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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 39.9 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 18.3% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

India vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Mozambique
2100 1,515,764,791 105,628,248
2099 1,523,450,562 105,234,999
2098 1,531,147,367 104,803,506
2097 1,538,780,583 104,372,940
2096 1,546,380,447 103,907,178
2095 1,553,964,615 103,425,281
2094 1,561,496,245 102,934,227
2093 1,568,975,448 102,409,874
2092 1,576,332,553 101,875,140
2091 1,583,655,135 101,356,290
2090 1,590,899,630 100,775,909
2089 1,598,026,427 100,158,269
2088 1,605,029,461 99,540,971
2087 1,611,883,136 98,890,285
2086 1,618,654,560 98,236,067
2085 1,625,282,641 97,557,661
2084 1,631,712,094 96,874,408
2083 1,637,989,363 96,142,098
2082 1,644,062,886 95,398,149
2081 1,649,962,836 94,657,513
2080 1,655,654,966 93,907,673
2079 1,661,116,882 93,121,830
2078 1,666,332,415 92,301,373
2077 1,671,298,348 91,481,344
2076 1,676,004,895 90,650,714
2075 1,680,459,350 89,800,986
2074 1,684,595,952 88,951,683
2073 1,688,431,647 88,066,368
2072 1,691,990,872 87,164,412
2071 1,695,203,041 86,237,232
2070 1,698,107,519 85,304,148
2069 1,700,664,858 84,316,537
2068 1,702,876,723 83,356,481
2067 1,704,723,837 82,393,396
2066 1,706,198,000 81,393,563
2065 1,707,391,009 80,403,306
2064 1,708,212,818 79,391,403
2063 1,708,696,045 78,388,769
2062 1,708,862,369 77,335,297
2061 1,708,717,131 76,234,094
2060 1,708,195,453 75,157,247
2059 1,707,339,651 74,043,229
2058 1,706,165,210 72,919,832
2057 1,704,656,327 71,789,848
2056 1,702,865,262 70,640,165
2055 1,700,741,939 69,505,255
2054 1,698,325,374 68,382,812
2053 1,695,513,304 67,270,892
2052 1,692,384,182 66,128,092
2051 1,688,910,288 64,998,059
2050 1,685,088,884 63,864,196
2049 1,680,936,533 62,698,049
2048 1,676,430,514 61,546,964
2047 1,671,532,064 60,391,850
2046 1,666,226,180 59,241,784
2045 1,660,522,084 58,101,216
2044 1,654,412,346 56,939,196
2043 1,647,924,060 55,785,114
2042 1,640,993,579 54,603,959
2041 1,633,629,291 53,447,648
2040 1,625,848,393 52,277,886
2039 1,617,677,625 51,108,793
2038 1,609,097,629 49,947,146
2037 1,600,073,012 48,801,599
2036 1,590,593,050 47,643,184
2035 1,580,726,905 46,495,588
2034 1,570,491,868 45,334,434
2033 1,559,906,905 44,205,611
2032 1,548,963,391 43,079,649
2031 1,537,676,208 41,971,121
2030 1,526,059,268 40,879,911
2029 1,514,142,607 39,797,126
2028 1,501,971,477 38,728,158
2027 1,489,498,223 37,676,618
2026 1,476,782,637 36,641,390
2025 1,463,865,525 35,631,653
2024 1,450,935,791 34,631,766
2023 1,438,069,596 33,635,160
2022 1,425,423,212 32,656,246
2021 1,414,203,896 31,707,800
2020 1,402,617,695 30,783,688
2019 1,389,030,312 29,884,380
2018 1,374,659,064 29,018,644
2017 1,359,657,400 28,166,393
2016 1,343,944,296 27,337,105
2015 1,328,024,498 26,547,572
2014 1,312,277,191 25,788,475
2013 1,295,829,511 25,051,611
2012 1,278,674,502 24,337,846
2011 1,261,224,954 23,649,039
2010 1,243,481,564 22,999,235
2009 1,225,524,753 22,391,745
2008 1,207,930,964 21,819,036
2007 1,190,676,021 21,287,635
2006 1,172,878,890 20,787,087
2005 1,154,676,322 20,304,569
2004 1,135,991,513 19,840,313
2003 1,116,803,006 19,392,475
2002 1,097,600,380 18,958,338
2001 1,077,898,575 18,537,729
2000 1,057,922,733 18,129,653
1999 1,038,225,823 17,734,506
1998 1,018,665,080 17,340,464
1997 999,133,762 16,949,982
1996 979,678,458 16,492,480
1995 960,301,044 15,960,530
1994 941,163,767 15,033,853
1993 922,118,387 14,051,192
1992 902,957,070 13,613,316
1991 883,927,600 13,352,090
1990 864,972,221 13,094,537
1989 846,039,529 12,906,842
1988 827,342,990 12,800,558
1987 808,931,270 12,822,574
1986 790,689,978 12,770,578
1985 772,647,793 12,548,949
1984 754,875,449 12,315,954
1983 737,372,681 12,073,822
1982 720,313,473 11,824,370
1981 703,696,250 11,568,127
1980 687,354,025 11,336,221
1979 671,155,747 11,028,809
1978 655,728,229 10,618,250
1977 640,801,103 10,224,975
1976 625,861,883 9,867,209
1975 611,309,535 9,540,817
1974 597,041,391 9,236,093
1973 583,465,598 8,954,242
1972 570,482,142 8,692,935
1971 558,096,387 8,456,317
1970 545,864,268 8,250,506
1969 533,880,544 8,066,951
1968 522,716,889 7,892,613
1967 511,606,372 7,724,550
1966 500,740,247 7,562,990
1965 490,140,146 7,406,421
1964 479,229,598 7,255,061
1963 468,138,575 7,109,828
1962 457,283,090 6,969,364
1961 446,564,729 6,834,936
1960 435,990,338 6,713,695

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Mozambique
2100 -0.5% 0.37%
2099 -0.5% 0.41%
2098 -0.5% 0.41%
2097 -0.49% 0.45%
2096 -0.49% 0.47%
2095 -0.48% 0.48%
2094 -0.48% 0.51%
2093 -0.47% 0.52%
2092 -0.46% 0.51%
2091 -0.46% 0.58%
2090 -0.45% 0.62%
2089 -0.44% 0.62%
2088 -0.43% 0.66%
2087 -0.42% 0.67%
2086 -0.41% 0.7%
2085 -0.39% 0.71%
2084 -0.38% 0.76%
2083 -0.37% 0.78%
2082 -0.36% 0.78%
2081 -0.34% 0.8%
2080 -0.33% 0.84%
2079 -0.31% 0.89%
2078 -0.3% 0.9%
2077 -0.28% 0.92%
2076 -0.27% 0.95%
2075 -0.25% 0.95%
2074 -0.23% 1.01%
2073 -0.21% 1.03%
2072 -0.19% 1.08%
2071 -0.17% 1.09%
2070 -0.15% 1.17%
2069 -0.13% 1.15%
2068 -0.11% 1.17%
2067 -0.09% 1.23%
2066 -0.07% 1.23%
2065 -0.05% 1.27%
2064 -0.03% 1.28%
2063 -0.01% 1.36%
2062 0.008% 1.44%
2061 0.03% 1.43%
2060 0.05% 1.5%
2059 0.07% 1.54%
2058 0.09% 1.57%
2057 0.11% 1.63%
2056 0.12% 1.63%
2055 0.14% 1.64%
2054 0.17% 1.65%
2053 0.18% 1.73%
2052 0.21% 1.74%
2051 0.23% 1.78%
2050 0.25% 1.86%
2049 0.27% 1.87%
2048 0.29% 1.91%
2047 0.32% 1.94%
2046 0.34% 1.96%
2045 0.37% 2.04%
2044 0.39% 2.07%
2043 0.42% 2.16%
2042 0.45% 2.16%
2041 0.48% 2.24%
2040 0.51% 2.29%
2039 0.53% 2.33%
2038 0.56% 2.35%
2037 0.6% 2.43%
2036 0.62% 2.47%
2035 0.65% 2.56%
2034 0.68% 2.55%
2033 0.71% 2.61%
2032 0.73% 2.64%
2031 0.76% 2.67%
2030 0.79% 2.72%
2029 0.81% 2.76%
2028 0.84% 2.79%
2027 0.86% 2.83%
2026 0.88% 2.83%
2025 0.89% 2.89%
2024 0.89% 2.96%
2023 0.89% 3%
2022 0.79% 2.99%
2021 0.83% 3%
2020 0.98% 3.01%
2019 1.05% 2.98%
2018 1.1% 3.03%
2017 1.17% 3.03%
2016 1.2% 2.97%
2015 1.2% 2.94%
2014 1.27% 2.94%
2013 1.34% 2.93%
2012 1.38% 2.91%
2011 1.43% 2.83%
2010 1.47% 2.71%
2009 1.46% 2.62%
2008 1.45% 2.5%
2007 1.52% 2.41%
2006 1.58% 2.38%
2005 1.64% 2.34%
2004 1.72% 2.31%
2003 1.75% 2.29%
2002 1.83% 2.27%
2001 1.89% 2.25%
2000 1.9% 2.23%
1999 1.92% 2.27%
1998 1.95% 2.3%
1997 1.99% 2.77%
1996 2.02% 3.33%
1995 2.03% 6.16%
1994 2.07% 6.99%
1993 2.12% 3.22%
1992 2.15% 1.96%
1991 2.19% 1.97%
1990 2.24% 1.45%
1989 2.26% 0.83%
1988 2.28% -0.17%
1987 2.31% 0.41%
1986 2.34% 1.77%
1985 2.35% 1.89%
1984 2.37% 2.01%
1983 2.37% 2.11%
1982 2.36% 2.22%
1981 2.38% 2.05%
1980 2.41% 2.79%
1979 2.35% 3.87%
1978 2.33% 3.85%
1977 2.39% 3.63%
1976 2.38% 3.42%
1975 2.39% 3.3%
1974 2.33% 3.15%
1973 2.28% 3.01%
1972 2.22% 2.8%
1971 2.24% 2.49%
1970 2.24% 2.28%
1969 2.14% 2.21%
1968 2.17% 2.18%
1967 2.17% 2.14%
1966 2.16% 2.11%
1965 2.28% 2.09%
1964 2.37% 2.04%
1963 2.37% 2.02%
1962 2.4% 1.97%
1961 2.43% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

India Mozambique
Current population
1483314140
37173146
Population rank 1/197 44/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.45%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.36 seconds
24.6 seconds
One death every
3.3 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 17/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -65,573
Net migration rank 195/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -65,573
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 951,234 -23,103
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 945,952 -25,864
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 927,581 -49,080
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 903,176 -50,224
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 876,594 -25,043
2016 16,202,593 81,248 850,430 -43,398
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 824,435 -52,374
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 799,778 -53,625
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 784,641 -57,067
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 763,088 -63,131
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 741,303 -63,638
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 719,025 -97,079
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 693,673 -100,625
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 654,920 -102,534
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 610,913 -100,490
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 586,009 -95,333
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 570,132 -95,770
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 554,973 -100,824
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 540,992 -99,484
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 529,867 -103,102
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 519,594 -105,130
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 506,162 -104,476
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 491,814 -103,223
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 474,453 -74,952
1997 19,494,098 880 461,209 -79,732
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 442,559 90,975
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 421,630 108,751
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 384,821 938,163
1993 19,152,399 2,364 369,518 272,829
1992 19,132,757 35,155 362,373 -128,960
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 357,676 -68,644
1990 18,893,588 125,514 353,290 -127,215
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 348,833 -199,509
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 349,480 -286,247
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 334,438 -441,710
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 332,609 -121,350
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 307,625 -75,642
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 304,524 -70,532
1983 17,219,127 119,694 324,158 -73,899
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 321,493 -72,852
1981 16,422,159 33,243 322,207 -58,347
1980 16,018,786 210,914 349,586 -149,650
1979 15,392,957 774,094 331,162 83,699
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 310,403 95,859
1977 14,575,662 590,626 289,193 91,082
1976 14,435,504 275,984 273,924 61,326
1975 13,958,642 434,205 257,984 59,562
1974 13,795,836 347,869 240,665 51,238
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 226,847 44,951
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 215,793 35,023
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 211,137 11,297
1970 12,417,866 233,782 207,385 -18,197
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 202,174 -24,251
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 197,623 -26,872
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 193,044 -27,672
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 189,218 -31,462
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 185,931 -30,538
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 182,334 -35,005
1963 11,016,705 21,640 180,867 -37,738
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 176,297 -38,504
1961 10,468,816 295,177 171,236 -40,181
1960 10,237,489 146,955 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people). In Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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