Rural population in Mozambique in 2025 — 22,373,901 people. Ranked 26 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 245.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.37M | +359,607 | +1.63% |
| 2024 | 22.01M | +391,924 | +1.81% |
| 2023 | 21.62M | +413,335 | +1.95% |
| 2022 | 21.21M | +424,549 | +2.04% |
| 2021 | 20.78M | +437,823 | +2.15% |
| 2020 | 20.35M | +448,963 | +2.26% |
| 2019 | 19.9M | +452,381 | +2.33% |
| 2018 | 19.45M | +468,899 | +2.47% |
| 2017 | 18.98M | +491,595 | +2.66% |
| 2016 | 18.48M | +468,922 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18.02M | +453,236 | +2.58% |
| 2014 | 17.56M | +442,876 | +2.59% |
| 2013 | 17.12M | +431,701 | +2.59% |
| 2012 | 16.69M | +419,023 | +2.58% |
| 2011 | 16.27M | +396,416 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 15.87M | +371,195 | +2.39% |
| 2009 | 15.5M | +350,871 | +2.32% |
| 2008 | 15.15M | +325,836 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 14.82M | +309,974 | +2.14% |
| 2006 | 14.51M | +303,579 | +2.14% |
| 2005 | 14.21M | +295,044 | +2.12% |
| 2004 | 13.92M | +286,080 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.63M | +277,455 | +2.08% |
| 2002 | 13.35M | +267,522 | +2.04% |
| 2001 | 13.09M | +256,982 | +2% |
| 2000 | 12.83M | +244,969 | +1.95% |
| 1999 | 12.58M | +240,280 | +1.95% |
| 1998 | 12.34M | +232,505 | +1.92% |
| 1997 | 12.11M | +263,801 | +2.23% |
| 1996 | 11.85M | +295,458 | +2.56% |
| 1995 | 11.55M | +568,034 | +5.17% |
| 1994 | 10.98M | +604,939 | +5.83% |
| 1993 | 10.38M | +200,018 | +1.97% |
| 1992 | 10.18M | +63,069 | +0.62% |
| 1991 | 10.12M | +56,866 | +0.57% |
| 1990 | 10.06M | +1,873 | +0.02% |
| 1989 | 10.06M | −61,919 | −0.61% |
| 1988 | 10.12M | −163,602 | −1.59% |
| 1987 | 10.28M | −102,755 | −0.99% |
| 1986 | 10.38M | +41,755 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 10.34M | +61,842 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 10.28M | +82,329 | +0.81% |
| 1983 | 10.2M | +103,266 | +1.02% |
| 1982 | 10.1M | +125,474 | +1.26% |
| 1981 | 9.97M | +121,823 | +1.24% |
| 1980 | 9.85M | +197,836 | +2.05% |
| 1979 | 9.65M | +292,802 | +3.13% |
| 1978 | 9.36M | +283,224 | +3.12% |
| 1977 | 9.07M | +257,168 | +2.92% |
| 1976 | 8.82M | +234,286 | +2.73% |
| 1975 | 8.58M | +219,717 | +2.63% |
| 1974 | 8.36M | +203,735 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 8.16M | +189,553 | +2.38% |
| 1972 | 7.97M | +171,246 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 7.8M | +146,904 | +1.92% |
| 1970 | 7.65M | +130,093 | +1.73% |
| 1969 | 7.52M | +125,206 | +1.69% |
| 1968 | 7.4M | +122,988 | +1.69% |
| 1967 | 7.27M | +120,490 | +1.68% |
| 1966 | 7.15M | +119,361 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 7.03M | +117,967 | +1.71% |
| 1964 | 6.92M | +115,640 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 6.8M | +114,545 | +1.71% |
| 1962 | 6.69M | +112,177 | +1.71% |
| 1961 | 6.57M | +102,736 | +1.59% |
| 1960 | 6.47M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
