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Population in Australia compared to Mozambique: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 1.33 times bigger than Australia's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Australia vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Mozambique
2100 44,031,396 105,684,658
2099 43,809,392 105,291,198
2098 43,581,416 104,859,475
2097 43,339,542 104,428,679
2096 43,103,046 103,962,668
2095 42,875,281 103,480,514
2094 42,654,231 102,989,197
2093 42,420,140 102,464,565
2092 42,183,554 101,929,545
2091 41,942,760 101,410,418
2090 41,703,255 100,829,728
2089 41,471,675 100,211,758
2088 41,232,214 99,594,130
2087 41,005,392 98,943,096
2086 40,785,916 98,288,529
2085 40,573,592 97,609,760
2084 40,363,192 96,926,143
2083 40,140,606 96,193,441
2082 39,925,452 95,449,095
2081 39,703,018 94,708,064
2080 39,490,533 93,957,824
2079 39,277,415 93,171,561
2078 39,063,163 92,350,666
2077 38,847,269 91,530,198
2076 38,637,253 90,699,125
2075 38,425,571 89,848,943
2074 38,212,169 88,999,187
2073 38,002,408 88,113,398
2072 37,795,438 87,210,961
2071 37,589,598 86,283,286
2070 37,376,868 85,349,704
2069 37,159,014 84,361,565
2068 36,939,616 83,400,997
2067 36,721,604 82,437,397
2066 36,504,952 81,437,030
2065 36,297,175 80,446,244
2064 36,095,981 79,433,801
2063 35,883,588 78,430,632
2062 35,673,924 77,376,597
2061 35,465,080 76,274,806
2060 35,260,552 75,197,384
2059 35,055,719 74,082,771
2058 34,839,385 72,958,774
2057 34,630,577 71,828,186
2056 34,422,531 70,677,889
2055 34,208,970 69,542,373
2054 33,996,776 68,419,331
2053 33,788,097 67,306,817
2052 33,580,016 66,163,407
2051 33,366,925 65,032,770
2050 33,152,099 63,898,302
2049 32,937,633 62,731,532
2048 32,711,001 61,579,833
2047 32,496,856 60,424,101
2046 32,269,549 59,273,421
2045 32,047,969 58,132,244
2044 31,829,535 56,969,604
2043 31,610,306 55,814,906
2042 31,387,780 54,633,120
2041 31,168,179 53,476,191
2040 30,952,283 52,305,805
2039 30,740,454 51,136,087
2038 30,521,772 49,973,820
2037 30,307,856 48,827,661
2036 30,085,861 47,668,628
2035 29,862,898 46,520,419
2034 29,641,453 45,358,645
2033 29,418,053 44,229,218
2032 29,191,922 43,102,655
2031 28,959,421 41,993,535
2030 28,722,798 40,901,742
2029 28,484,745 39,818,379
2028 28,236,324 38,748,841
2027 27,984,287 37,696,739
2026 27,730,530 36,660,958
2025 27,466,430 35,650,681
2024 27,196,812 34,631,766
2023 26,659,922 33,635,160
2022 26,018,721 32,656,246
2021 25,685,412 31,707,800
2020 25,649,248 30,783,688
2019 25,334,826 29,884,380
2018 24,963,258 29,018,644
2017 24,592,588 28,166,393
2016 24,190,907 27,337,105
2015 23,815,995 26,547,572
2014 23,475,686 25,788,475
2013 23,128,129 25,051,611
2012 22,733,465 24,337,846
2011 22,340,024 23,649,039
2010 22,031,750 22,999,235
2009 21,691,653 22,391,745
2008 21,249,199 21,819,036
2007 20,827,622 21,287,635
2006 20,450,966 20,787,087
2005 20,176,844 20,304,569
2004 19,932,722 19,840,313
2003 19,720,737 19,392,475
2002 19,495,210 18,958,338
2001 19,274,701 18,537,729
2000 19,028,802 18,129,653
1999 18,812,264 17,734,506
1998 18,607,584 17,340,464
1997 18,423,037 16,949,982
1996 18,224,767 16,492,480
1995 18,004,882 15,960,530
1994 17,805,468 15,033,853
1993 17,634,808 14,051,192
1992 17,478,635 13,613,316
1991 17,284,036 13,352,090
1990 17,065,128 13,094,537
1989 16,814,416 12,906,842
1988 16,532,164 12,800,558
1987 16,263,874 12,822,574
1986 16,018,350 12,770,578
1985 15,788,312 12,548,949
1984 15,579,391 12,315,954
1983 15,393,472 12,073,822
1982 15,184,247 11,824,370
1981 14,923,260 11,568,127
1980 14,692,000 11,336,221
1979 14,514,000 11,028,809
1978 14,358,000 10,618,250
1977 14,192,000 10,224,975
1976 14,033,000 9,867,209
1975 13,893,000 9,540,817
1974 13,723,000 9,236,093
1973 13,380,000 8,954,242
1972 13,177,000 8,692,935
1971 12,937,000 8,456,317
1970 12,507,000 8,250,506
1969 12,263,000 8,066,951
1968 12,009,000 7,892,613
1967 11,799,000 7,724,550
1966 11,651,000 7,562,990
1965 11,388,000 7,406,421
1964 11,167,000 7,255,061
1963 10,950,000 7,109,828
1962 10,742,000 6,969,364
1961 10,483,000 6,834,936
1960 10,276,477 6,713,695

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/australia/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Mozambique
2100 0.51% 0.37%
2099 0.52% 0.41%
2098 0.56% 0.41%
2097 0.55% 0.45%
2096 0.53% 0.47%
2095 0.52% 0.48%
2094 0.55% 0.51%
2093 0.56% 0.52%
2092 0.57% 0.51%
2091 0.57% 0.58%
2090 0.56% 0.62%
2089 0.58% 0.62%
2088 0.55% 0.66%
2087 0.54% 0.67%
2086 0.52% 0.7%
2085 0.52% 0.71%
2084 0.55% 0.76%
2083 0.54% 0.78%
2082 0.56% 0.78%
2081 0.54% 0.8%
2080 0.54% 0.84%
2079 0.55% 0.89%
2078 0.56% 0.9%
2077 0.54% 0.92%
2076 0.55% 0.95%
2075 0.56% 0.95%
2074 0.55% 1.01%
2073 0.55% 1.03%
2072 0.55% 1.08%
2071 0.57% 1.09%
2070 0.59% 1.17%
2069 0.59% 1.15%
2068 0.59% 1.17%
2067 0.59% 1.23%
2066 0.57% 1.23%
2065 0.56% 1.27%
2064 0.59% 1.28%
2063 0.59% 1.36%
2062 0.59% 1.44%
2061 0.58% 1.43%
2060 0.58% 1.5%
2059 0.62% 1.54%
2058 0.6% 1.57%
2057 0.6% 1.63%
2056 0.62% 1.63%
2055 0.62% 1.64%
2054 0.62% 1.65%
2053 0.62% 1.73%
2052 0.64% 1.74%
2051 0.65% 1.78%
2050 0.65% 1.86%
2049 0.69% 1.87%
2048 0.66% 1.91%
2047 0.7% 1.94%
2046 0.69% 1.96%
2045 0.69% 2.04%
2044 0.69% 2.07%
2043 0.71% 2.16%
2042 0.7% 2.16%
2041 0.7% 2.24%
2040 0.69% 2.29%
2039 0.72% 2.33%
2038 0.71% 2.35%
2037 0.74% 2.43%
2036 0.75% 2.47%
2035 0.75% 2.56%
2034 0.76% 2.55%
2033 0.77% 2.61%
2032 0.8% 2.64%
2031 0.82% 2.67%
2030 0.84% 2.72%
2029 0.88% 2.76%
2028 0.9% 2.79%
2027 0.92% 2.83%
2026 0.96% 2.83%
2025 0.99% 2.94%
2024 2.01% 2.96%
2023 2.46% 3%
2022 1.3% 2.99%
2021 0.14% 3%
2020 1.24% 3.01%
2019 1.49% 2.98%
2018 1.51% 3.03%
2017 1.66% 3.03%
2016 1.57% 2.97%
2015 1.45% 2.94%
2014 1.5% 2.94%
2013 1.74% 2.93%
2012 1.76% 2.91%
2011 1.4% 2.83%
2010 1.57% 2.71%
2009 2.08% 2.62%
2008 2.02% 2.5%
2007 1.84% 2.41%
2006 1.36% 2.38%
2005 1.22% 2.34%
2004 1.07% 2.31%
2003 1.16% 2.29%
2002 1.14% 2.27%
2001 1.29% 2.25%
2000 1.15% 2.23%
1999 1.1% 2.27%
1998 1% 2.3%
1997 1.09% 2.77%
1996 1.22% 3.33%
1995 1.12% 6.16%
1994 0.97% 6.99%
1993 0.89% 3.22%
1992 1.13% 1.96%
1991 1.28% 1.97%
1990 1.49% 1.45%
1989 1.71% 0.83%
1988 1.65% -0.17%
1987 1.53% 0.41%
1986 1.46% 1.77%
1985 1.34% 1.89%
1984 1.21% 2.01%
1983 1.38% 2.11%
1982 1.75% 2.22%
1981 1.57% 2.05%
1980 1.23% 2.79%
1979 1.09% 3.87%
1978 1.17% 3.85%
1977 1.13% 3.63%
1976 1.01% 3.42%
1975 1.24% 3.3%
1974 2.56% 3.15%
1973 1.54% 3.01%
1972 1.86% 2.8%
1971 3.44% 2.49%
1970 1.99% 2.28%
1969 2.12% 2.21%
1968 1.78% 2.18%
1967 1.27% 2.14%
1966 2.31% 2.11%
1965 1.98% 2.09%
1964 1.98% 2.04%
1963 1.94% 2.02%
1962 2.47% 1.97%
1961 2.01% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Australia grew by 2.01%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Australia Mozambique
Current population
27799169
36941128
Population rank 55/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 0.45%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.83 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
2.86 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,471 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +536,890 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 16/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 -65,573
Net migration rank 11/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - -65,573
2024 - 138,510 - -38,940
2023 103,974 140,232 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 111,881 140,972 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 138,701 116,768 951,234 -23,103
2020 133,376 44,447 945,952 -25,864
2019 136,808 207,142 927,581 -49,080
2018 157,269 226,412 903,176 -50,224
2017 150,015 255,023 876,594 -25,043
2016 152,403 254,648 850,430 -43,398
2015 150,041 212,350 824,435 -52,374
2014 154,940 200,177 799,778 -53,625
2013 159,584 215,823 784,641 -57,067
2012 161,408 235,776 763,088 -63,131
2011 156,380 197,657 741,303 -63,638
2010 158,628 166,752 719,025 -97,079
2009 160,518 235,628 693,673 -100,625
2008 155,119 275,773 654,920 -102,534
2007 154,124 249,873 610,913 -100,490
2006 132,931 191,985 586,009 -95,333
2005 129,132 131,371 570,132 -95,770
2004 115,610 110,072 554,973 -100,824
2003 118,325 104,437 540,992 -99,484
2002 116,971 108,852 529,867 -103,102
2001 117,575 117,552 519,594 -105,130
2000 119,882 111,186 506,162 -104,476
1999 118,517 92,900 491,814 -103,223
1998 120,949 81,310 474,453 -74,952
1997 121,592 67,661 461,209 -79,732
1996 125,751 82,965 442,559 90,975
1995 131,436 80,456 421,630 108,751
1994 131,761 51,941 384,821 938,163
1993 137,551 23,833 369,518 272,829
1992 139,829 40,767 362,373 -128,960
1991 138,273 68,847 357,676 -68,644
1990 143,347 100,093 353,290 -127,215
1989 127,789 144,042 348,833 -199,509
1988 127,298 153,330 349,480 -286,247
1987 128,484 136,421 334,438 -441,710
1986 123,342 113,061 332,609 -121,350
1985 143,674 98,327 307,625 -75,642
1984 123,077 79,617 304,524 -70,532
1983 130,844 73,251 324,158 -73,899
1982 126,030 111,722 321,493 -72,852
1981 125,356 121,921 322,207 -58,347
1980 117,536 89,189 349,586 -149,650
1979 116,112 52,137 331,162 83,699
1978 116,299 45,832 310,403 95,859
1977 117,793 44,946 289,193 91,082
1976 115,070 32,792 273,924 61,326
1975 123,648 25,336 257,984 59,562
1974 128,996 56,167 240,665 51,238
1973 136,476 62,928 226,847 44,951
1972 155,488 54,895 215,793 35,023
1971 165,593 223,991 211,137 11,297
1970 145,081 256,295 207,385 -18,197
1969 143,477 108,770 202,174 -24,251
1968 132,099 100,963 197,623 -26,872
1967 126,249 80,904 193,044 -27,672
1966 126,996 110,864 189,218 -31,462
1965 122,990 118,891 185,931 -30,538
1964 128,420 91,588 182,334 -35,005
1963 140,161 73,237 180,867 -37,738
1962 143,943 58,315 176,297 -38,504
1961 150,955 64,495 171,236 -40,181
1960 141,816 85,707 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 people). In Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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