Is divorce legal in Mozambique?

Heavily restricted

Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.

Mozambique is one of 40 countries classified “Heavily restricted” for divorce — 40% of the 101 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Divorce law by country
Last checked
17 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Zimbabwe
Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
Zambia
Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
Eswatini
Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but only available on fault grounds, with no no-fault options.
Botswana
Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
Tanzania
Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but restricted to fault-based grounds without no-fault options.
Madagascar
Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but only available on fault grounds, with no no-fault options.

Other laws in Mozambique

Same-Sex Activity
Legal
Age of Consent
16–17
Sex Work
Legal & regulated
Incest Laws
Legal between adults
Marriage Age
18+

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