Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Humanitarian situation in Mozambique - statistics & facts
Escalating violence and natural disasters have caused torment and created humanitarian needs in Mozambique. In 2021, nearly 700,000 Mozambicans were displaced from their homes. They fled, mostly from an ongoing conflict in Cabo Delgado, the country’s northernmost province, where attacks perpetrated by armed groups have intensified in the last years. In addition, thousands of people were internally displaced by natural disasters, the most recent being the Tropical Cyclone Eloise last January. Altogether, and intensified by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the disruptions led to around 1.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Mozambique in 2021, a figure that almost doubled compared to 2020.
