Number of local governments in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of local governments was 154 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
154
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 75 countries
All-time high
154
in 2019
All-time low
11
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2025
Number of local governments in Mozambique, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 154 for number of local governments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local governments in Mozambique peaked at 154 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 29th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of local governments in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | — |
| 2019 | 154 | +1300.0% |
| 2020 | 153 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 154 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 154 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 154 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.5 | 11 | 154 | 2 |
| 2020s | 153.75 | 153 | 154 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More public sector data for Mozambique
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0289 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.01 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 450.45 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Mozambique?
- Number of local governments in Mozambique was 154 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 154 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of local governments?
- Mozambique ranks 29th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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