Current Version
| Region | Mozambique |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Dec 8, 2004 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Mozambique lacks a clear legal gender-recognition framework: although Article 85(1)(m) of the 2004 Civil Registry Code may be read as a general annotation provision for legal facts affecting identity or civil status, it does not expressly authorize transgender sex/gender-marker changes, and recent 2025 sources state that Mozambique has no specific law or framework for transgender legal gender recognition. |
| Sources | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/mz/2018/mz-government-gazette-series-i-dated-2018-12-04-no-236.pdf https://www.undp.org/mozambique/events/bridging-legal-gap-advancing-transgender-and-intersex-rights-mozambique https://www.sparkblue.org/system/files/2025-03/Promoting%20LGR%20for%20Transgender%20and%20Intersex%20Persons%20Meeting%20Report.pdf |
Revision History (5)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal |
| Description | Section 85(1) of the Código do Registo Civil 2004 gives the Civil Registrar general authority to make changes when there is a change of facts which alter the legal identity or status of the person registered. Transgender people can use this section to change the sex description on their identity document but it is unclear what they require for this. | Mozambique lacks a clear legal gender-recognition framework: although Article 85(1)(m) of the 2004 Civil Registry Code may be read as a general annotation provision for legal facts affecting identity or civil status, it does not expressly authorize transgender sex/gender-marker changes, and recent 2025 sources state that Mozambique has no specific law or framework for transgender legal gender recognition. |
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| Sources | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/mz/2018/mz-government-gazette-series-i-dated-2018-12-04-no-236.pdf | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/mz/2018/mz-government-gazette-series-i-dated-2018-12-04-no-236.pdf https://www.undp.org/mozambique/events/bridging-legal-gap-advancing-transgender-and-intersex-rights-mozambique https://www.sparkblue.org/system/files/2025-03/Promoting%20LGR%20for%20Transgender%20and%20Intersex%20Persons%20Meeting%20Report.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Slight tweak of description.
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Section 85(1) of the Código do Registo Civil 2004 gives the Civil Registrar general authority to make changes when there is a change of facts which alter the legal identity or status of the person registered. Transgender people can use this section to change the sex description on their identity document. Unclear requirements. | Section 85(1) of the Código do Registo Civil 2004 gives the Civil Registrar general authority to make changes when there is a change of facts which alter the legal identity or status of the person registered. Transgender people can use this section to change the sex description on their identity document but it is unclear what they require for this. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the start date.
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 2004 | Dec 8, 2004 |
| Sources | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/mz/2018/mz-government-gazette-series-i-dated-2018-12-04-no-236.pdf |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, no restrictions | Ambiguous |
| Description | Section 85(1) of the Código do Registo Civil 2004 gives the Civil Registrar general authority to make changes when there is a change of facts which alter the legal identity or status of the person registered. Transgender people can use this section to change the sex description on their identity document. | Section 85(1) of the Código do Registo Civil 2004 gives the Civil Registrar general authority to make changes when there is a change of facts which alter the legal identity or status of the person registered. Transgender people can use this section to change the sex description on their identity document. Unclear requirements. |
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| Sources | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf https://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2004 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Section 85(1) of the Código do Registo Civil 2004 gives the Civil Registrar general authority to make changes when there is a change of facts which alter the legal identity or status of the person registered. Transgender people can use this section to change the sex description on their identity document. |
| Sources | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf |