When is the next election in Mozambique?

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The next national election in Mozambique is the Mozambique general election 2029: Due by 2029. Official figures come from Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE).

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Government of Mozambique

197 officials listed, each linked to its source.

Population35.6 million2025

GDPUS$22bn2025

Next electionDue by 2029General election

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Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, has its capital at Maputo and a population of 35,631,653 (World Bank, 2025). The CIA World Factbook describes its system of government as a presidential republic. President Daniel Francisco Chapo (in office since 15 Jan 2025) is head of state; Prime Minister Maria Benvinda Levi is head of government. The legislature is the Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica), a unicameral body with 250 seats. The most recent national election, per IFES ElectionGuide, was held on 9 Oct 2024. The source lists the next national election as expected in October 2029. Elections are run by the Comissao Nacional de Eleicoes (CNE) / Secretariado Tecnico de Administracao Eleitoral (STAE). Rogerio Zandamela is listed as central bank governor. The directory below lists 7 cabinet and ministerial posts with their current holders and sources.

Head of state · President

Daniel Francisco Chapo

Since 15 Jan 2025 · Source: bancomoc.mz

Head of government · Prime Minister

Maria Benvinda Levi

Since 17 Jan 2025 · Source: portaldogoverno.gov.mz

Legislature

Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica)

Unicameral. Source: CIA World Factbook

Chamber	Seats	Last election
Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica)	250 (all directly elected)	2024-10-09

Mozambique Assembly of the Republic: list of deputies

Political mix

Seats by party in each chamber of Mozambique. One dot is one seat.

Assembly of the Republic

As elected, 2024

250

Assembly of the Republic seats

FRELIMO171(68.4%)
PODEMOS43(17.2%)
RENAMO28(11.2%)
Democratic Movement of Mozambique8(3.2%)

Seats by party (table)

Assembly of the Republic: seats by party, as elected, 2024
Party	Seats	Share of seats
FRELIMO	171	68.4%
PODEMOS	43	17.2%
RENAMO	28	11.2%
Democratic Movement of Mozambique	8	3.2%

As elected: the seats each party won at the 2024 election. It does not follow members who changed party afterwards. 250 seats in the chamber. As of 9 October 2024. Source: Wikipedia, 2024 Mozambican general election (reference source).

Seats as won in the October 2024 election. The Assembly's own deputy list prints no party, so party is not attributed on member pages.

The Assembly publishes a single numbered list of 171 deputies for the tenth legislature, the governing party's seat count, and publishes no list for the other benches. The 79 seats held by the other benches are not on this page: they are left out rather than guessed, so the list here covers 171 of the chamber's 250 seats. The list prints no party, constituency or start date against any name, so those columns stay blank and no member page is offered for indexing. Seat totals in the chart come from the 2024 election result, not from this list.

Cabinet

Portfolio	Holder	Since
Minister of Finance	Carla Alexandra Oreste do Rosário Fernandes Louveira	-
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas	-
Minister of Interior	Paulo Chachine	-
Minister of Justice	Mateus da Cecília Finiasse Saeze	-
Minister of Defence	Cristóvão Artur Chume	-
Minister of Health	Usseine Hilário Isse	-
Minister of Education	Édson da Graça Francisco Macuácua	-

Sources: Portal do Governo de Moçambique (retrieved 25 Oct 2026); Portal do Governo de Moçambique (press release) (retrieved 23 Oct 2026).

Other cabinet members

Portfolio	Holder	Appointed
Prime Minister (Primeira-Ministra)	Maria Benvinda Delfina Levi	17 Jan 2025
Minister of State Administration and Public Service (Ministro da Administração Estatal e Função Pública)	Inocêncio Florentino José Impissa	17 Jan 2025
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries (Ministro da Agricultura, Ambiente e Pescas)	Roberto Mito Albino	17 Jan 2025
Minister of Planning and Development (Ministro da Planificação e Desenvolvimento)	Salimo Ismael Valá	17 Jan 2025
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy (Ministro dos Recursos Minerais e Energia)	Estevão Rafael Pale	17 Jan 2025
Minister of Economy (Ministro da Economia)	Basílio Zefanias Muhate	17 Jan 2025
Minister of Communications and Digital Transformation (Ministro das Comunicações e Transformação Digital)	Américo Muchanga	17 Jan 2025
Minister of Transport and Logistics (Ministro dos Transportes e Logística)	João Jorge Matlombe	17 Jan 2025
Minister of Labour, Gender and Social Action (Ministra do Trabalho, Género e Acção Social)	Ivete Ângela dos Anjos Ferrão Alane	28 Jan 2025
Minister of Youth and Sports (Ministro da Juventude e Desportos)	Caifadine Paulo Manasse	28 Jan 2025
Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources (Ministro das Obras Públicas, Habitação e Recursos Hídricos)	Fernando Rafael	28 Jan 2025
Minister of Veterans' Affairs (Ministra dos Assuntos de Combatentes e Veteranos)	Nyeleti Brooke Mondlane	28 Jan 2025
Minister in the Presidency for Civil Matters (Ministro na Presidência para os Assuntos da Casa Civil)	Ricardo Sengo	28 Jan 2025

Sources: Portal do Governo de Moçambique (retrieved 25 Oct 2026); Ministério dos Recursos Minerais e Energia (retrieved 11 Oct 2026); Ministério da Juventude e Desporto (retrieved 11 Oct 2026); Agência de Informação de Moçambique (state news agency), 22 Jul 2026 (retrieved 26 Oct 2026).

List as of 21 Oct 2026.

Parliament, courts and independent offices

Office	Holder	Since
Central bank governor	Felisberto Dinis Navalha	2 Sept 2026
Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic	Margarida Adamugi Talapa	-
Chief Justice	Adelino Manuel Muchanga	-

Sources: Banco de Moçambique (retrieved 11 Oct 2026); Assembleia da República de Moçambique (retrieved 23 Oct 2026); Tribunal Supremo de Moçambique (retrieved 23 Oct 2026).

Mozambique election dates 2026, 2027 and 2028

Next national election: Due by 2029, general election.

Date	Election	Status	Turnout	Winner
Due by 2029	General election	Due	-	-

Sources: Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026).

Recent results

Date	Election	Status	Turnout	Winner
9 Oct 2024	General election	Held	-	Daniel Chapo (FRELIMO)

Sources: Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE) (retrieved 9 Oct 2026).

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Economy at a glance

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GDP: US$22bn; 2025
GDP growth: -0.5%; 2025
Remittances received: US$265m; 2025
Foreign direct investment: US$5.8bn; 2025

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Population of Mozambique

Mozambique had 35.8 million people in 2025, 13th largest of 53 in Africa. The IMF projects 40.9 million by 2030. African countries by population.

Mozambique in numbers

Population (2025)
35.8
13th largest of 53 in Africa
Population growth since 2015 (2025)
32.5 %
13th fastest-growing of 52 in Africa
Projected population 2030 (2030)
40.9
12th highest of 52 in Africa
People per sq km (2025)
46
36th most crowded of 53 in Africa

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database, October 2026 (DataMapper indicators NGDPDPC, NGDPD and LP), October 2026. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Population of Mozambique, 2015 to 2030Millions of people. From 2026 the figures are IMF projections.

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Period	Mozambique
2015	27.0
2016	27.8
2017	28.7
2018	29.4
2019	30.3
2020	31.2
2021	32.1
2022	33.0
2023	33.9
2024	34.9
2025	35.8
2026	36.8 (partial)
2027	37.8 (partial)
2028	38.9 (partial)
2029	39.9 (partial)
2030	40.9 (partial)

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database, October 2026 (DataMapper indicators NGDPDPC, NGDPD and LP), October 2026. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Inflation and unemployment in Mozambique

Prices in Mozambique rose 4.4% in 2025, 19th highest of 52 in Africa. The ILO estimates unemployment at 6.6% (2025) and 11.6% among people aged 15 to 24. Mozambique's own survey put it at 6.8% in 2022. Inflation in Africa · Unemployment in Africa · Mozambique's economy.

Prices and jobs in Mozambique

Inflation (2025)
4.4 %
34th lowest of 52 in Africa
Unemployment (2025)
6.6 %
30th lowest of 53 in Africa
Youth unemployment (2025)
11.6 %
29th lowest of 53 in Africa
Unemployment, national survey (2022)
6.8 %
National survey

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Inflation in MozambiqueRise in consumer prices, % a year.

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Period	Mozambique
2010	12.4
2011	11.2
2012	2.6
2013	4.3
2014	2.6
2015	3.6
2016	17.4
2017	15.1
2018	3.9
2019	2.8
2020	3.5
2021	6.4
2022	10.3
2023	7.1
2024	4.1
2025	4.4
2026	Not published

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Unemployment in Mozambique: ILO estimate and national survey% of the labour force. The national survey line has gaps in years without a survey.

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Period	ILO modelled estimate	National survey
2010	3.3	Not published
2011	3.3	Not published
2012	3.3	Not published
2013	3.4	Not published
2014	3.4	Not published
2015	3.4	3.4
2016	3.7	Not published
2017	3.9	Not published
2018	4.2	Not published
2019	4.5	Not published
2020	5.0	Not published
2021	5.4	Not published
2022	6.8	6.8
2023	6.7	Not published
2024	6.7	Not published
2025	6.6	Not published
2026	Not published	Not published

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Life expectancy and infant mortality in Mozambique

A child born in Mozambique can expect to live 63.8 years (2024). 59 of every 1,000 children die before age five. Life expectancy in Africa, all countries ranked.

Health in Mozambique

Life expectancy (2024)
63.8
37th longest of 54 in Africa
Child deaths under five (2024)
59
33rd lowest of 54 in Africa
Health spending per person (2023)
53
37th highest of 54 in Africa

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Life expectancy in Mozambique against the middle African countryLife expectancy at birth, years.

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Period	Mozambique	Middle African country
2014	58.0	61.8
2015	58.7	62.3
2016	59.5	62.8
2017	60.1	63.1
2018	60.8	63.2
2019	61.3	63.3
2020	61.4	63.7
2021	60.3	62.5
2022	63.0	64.6
2023	63.6	65.6
2024	63.8	65.8

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Infant and child mortality in MozambiqueDeaths before age five per 1,000 live births. Lower is better.

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Period	Mozambique
2014	80
2015	76
2016	73
2017	72
2018	70
2019	69
2020	68
2021	66
2022	64
2023	62
2024	59

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Literacy rate in Mozambique

61.7% of adults in Mozambique can read and write (2022, World Bank). Literacy rate in Africa by country · Universities and exam bodies in Mozambique.

Literacy and schooling in Mozambique

Adult literacy (2022)
61.7 %
35th highest of 52 in Africa
Youth literacy (2022)
71.4 %
39th highest of 53 in Africa
Education spending, % of GDP (2022)
6.0 %
10th highest of 52 in Africa

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Human development and internet access in Mozambique

Mozambique's Human Development Index was 0.493 in 2023, 182nd of 193 countries in the world (low human development). Human Development Index in Africa · Tech and internet in Africa · Learn digital skills with SR Academy.

Development and digital access in Mozambique

Human Development Index (2023)
0.49
45th highest of 54 in Africa
Internet users (2024)
20.5 %
42nd highest of 54 in Africa
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
50
50th highest of 54 in Africa
Access to electricity (2024)
36.9 %
45th highest of 54 in Africa

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Human development in MozambiqueUNDP Human Development Index, 0 to 1, against the middle African country.

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Period	Mozambique	Middle African country
2000	0.31	0.44
2001	0.33	0.45
2002	0.34	0.45
2003	0.35	0.46
2004	0.36	0.46
2005	0.37	0.47
2006	0.38	0.47
2007	0.39	0.48
2008	0.40	0.49
2009	0.41	0.50
2010	0.42	0.50
2011	0.42	0.51
2012	0.43	0.52
2013	0.44	0.52
2014	0.45	0.52
2015	0.46	0.53
2016	0.46	0.53
2017	0.46	0.54
2018	0.47	0.54
2019	0.48	0.55
2020	0.48	0.55
2021	0.48	0.56
2022	0.49	0.57
2023	0.49	0.57

Source: UNDP, Human Development Report, composite indices time series. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Is Mozambique safe?

The US State Department rates Mozambique at level 2 of 4: exercise increased caution. The homicide rate is 3.6 per 100,000 people (2011). Safest countries in Africa.

Safety in Mozambique

US travel advisory level (2026)
2
13th safest by advisory of 54 in Africa
Homicide rate (2011)
3.6
16th lowest of 37 in Africa
Conflict deaths (2024)
151
12th highest of 30 in Africa

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Coups, democracy and stability in Mozambique

Mozambique has had no successful coup, but 2 failed attempts or plots. Coups in Africa: every country.

24 June 1991: Coup plot
17 December 1975: Failed coup attempt

Democracy and stability in Mozambique

Voice and accountability (2025)
41
27th highest of 54 in Africa
Political stability (2025)
37
43rd highest of 54 in Africa
Control of corruption (2025)
26
39th highest of 54 in Africa

Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Mozambique's debt

Government debt was 90.3% of GDP in 2025 (IMF). The largest foreign creditor is World Bank-IDA, owed 31.9% of public debt abroad (2024). Mozambique's debt and creditors in full · Debt in Africa.

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Where Mozambique ranks in Africa

Its place among the 54 African countries on each of our Africa rankings. Each tile opens the full ranking with its source.

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PollsAfrica (2026). Government of Mozambique. Retrieved 26 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/countries/mozambique