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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 40.1 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • 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 +1.03% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

India vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Mozambique
2100 1,515,897,176 105,684,658
2099 1,523,583,618 105,291,198
2098 1,531,281,096 104,859,475
2097 1,538,914,978 104,428,679
2096 1,546,515,506 103,962,668
2095 1,554,100,337 103,480,514
2094 1,561,632,624 102,989,197
2093 1,569,112,481 102,464,565
2092 1,576,470,228 101,929,545
2091 1,583,793,450 101,410,418
2090 1,591,038,578 100,829,728
2089 1,598,165,996 100,211,758
2088 1,605,169,643 99,594,130
2087 1,612,023,916 98,943,096
2086 1,618,795,931 98,288,529
2085 1,625,424,591 97,609,760
2084 1,631,854,605 96,926,143
2083 1,638,132,423 96,193,441
2082 1,644,206,476 95,449,095
2081 1,650,106,942 94,708,064
2080 1,655,799,569 93,957,824
2079 1,661,261,962 93,171,561
2078 1,666,477,951 92,350,666
2077 1,671,444,317 91,530,198
2076 1,676,151,275 90,699,125
2075 1,680,606,119 89,848,943
2074 1,684,743,082 88,999,187
2073 1,688,579,113 88,113,398
2072 1,692,138,648 87,210,961
2071 1,695,351,098 86,283,286
2070 1,698,255,829 85,349,704
2069 1,700,813,392 84,361,565
2068 1,703,025,450 83,400,997
2067 1,704,872,725 82,437,397
2066 1,706,347,017 81,437,030
2065 1,707,540,131 80,446,244
2064 1,708,362,011 79,433,801
2063 1,708,845,280 78,430,632
2062 1,709,011,618 77,376,597
2061 1,708,866,368 76,274,806
2060 1,708,344,645 75,197,384
2059 1,707,488,768 74,082,771
2058 1,706,314,224 72,958,774
2057 1,704,805,210 71,828,186
2056 1,703,013,988 70,677,889
2055 1,700,890,479 69,542,373
2054 1,698,473,703 68,419,331
2053 1,695,661,388 67,306,817
2052 1,692,531,993 66,163,407
2051 1,689,057,795 65,032,770
2050 1,685,236,057 63,898,302
2049 1,681,083,344 62,731,532
2048 1,676,576,931 61,579,833
2047 1,671,678,054 60,424,101
2046 1,666,371,707 59,273,421
2045 1,660,667,112 58,132,244
2044 1,654,556,840 56,969,604
2043 1,648,067,988 55,814,906
2042 1,641,136,901 54,633,120
2041 1,633,771,970 53,476,191
2040 1,625,990,392 52,305,805
2039 1,617,818,911 51,136,087
2038 1,609,238,166 49,973,820
2037 1,600,212,760 48,827,661
2036 1,590,731,970 47,668,628
2035 1,580,864,963 46,520,419
2034 1,570,629,033 45,358,645
2033 1,560,043,145 44,229,218
2032 1,549,098,676 43,102,655
2031 1,537,810,507 41,993,535
2030 1,526,192,552 40,901,742
2029 1,514,274,850 39,818,379
2028 1,502,102,657 38,748,841
2027 1,489,628,314 37,696,739
2026 1,476,911,618 36,660,958
2025 1,463,993,377 35,650,681
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd 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 0.9% 2.94%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

India Mozambique
Current population
1480351380
36941128
Population rank 1/197 43/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.45%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.36 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
3.32 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 16/197
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 - -630,830 - -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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 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, 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 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
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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