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Population — Mozambique

Population in Mozambique in 2025 — 35,631,653 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 430.7%.

2025 35.63M people +2.89% vs 2024
World rank 46of 217
Period maximum 35.63M people2025
Period minimum 6.71M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — Mozambique, 1960–2025010M20M30M40M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6,713,695 people1962: 6,969,364 people1964: 7,255,061 people1966: 7,562,990 people1968: 7,892,613 people1970: 8,250,506 people1972: 8,692,935 people1974: 9,236,093 people1976: 9,867,209 people1978: 10,618,250 people1980: 11,336,221 people1982: 11,824,370 people1984: 12,315,954 people1986: 12,770,578 people1988: 12,800,558 people1990: 13,094,537 people1992: 13,613,316 people1994: 15,033,853 people1996: 16,492,480 people1998: 17,340,464 people2000: 18,129,653 people2002: 18,958,338 people2004: 19,840,313 people2006: 20,787,087 people2008: 21,819,036 people2010: 22,999,235 people2012: 24,337,846 people2014: 25,788,475 people2016: 27,337,105 people2018: 29,018,644 people2020: 30,783,688 people2022: 32,656,246 people2024: 34,631,766 people2025: 35,631,653 people
Change over the period: +28.92M (+430.73%) Average annual rate: 2.6 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 35.63M people
World 8.22B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.32B people
Eastern Africa computed 512M people
Low-income countries computed 788M people
Population — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 35.63M +999,887 +2.89%
2024 34.63M +996,606 +2.96%
2023 33.64M +978,914 +3%
2022 32.66M +948,446 +2.99%
2021 31.71M +924,112 +3%
2020 30.78M +899,308 +3.01%
2019 29.88M +865,736 +2.98%
2018 29.02M +852,251 +3.03%
2017 28.17M +829,288 +3.03%
2016 27.34M +789,533 +2.97%
2015 26.55M +759,097 +2.94%
2014 25.79M +736,864 +2.94%
2013 25.05M +713,765 +2.93%
2012 24.34M +688,807 +2.91%
2011 23.65M +649,804 +2.83%
2010 23M +607,490 +2.71%
2009 22.39M +572,709 +2.62%
2008 21.82M +531,401 +2.5%
2007 21.29M +500,548 +2.41%
2006 20.79M +482,518 +2.38%
2005 20.3M +464,256 +2.34%
2004 19.84M +447,838 +2.31%
2003 19.39M +434,137 +2.29%
2002 18.96M +420,609 +2.27%
2001 18.54M +408,076 +2.25%
2000 18.13M +395,147 +2.23%
1999 17.73M +394,042 +2.27%
1998 17.34M +390,482 +2.3%
1997 16.95M +457,502 +2.77%
1996 16.49M +531,950 +3.33%
1995 15.96M +926,677 +6.16%
1994 15.03M +982,661 +6.99%
1993 14.05M +437,876 +3.22%
1992 13.61M +261,226 +1.96%
1991 13.35M +257,553 +1.97%
1990 13.09M +187,695 +1.45%
1989 12.91M +106,284 +0.83%
1988 12.8M −22,016 −0.17%
1987 12.82M +51,996 +0.41%
1986 12.77M +221,629 +1.77%
1985 12.55M +232,995 +1.89%
1984 12.32M +242,132 +2.01%
1983 12.07M +249,452 +2.11%
1982 11.82M +256,243 +2.22%
1981 11.57M +231,906 +2.05%
1980 11.34M +307,412 +2.79%
1979 11.03M +410,559 +3.87%
1978 10.62M +393,275 +3.85%
1977 10.22M +357,766 +3.63%
1976 9.87M +326,392 +3.42%
1975 9.54M +304,724 +3.3%
1974 9.24M +281,851 +3.15%
1973 8.95M +261,307 +3.01%
1972 8.69M +236,618 +2.8%
1971 8.46M +205,811 +2.49%
1970 8.25M +183,555 +2.28%
1969 8.07M +174,338 +2.21%
1968 7.89M +168,063 +2.18%
1967 7.72M +161,560 +2.14%
1966 7.56M +156,569 +2.11%
1965 7.41M +151,360 +2.09%
1964 7.26M +145,233 +2.04%
1963 7.11M +140,464 +2.02%
1962 6.97M +134,428 +1.97%
1961 6.83M +121,241 +1.81%
1960 6.71M

About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.