Businesses in Mocuba

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mocuba

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Other accommodation	12
Restaurants	10
Shopping	10
Hotels and motels	8
Hardware store	7
Bars, pubs and taverns	6
Public administration	6
Hospitals	6
Churches	5
Electronics stores	5
Bed and breakfasts	5

Mocuba Facts

Area	3099.9 km²
Population	251,788
Male Population	124,525 (49.5%)
Female Population	127,263 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+250.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+67.5%
Median Age	15.5 years (Male: 15.4, Female: 15.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$943 (2022)
Area Codes	24
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-16.83750, 36.98556

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Mocuba Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	71,930	105,090	150,285	230,077	251,788	285,949	318,567
Population Density	23.2 / km²	33.9 / km²	48.5 / km²	74.2 / km²	81.2 / km²	92.2 / km²	102.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Mocuba Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 67.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mocuba	+250%	+139.6%	+67.5%
Zambezia Province	—	—	—
Mozambique	—	—	—

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

Mocuba Median Age

Median Age: 15.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mocuba	15.5 yrs	15.7 yrs	15.4 yrs
Zambezia Province	15.1 yrs	16 yrs	14.4 yrs
Mozambique	16.7 yrs	17.5 yrs	15.8 yrs

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

Mocuba Population Density

Population Density: 81.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mocuba	251,788	3,099.9 km²	81.2 / km²
Zambezia Province	5.2 million	103,071.8 km²	50.1 / 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

Mocuba Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 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

Mocuba Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$356	$359	$509	$804	$872	$1,107	$838	$943
Total GDP	$38.2M	$45.9M	$74.9M	$135.3M	$165.3M	$240.2M	$209.2M	$247.4M

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

Mocuba CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mocuba	46,842 tn	0.19 tn	15.1 tons/km²
Zambezia Province	960,099 tn	0.19 tn	9.3 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

Mocuba CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	46,842 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	15.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (4)
Cyclone	High (9)

* 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, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
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.

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