Number of armed conflicts in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of armed conflicts was 2 conflicts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of armed conflicts in Mozambique, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in conflicts.
Analysis
In 2025, number of armed conflicts in Mozambique stood at 2 conflicts. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts in Mozambique peaked at 2 conflicts in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 conflicts, in 1993.
Mozambique ranks 15th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 15 Central African Republic 2 conflicts compare
- 15 India 2 conflicts compare
More social development data for Mozambique
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 119 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.519 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.483 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.175 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.201 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of armed conflicts in Mozambique?
- Number of armed conflicts in Mozambique was 2 conflicts in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2 conflicts in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 conflicts in 1993.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of armed conflicts?
- Mozambique ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Included is one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.