Mozambique Population (LIVE)

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Mozambique Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Mozambique is 35,342,056 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Mozambique 2025 population is estimated at 35,631,653 people at mid-year.
  • Mozambique population is equivalent to 0.43% of the total world population.
  • Mozambique ranks number 45 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Mozambique is 45 per Km² (117 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 786,380 Km² (303,623 sq. miles).
  • 41.57% of the population is urban (14,810,679 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Mozambique is 16.5 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Mozambique (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Mozambique
Global
Rank
2025 35,631,653 2.89% 999,887 −65,573 16.5 4.62 45 41.6% 14,810,679 0.43% 8,231,613,070 45
2024 34,631,766 2.96% 996,606 −38,940 16.4 4.69 44 41% 14,201,743 0.42% 8,161,972,572 45
2023 33,635,160 3% 978,914 −36,276 16.3 4.76 43 40.5% 13,614,614 0.42% 8,091,734,930 47
2022 32,656,246 3% 936,279 −34,936 16.2 4.84 42 40% 13,048,749 0.41% 8,021,407,192 47
2020 30,783,688 3.01% 847,223 −25,864 16.1 4.96 39 38.9% 11,978,439 0.39% 7,887,001,292 48
2015 26,547,572 2.91% 709,667 −52,374 15.8 5.25 34 36.3% 9,635,602 0.36% 7,470,491,872 50
2010 22,999,235 2.52% 538,933 −97,079 15.8 5.66 29 33.5% 7,709,657 0.33% 7,021,732,148 52
2005 20,304,569 2.29% 434,983 −95,770 16 5.5 26 30.9% 6,276,808 0.31% 6,586,970,132 52
2000 18,129,653 2.58% 433,825 −104,476 16.2 5.83 23 29% 5,257,395 0.29% 6,171,702,993 53
1995 15,960,530 4.04% 573,199 108,751 16.2 6.02 20 27.1% 4,332,986 0.28% 5,758,878,982 54
1990 13,094,537 0.85% 109,118 −127,215 15.9 6.32 17 25.3% 3,311,912 0.25% 5,327,803,110 55
1985 12,548,949 2.05% 242,546 −75,642 15.9 6.43 16 19% 2,379,536 0.26% 4,868,943,465 53
1980 11,336,221 3.51% 359,081 −149,650 16.5 6.53 14 13.8% 1,558,995 0.25% 4,447,606,236 55
1975 9,540,817 2.95% 258,062 59,562 17.1 6.66 12 11.8% 1,124,358 0.23% 4,070,735,277 58
1970 8,250,506 2.18% 168,817 −18,197 17.6 6.7 10 10% 823,643 0.22% 3,694,683,794 63
1965 7,406,421 1.98% 138,545 −30,538 18.4 6.54 9 8.7% 644,765 0.22% 3,334,533,703 64
1960 6,713,695 1.36% 87,845 −54,351 18.9 6.31 9 7.6% 507,470 0.22% 3,015,470,894 65
1955 6,274,471 1.2% 72,849 −61,265 19 6.14 8 6.6% 411,022 0.23% 2,740,213,792 65

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Mozambique Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Mozambique
Global
Rank
2030 40,846,755 2.77% 1,043,020 −59,460 17.3 4.23 52 44.5% 18,195,295 0.48% 8,569,124,911 40
2035 46,411,774 2.59% 1,113,004 −47,278 18.2 3.82 59 47.8% 22,168,384 0.52% 8,885,210,181 39
2040 52,124,215 2.35% 1,142,488 −59,314 19.2 3.47 66 51.3% 26,725,869 0.57% 9,177,190,203 36
2045 57,851,793 2.11% 1,145,516 −98,132 20.4 3.16 74 55% 31,831,909 0.61% 9,439,639,668 34
2050 63,530,952 1.89% 1,135,832 −101,055 21.6 2.92 81 59% 37,472,562 0.66% 9,664,378,587 32

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Mozambique Demographics

Life Expectancy
64.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
47.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
61.9

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Mozambique Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Mozambique delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Mozambique (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.