- Mozambique’s vehicle fleet continued to grow in 2025, reaching nearly 1.4 million vehicles. New vehicle registrations increased by 14% nationwide, but Cabo Delgado recorded a much sharper rise, from 1,823 vehicles in 2024 to 2,863 in 2025, representing a 57% increase.
For the third consecutive year, Mozambique’s vehicle fleet grew, with nearly 1.4 million vehicles on the country’s roads in 2025. This represented an increase of 5%, in a year when the number of newly registered vehicles rose by 14%, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE).
According to an annual report by the INE, the national vehicle fleet reached 1,394,893 vehicles in 2025, compared with 1,333,823 in 2024, an absolute increase of 61,070 vehicles over the year. This was the highest figure ever recorded and represented cumulative growth of 19.7% compared with the 1,165,457 vehicles recorded in 2021, the starting point of the period covered by this statistical series.
The trend reflects the continued expansion of Mozambique’s vehicle fleet, following figures of 1,219,314 vehicles in 2022 and 1,280,082 in 2023.
Continued growth
According to the INE, the national vehicle fleet grew by 5% in 2022, a further 5% in 2023, 4% in 2024 and another 5% in 2025, approaching the 1.4 million mark for the first time.
The number of newly registered vehicles increased more significantly than the overall vehicle fleet. Following a 12% decline in 2024, new vehicle registrations grew by 13.7% in 2025, rising from 53,741 to 61,070 units.
The total number of registrations in 2025 was also higher than the 60,768 recorded in 2023 and the 56,428 registered in 2021.
Light vehicles continued to dominate new registrations, accounting for 40,133 of the 61,070 vehicles registered in 2025, equivalent to approximately 66% of the total.
Heavy vehicles were the second-largest category, with 12,862 registrations, up from 10,648 in 2024. A further 3,707 tractors, 3,967 trailers and 401 motorcycles were also registered.
Most new registrations concentrated in capital city and province
Maputo continued to account for the largest share of new vehicle registrations in the country. Maputo province accounted for 26,094 vehicles registered in 2025, 16.9% more than the 22,317 registered in the previous year, representing approximately 43% of the national total. Meanwhile, Maputo city retained second place, with 21,576 new registrations, up from 19,770 recorded in 2024.
Together, Maputo province and Maputo city accounted for 78% of the national vehicle fleet.
Outside the southern region, Sofala recorded the highest number of new registrations, with 3,935 vehicles, followed by Cabo Delgado, with 2,863, and Nampula, with 1,941.
The figures also show growth in registrations in almost all provinces. Cabo Delgado province recorded an increase of 57%, rising from 1,823 to 2,863 vehicles, while Tete increased from 718 to 835 and Sofala from 3,759 to 3,935.
