Businesses in Moatize

Categories in Moatize

Gas Station Clothing stores Churches Housing Development Education Bars, pubs and taverns Restaurants Hospitals Apartment Building Apartment Complex Housing Complex Pharmacy Shopping Mall Bed and breakfasts Hotels and motels Lodging Warehouse Unreachable

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Moatize

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	15
Corporate management	11
Education	11
Shopping	10
Restaurants	9
Bars, pubs and taverns	7
Hospitals	6
Department stores	6
Apartments	5
Unreachable	5
Clothing stores	5

Moatize Facts

Area	3246.9 km²
Population	163,497
Male Population	79,975 (48.9%)
Female Population	83,522 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+524.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+138.3%
Median Age	15.7 years (Male: 15.4, Female: 16.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$791 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-16.11528, 33.72944

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Moatize Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	26,196	43,973	68,604	125,178	163,497	214,687	274,416
Population Density	8.1 / km²	13.5 / km²	21.1 / km²	38.6 / km²	50.4 / km²	66.1 / km²	84.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Moatize Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 138.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Moatize	+524.1%	+271.8%	+138.3%
Tete Province	—	—	—
Mozambique	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Moatize Median Age

Median Age: 15.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Moatize	15.7 yrs	16.1 yrs	15.4 yrs
Tete Province	15.2 yrs	15.8 yrs	14.6 yrs
Mozambique	16.7 yrs	17.5 yrs	15.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Moatize Population Density

Population Density: 50.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Moatize	163,497	3,246.9 km²	50.4 / km²
Tete Province	2.8 million	100,701.9 km²	28.1 / km²
Mozambique	27.5 million	786,431.3 km²	34.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Moatize Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1730 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Moatize Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$284	$338	$484	$795	$864	$1,070	$819	$791
Total GDP	$13.1M	$19.6M	$34.2M	$65.2M	$83.2M	$132.9M	$134.6M	$145.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Moatize CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Moatize	34,841 tn	0.21 tn	10.7 tons/km²
Tete Province	603,832 tn	0.21 tn	6 tons/km²
Mozambique	5,734,289 tn	0.21 tn	7.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Moatize CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	34,841 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	10.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/30/96	6:58 AM	4.7	90.3 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
8/27/86	3:41 PM	4.5	44.9 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Moatize

Moatize is a town and district located in Tete Province in Mozambique. It is located near the town of Tete and near the Zambezi River.

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Tete, Mozambique

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