Editing Demographics of Mozambique (section)

== Ethnic groups ==
Mozambique's major [[ethnic group]]s encompass numerous subgroups with diverse languages, dialects, cultures, and histories. Many are linked to similar ethnic groups living in inland countries.
The estimated 4 million [[Makua people|Makua]] are the largest ethnic group of the country and are dominant in the northern part of the country&nbsp;— the [[Sena people|Sena]] and [[Shona people|Shona]] (mostly [[Ndau people|Ndau]] and [[Manyika tribe|Manyika]]) are prominent in the Zambezi valley, and the [[Tsonga people|Shangaan (Tsonga)]] dominate in southern Mozambique. Other groups include [[Makonde people|Makonde]], [[WaYao|Yao]], [[Swahili people|Swahili]], [[Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)|Tonga]], [[Chopi people|Chopi]], and [[Gaza Nguni people|Nguni]] (including [[Zulu people|Zulu]]). The country is also home to a growing number of white residents, most with [[Portugal|Portuguese]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/22/mozambique-portuguese-migrants|title=Portugal's migrants hope for new life in old African colony|first=Nastasya|last=Tay|date=22 December 2011|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> During colonial rule, European residents hailed from every Mozambican province, and at the time of independence the total population was estimated at around 360,000. Most vacated the region after independence in 1975, emigrating to Portugal as ''[[History of Portugal (1974-1986)#The retornados|retornados]]''. There is also a larger ''[[mestizo|mestiço]]'' minority with mixed African and Portuguese heritage. The remaining non-Blacks in Mozambique are primarily [[Indians in Mozambique|Indian Asiatics]], who have arrived from [[Pakistan]], [[Portuguese India]], and numerous [[Arab]] countries.{{citation needed|date=April 2009}} There are various estimates for the size of [[ethnic Chinese in Mozambique|Mozambique's Chinese community]], ranging from 1,500 to 12,000 {{as of|2007|lc=on}}.<ref>{{citation|last=Jian |first=Hong |year=2007 |title=莫桑比克华侨的历史与现状 (The History and Status Quo of Overseas Chinese in Mozambique) |journal=West Asia and Africa |publisher=[[Chinese Academy of Social Sciences]] |url=http://scholar.ilib.cn/A-xyfz200705010.html |access-date=2008-10-29 |issue=5 |issn=1002-7122 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617044234/http://scholar.ilib.cn/A-xyfz200705010.html |archive-date=2011-06-17 }}</ref><ref name="ISN">{{citation|title=China, Mozambique: old friends, new business|date=2007-08-13|periodical=International Relations and Security Network Update|access-date=2007-11-03|url=http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=17974|last=Horta|first=Loro}}</ref>
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|+Ethnic groups in Mozambique<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNdata {{!}} record view {{!}} Population by national and/or ethnic group, sex and urban/rural residence |url=http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bcountryCode%3a508%3brefYear%3a2017%3bareaCode%3a0%3bsexCode%3a0&c=2,3,6,8,10,12,14,15,16&s=_countryEnglishNameOrderBy:asc,refYear:desc,areaCode:asc&v=1 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=data.un.org}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Ethnic
group
! colspan="2" |Census 2017
|-
!Number
!%
|-
|[[Black people|Black]]
|align="right" |26,637,425
|align="right" |99.03%
|-
|[[Mestiço]]
|align="right" |212,540
|align="right" |0.79%
|-
|[[White people|White]]
|align="right" |22,258
|align="right" |0.08%
|-
|[[Indian people|Indian]]
|align="right" |15,492
|align="right" |0.06%
|-
|[[Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
|align="right" |4,423
|align="right" |0.02%
|-
|[[Chinese people|Chinese]]
|align="right" |1,746
|align="right" |0.01%
|-
|Other
| align="right" |5,221
| align="right" |0.02%
|-
!Total
! colspan="2" |26,899,105
|}