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Population in the Congo compared to Mozambique: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,332,961 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,681,829 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 5.53 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.68M (74.1% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Congo vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Congo
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Congo Mozambique
2100 20,197,393 105,684,658
2099 20,056,338 105,291,198
2098 19,909,990 104,859,475
2097 19,763,169 104,428,679
2096 19,613,556 103,962,668
2095 19,462,505 103,480,514
2094 19,309,823 102,989,197
2093 19,154,254 102,464,565
2092 18,993,517 101,929,545
2091 18,831,137 101,410,418
2090 18,666,035 100,829,728
2089 18,500,705 100,211,758
2088 18,328,408 99,594,130
2087 18,156,542 98,943,096
2086 17,982,556 98,288,529
2085 17,810,599 97,609,760
2084 17,634,115 96,926,143
2083 17,455,922 96,193,441
2082 17,273,447 95,449,095
2081 17,095,916 94,708,064
2080 16,913,187 93,957,824
2079 16,731,545 93,171,561
2078 16,545,390 92,350,666
2077 16,360,458 91,530,198
2076 16,175,508 90,699,125
2075 15,984,378 89,848,943
2074 15,794,071 88,999,187
2073 15,599,735 88,113,398
2072 15,404,494 87,210,961
2071 15,207,921 86,283,286
2070 15,011,471 85,349,704
2069 14,810,543 84,361,565
2068 14,612,051 83,400,997
2067 14,415,033 82,437,397
2066 14,213,222 81,437,030
2065 14,012,829 80,446,244
2064 13,813,071 79,433,801
2063 13,611,733 78,430,632
2062 13,407,155 77,376,597
2061 13,206,406 76,274,806
2060 13,006,970 75,197,384
2059 12,808,144 74,082,771
2058 12,611,185 72,958,774
2057 12,415,316 71,828,186
2056 12,219,298 70,677,889
2055 12,024,601 69,542,373
2054 11,826,644 68,419,331
2053 11,629,783 67,306,817
2052 11,433,645 66,163,407
2051 11,236,927 65,032,770
2050 11,041,020 63,898,302
2049 10,846,652 62,731,532
2048 10,651,879 61,579,833
2047 10,455,019 60,424,101
2046 10,260,138 59,273,421
2045 10,065,444 58,132,244
2044 9,872,742 56,969,604
2043 9,677,498 55,814,906
2042 9,483,953 54,633,120
2041 9,288,673 53,476,191
2040 9,097,986 52,305,805
2039 8,908,556 51,136,087
2038 8,720,599 49,973,820
2037 8,534,256 48,827,661
2036 8,350,011 47,668,628
2035 8,167,940 46,520,419
2034 7,986,915 45,358,645
2033 7,806,956 44,229,218
2032 7,629,621 43,102,655
2031 7,454,630 41,993,535
2030 7,285,238 40,901,742
2029 7,119,031 39,818,379
2028 6,956,345 38,748,841
2027 6,795,830 37,696,739
2026 6,639,560 36,660,958
2025 6,485,440 35,650,681
2024 6,332,961 34,631,766
2023 6,182,885 33,635,160
2022 6,035,104 32,656,246
2021 5,892,183 31,707,800
2020 5,752,791 30,783,688
2019 5,616,661 29,884,380
2018 5,483,118 29,018,644
2017 5,351,011 28,166,393
2016 5,222,536 27,337,105
2015 5,097,581 26,547,572
2014 4,975,880 25,788,475
2013 4,857,099 25,051,611
2012 4,740,450 24,337,846
2011 4,609,724 23,649,039
2010 4,462,290 22,999,235
2009 4,281,219 22,391,745
2008 4,113,517 21,819,036
2007 3,980,430 21,287,635
2006 3,837,409 20,787,087
2005 3,696,393 20,304,569
2004 3,565,554 19,840,313
2003 3,445,753 19,392,475
2002 3,350,771 18,958,338
2001 3,272,537 18,537,729
2000 3,151,345 18,129,653
1999 3,032,874 17,734,506
1998 2,952,061 17,340,464
1997 2,887,862 16,949,982
1996 2,826,785 16,492,480
1995 2,749,461 15,960,530
1994 2,673,144 15,033,853
1993 2,595,124 14,051,192
1992 2,519,465 13,613,316
1991 2,449,229 13,352,090
1990 2,380,560 13,094,537
1989 2,313,558 12,906,842
1988 2,247,653 12,800,558
1987 2,183,473 12,822,574
1986 2,120,602 12,770,578
1985 2,059,311 12,548,949
1984 1,999,528 12,315,954
1983 1,950,321 12,073,822
1982 1,910,430 11,824,370
1981 1,869,759 11,568,127
1980 1,828,985 11,336,221
1979 1,788,524 11,028,809
1978 1,748,089 10,618,250
1977 1,707,568 10,224,975
1976 1,667,225 9,867,209
1975 1,627,032 9,540,817
1974 1,582,301 9,236,093
1973 1,533,680 8,954,242
1972 1,486,468 8,692,935
1971 1,441,039 8,456,317
1970 1,397,638 8,250,506
1969 1,356,182 8,066,951
1968 1,316,519 7,892,613
1967 1,278,691 7,724,550
1966 1,242,534 7,562,990
1965 1,207,880 7,406,421
1964 1,174,816 7,255,061
1963 1,143,263 7,109,828
1962 1,113,175 6,969,364
1961 1,084,389 6,834,936
1960 1,056,732 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/congo/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,459,293 people (a 27.9% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th 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) the Congo's population will grow by 65.2% to 11,041,020 people with a rank change from 109th to 95th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Congo
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Congo Mozambique
2100 0.7% 0.37%
2099 0.74% 0.41%
2098 0.74% 0.41%
2097 0.76% 0.45%
2096 0.78% 0.47%
2095 0.79% 0.48%
2094 0.81% 0.51%
2093 0.85% 0.52%
2092 0.86% 0.51%
2091 0.88% 0.58%
2090 0.89% 0.62%
2089 0.94% 0.62%
2088 0.95% 0.66%
2087 0.97% 0.67%
2086 0.97% 0.7%
2085 1% 0.71%
2084 1.02% 0.76%
2083 1.06% 0.78%
2082 1.04% 0.78%
2081 1.08% 0.8%
2080 1.09% 0.84%
2079 1.13% 0.89%
2078 1.13% 0.9%
2077 1.14% 0.92%
2076 1.2% 0.95%
2075 1.2% 0.95%
2074 1.25% 1.01%
2073 1.27% 1.03%
2072 1.29% 1.08%
2071 1.31% 1.09%
2070 1.36% 1.17%
2069 1.36% 1.15%
2068 1.37% 1.17%
2067 1.42% 1.23%
2066 1.43% 1.23%
2065 1.45% 1.27%
2064 1.48% 1.28%
2063 1.53% 1.36%
2062 1.52% 1.44%
2061 1.53% 1.43%
2060 1.55% 1.5%
2059 1.56% 1.54%
2058 1.58% 1.57%
2057 1.6% 1.63%
2056 1.62% 1.63%
2055 1.67% 1.64%
2054 1.69% 1.65%
2053 1.72% 1.73%
2052 1.75% 1.74%
2051 1.77% 1.78%
2050 1.79% 1.86%
2049 1.83% 1.87%
2048 1.88% 1.91%
2047 1.9% 1.94%
2046 1.93% 1.96%
2045 1.95% 2.04%
2044 2.02% 2.07%
2043 2.04% 2.16%
2042 2.1% 2.16%
2041 2.1% 2.24%
2040 2.13% 2.29%
2039 2.16% 2.33%
2038 2.18% 2.35%
2037 2.21% 2.43%
2036 2.23% 2.47%
2035 2.27% 2.56%
2034 2.31% 2.55%
2033 2.32% 2.61%
2032 2.35% 2.64%
2031 2.33% 2.67%
2030 2.33% 2.72%
2029 2.34% 2.76%
2028 2.36% 2.79%
2027 2.35% 2.83%
2026 2.38% 2.83%
2025 2.41% 2.94%
2024 2.43% 2.96%
2023 2.45% 3%
2022 2.43% 2.99%
2021 2.42% 3%
2020 2.42% 3.01%
2019 2.44% 2.98%
2018 2.47% 3.03%
2017 2.46% 3.03%
2016 2.45% 2.97%
2015 2.45% 2.94%
2014 2.45% 2.94%
2013 2.46% 2.93%
2012 2.84% 2.91%
2011 3.3% 2.83%
2010 4.23% 2.71%
2009 4.08% 2.62%
2008 3.34% 2.5%
2007 3.73% 2.41%
2006 3.81% 2.38%
2005 3.67% 2.34%
2004 3.48% 2.31%
2003 2.83% 2.29%
2002 2.39% 2.27%
2001 3.85% 2.25%
2000 3.91% 2.23%
1999 2.74% 2.27%
1998 2.22% 2.3%
1997 2.16% 2.77%
1996 2.81% 3.33%
1995 2.85% 6.16%
1994 3.01% 6.99%
1993 3% 3.22%
1992 2.87% 1.96%
1991 2.88% 1.97%
1990 2.9% 1.45%
1989 2.93% 0.83%
1988 2.94% -0.17%
1987 2.96% 0.41%
1986 2.98% 1.77%
1985 2.99% 1.89%
1984 2.52% 2.01%
1983 2.09% 2.11%
1982 2.18% 2.22%
1981 2.23% 2.05%
1980 2.26% 2.79%
1979 2.31% 3.87%
1978 2.37% 3.85%
1977 2.42% 3.63%
1976 2.47% 3.42%
1975 2.83% 3.3%
1974 3.17% 3.15%
1973 3.18% 3.01%
1972 3.15% 2.8%
1971 3.11% 2.49%
1970 3.06% 2.28%
1969 3.01% 2.21%
1968 2.96% 2.18%
1967 2.91% 2.14%
1966 2.87% 2.11%
1965 2.81% 2.09%
1964 2.76% 2.04%
1963 2.7% 2.02%
1962 2.65% 1.97%
1961 2.62% 1.81%

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

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

In 2024, the population of the Congo grew by 2.43%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Congo Mozambique
Current population
6681829
36941128
Population rank 109/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.45%
One net population change
3.5 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
2.78 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
13.5 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +411 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +150,076 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 31/197 16/197
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -2,999 -65,573
Net migration rank 108/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 385,589 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 91/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 86/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Congo
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Congo Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,999 - -65,573
2024 - -2,491 - -38,940
2023 150,486 -995 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 147,076 -995 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 144,241 -4,476 951,234 -23,103
2020 143,492 -4,472 945,952 -25,864
2019 139,513 -6,268 927,581 -49,080
2018 142,704 -8,856 903,176 -50,224
2017 141,973 -11,601 876,594 -25,043
2016 141,358 -14,783 850,430 -43,398
2015 141,539 -18,207 824,435 -52,374
2014 141,674 -21,598 799,778 -53,625
2013 142,080 -24,605 784,641 -57,067
2012 142,464 -26,643 763,088 -63,131
2011 140,371 5,262 741,303 -63,638
2010 136,908 12,318 719,025 -97,079
2009 126,904 86,014 693,673 -100,625
2008 120,711 1,774 654,920 -102,534
2007 112,459 31,239 610,913 -100,490
2006 106,876 35,475 586,009 -95,333
2005 101,344 38,337 570,132 -95,770
2004 96,577 25,412 554,973 -100,824
2003 91,326 26,280 540,992 -99,484
2002 88,497 -16,140 529,867 -103,102
2001 84,876 -764 519,594 -105,130
2000 78,491 79,780 506,162 -104,476
1999 76,204 2,470 491,814 -103,223
1998 72,450 10,500 474,453 -74,952
1997 66,149 -20,704 461,209 -79,732
1996 75,628 1,085 442,559 90,975
1995 74,189 3,747 421,630 108,751
1994 72,857 1,850 384,821 938,163
1993 71,119 10,218 369,518 272,829
1992 69,973 0 362,373 -128,960
1991 68,534 1,966 357,676 -68,644
1990 67,241 -395 353,290 -127,215
1989 65,944 1,214 348,833 -199,509
1988 64,629 22 349,480 -286,247
1987 63,183 525 334,438 -441,710
1986 61,669 367 332,609 -121,350
1985 60,359 182 307,625 -75,642
1984 59,028 0 304,524 -70,532
1983 58,120 -18,720 324,158 -73,899
1982 57,036 -16,664 321,493 -72,852
1981 56,603 -15,630 322,207 -58,347
1980 55,550 -14,972 349,586 -149,650
1979 54,723 -14,378 331,162 83,699
1978 53,885 -13,356 310,403 95,859
1977 53,179 -12,673 289,193 91,082
1976 52,148 -11,971 273,924 61,326
1975 51,155 -10,944 257,984 59,562
1974 49,563 -312 240,665 51,238
1973 48,017 -22 226,847 44,951
1972 46,427 0 215,793 35,023
1971 44,431 0 211,137 11,297
1970 42,374 0 207,385 -18,197
1969 40,532 0 202,174 -24,251
1968 38,786 0 197,623 -26,872
1967 36,866 0 193,044 -27,672
1966 35,452 0 189,218 -31,462
1965 33,865 0 185,931 -30,538
1964 32,270 0 182,334 -35,005
1963 30,832 0 180,867 -37,738
1962 29,342 0 176,297 -38,504
1961 28,220 0 171,236 -40,181
1960 27,094 0 165,774 -54,351

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 94% of the population change in the Congo is from natural causes (a gain of 1,434,056 people) and 6.04% is from migration (a loss of 92,251 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, 385,589 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in the Congo, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Congo
City Population
Brazzaville 2.15M
Pointe-Noire 1.42M
Kayes 71.6K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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