Multilingualism according to CLDR (Greenberg index): 0.83 (multilingualism map). Population (CLDR): 33 million.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Portuguese português | Official | 27% |
| Makhuwa emakhuwa | Widely used | 13% |
| Ndau | Minority | 9.9% |
| Tsonga Xitsonga | Minority | 7.9% |
| Mozambique Lomwe | Minority | 6.8% |
| Sena | Minority | 4.6% |
| Makhuwa-Meetto Makua | Minority | 4.5% |
| Ronga | Minority | 3.4% |
| Nyanja Chichewa | Minority | 2.6% |
| Swahili Kiswahili | Minority | <0.1% |
| Zulu isiZulu | Minority | <0.1% |
Mozambique on other Ominuvo maps
- World in NumbersPopulation: 35.6 million (2025)Source: World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0)
- Prices around the worldMozambican metical (MZN)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+2Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, F, M · 220 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world4 national dishes
- Plants of the world8 characteristic plants
- Castles map1 castleSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- World Heritage map2 World Heritage SitesSource: World Heritage List (facts)
- VPN provider mapServers of 3 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)