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Let the people have a say

Mozambique

Capital

Maputo

First surveyed in

2002

Population

31.26 million

Mozambique has completed surveys with Afrobarometer in 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2022. Surveys are conducted in Portuguese, Emakhuwa, Xichangana, Cisena, Cinyanja, Echuwabu and Cinyungwe. The national partner is CS Research Lda.

Key stats

Data from the Round 9 survey in Mozambique

52 %

A majority of citizens say they trust the police “somewhat” or “a lot.”

68 %

More than two-thirds of Mozambicans say domestic violence should be treated as a criminal matter rather than as a private matter.

56 %

A majority of Mozambicans say it is “never justified” for parents to use physical force to discipline their children.

Publications

AD1048: Mozambicans welcome diversity but say government discriminates based on ethnicity

AD949: Mozambicans welcome foreign influence, though China and U.S. lose ground

AD898: Mozambicans favour multiparty competition, increasingly feel distant from political parties

News releases

Mozambicans express discontent with government’s handling of natural resources, latest Afrobarometer survey shows

As disparidades de género na educação e no emprego persistem em Moçambique, agravadas por obstáculos adicionais para as raparigas e as mulheres

Gender gaps in education, employment persist in Mozambique, compounded by additional barriers for girls and women

Survey resources

Mozambique Round 10 codebook (2025)

Merged Round 9 codebook (39 Countries) (2023)

Mozambique Round 9 codebook (2022)

Partners

National Partner

CS Research Lda

Mozambique

Core Partner

Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR)

South Africa