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

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The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,915,656 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,708,169 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 1.58 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 1.15% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.7M (0.53% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Italy vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Mozambique
2100 35,295,729 105,628,248
2099 35,533,045 105,234,999
2098 35,764,971 104,803,506
2097 36,003,567 104,372,940
2096 36,240,310 103,907,178
2095 36,477,183 103,425,281
2094 36,710,370 102,934,227
2093 36,941,728 102,409,874
2092 37,181,889 101,875,140
2091 37,416,123 101,356,290
2090 37,654,289 100,775,909
2089 37,896,069 100,158,269
2088 38,134,560 99,540,971
2087 38,375,540 98,890,285
2086 38,612,968 98,236,067
2085 38,857,421 97,557,661
2084 39,105,783 96,874,408
2083 39,352,795 96,142,098
2082 39,608,119 95,398,149
2081 39,866,527 94,657,513
2080 40,130,426 93,907,673
2079 40,403,049 93,121,830
2078 40,680,460 92,301,373
2077 40,962,463 91,481,344
2076 41,254,005 90,650,714
2075 41,558,635 89,800,986
2074 41,883,296 88,951,683
2073 42,216,283 88,066,368
2072 42,564,739 87,164,412
2071 42,921,274 86,237,232
2070 43,295,245 85,304,148
2069 43,679,714 84,316,537
2068 44,073,736 83,356,481
2067 44,471,480 82,393,396
2066 44,883,154 81,393,563
2065 45,309,461 80,403,306
2064 45,741,985 79,391,403
2063 46,180,658 78,388,769
2062 46,633,125 77,335,297
2061 47,088,290 76,234,094
2060 47,542,648 75,157,247
2059 47,998,659 74,043,229
2058 48,452,892 72,919,832
2057 48,899,246 71,789,848
2056 49,344,799 70,640,165
2055 49,776,680 69,505,255
2054 50,197,999 68,382,812
2053 50,613,632 67,270,892
2052 51,012,772 66,128,092
2051 51,404,003 64,998,059
2050 51,791,523 63,864,196
2049 52,164,254 62,698,049
2048 52,522,170 61,546,964
2047 52,876,346 60,391,850
2046 53,212,697 59,241,784
2045 53,541,344 58,101,216
2044 53,856,790 56,939,196
2043 54,176,580 55,785,114
2042 54,477,632 54,603,959
2041 54,765,213 53,447,648
2040 55,052,803 52,277,886
2039 55,342,225 51,108,793
2038 55,619,470 49,947,146
2037 55,895,913 48,801,599
2036 56,164,408 47,643,184
2035 56,435,468 46,495,588
2034 56,703,168 45,334,434
2033 56,963,528 44,205,611
2032 57,220,334 43,079,649
2031 57,487,786 41,971,121
2030 57,749,232 40,879,911
2029 57,994,812 39,797,126
2028 58,236,078 38,728,158
2027 58,477,957 37,676,618
2026 58,708,169 36,641,390
2025 58,915,656 35,631,653
2024 58,952,704 34,631,766
2023 58,984,216 33,635,160
2022 59,013,667 32,656,246
2021 59,133,173 31,707,800
2020 59,438,851 30,783,688
2019 59,729,081 29,884,380
2018 59,877,221 29,018,644
2017 60,002,252 28,166,393
2016 60,115,223 27,337,105
2015 60,229,605 26,547,572
2014 60,320,707 25,788,475
2013 60,311,613 25,051,611
2012 60,191,247 24,337,846
2011 60,026,841 23,649,039
2010 59,819,407 22,999,235
2009 59,555,454 22,391,745
2008 59,211,181 21,819,036
2007 58,756,247 21,287,635
2006 58,399,861 20,787,087
2005 58,166,682 20,304,569
2004 57,828,179 19,840,313
2003 57,399,184 19,392,475
2002 57,089,824 18,958,338
2001 56,976,981 18,537,729
2000 56,942,108 18,129,653
1999 56,916,317 17,734,506
1998 56,906,744 17,340,464
1997 56,890,372 16,949,982
1996 56,860,281 16,492,480
1995 56,844,303 15,960,530
1994 56,843,400 15,033,853
1993 56,831,821 14,051,192
1992 56,797,087 13,613,316
1991 56,758,521 13,352,090
1990 56,719,240 13,094,537
1989 56,671,781 12,906,842
1988 56,629,288 12,800,558
1987 56,601,931 12,822,574
1986 56,596,155 12,770,578
1985 56,593,071 12,548,949
1984 56,576,718 12,315,954
1983 56,564,074 12,073,822
1982 56,543,548 11,824,370
1981 56,501,675 11,568,127
1980 56,433,883 11,336,221
1979 56,317,749 11,028,809
1978 56,155,143 10,618,250
1977 55,955,411 10,224,975
1976 55,718,260 9,867,209
1975 55,441,001 9,540,817
1974 55,110,868 9,236,093
1973 54,751,406 8,954,242
1972 54,381,345 8,692,935
1971 54,073,490 8,456,317
1970 53,821,850 8,250,506
1969 53,537,950 8,066,951
1968 53,235,750 7,892,613
1967 52,900,500 7,724,550
1966 52,519,000 7,562,990
1965 52,112,350 7,406,421
1964 51,675,350 7,255,061
1963 51,252,000 7,109,828
1962 50,879,450 6,969,364
1961 50,536,350 6,834,936
1960 50,199,700 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).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.3M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Mozambique
2100 -0.67% 0.37%
2099 -0.65% 0.41%
2098 -0.66% 0.41%
2097 -0.65% 0.45%
2096 -0.65% 0.47%
2095 -0.64% 0.48%
2094 -0.63% 0.51%
2093 -0.65% 0.52%
2092 -0.63% 0.51%
2091 -0.63% 0.58%
2090 -0.64% 0.62%
2089 -0.63% 0.62%
2088 -0.63% 0.66%
2087 -0.61% 0.67%
2086 -0.63% 0.7%
2085 -0.64% 0.71%
2084 -0.63% 0.76%
2083 -0.64% 0.78%
2082 -0.65% 0.78%
2081 -0.66% 0.8%
2080 -0.67% 0.84%
2079 -0.68% 0.89%
2078 -0.69% 0.9%
2077 -0.71% 0.92%
2076 -0.73% 0.95%
2075 -0.78% 0.95%
2074 -0.79% 1.01%
2073 -0.82% 1.03%
2072 -0.83% 1.08%
2071 -0.86% 1.09%
2070 -0.88% 1.17%
2069 -0.89% 1.15%
2068 -0.89% 1.17%
2067 -0.92% 1.23%
2066 -0.94% 1.23%
2065 -0.95% 1.27%
2064 -0.95% 1.28%
2063 -0.97% 1.36%
2062 -0.97% 1.44%
2061 -0.96% 1.43%
2060 -0.95% 1.5%
2059 -0.94% 1.54%
2058 -0.91% 1.57%
2057 -0.9% 1.63%
2056 -0.87% 1.63%
2055 -0.84% 1.64%
2054 -0.82% 1.65%
2053 -0.78% 1.73%
2052 -0.76% 1.74%
2051 -0.75% 1.78%
2050 -0.71% 1.86%
2049 -0.68% 1.87%
2048 -0.67% 1.91%
2047 -0.63% 1.94%
2046 -0.61% 1.96%
2045 -0.59% 2.04%
2044 -0.59% 2.07%
2043 -0.55% 2.16%
2042 -0.53% 2.16%
2041 -0.52% 2.24%
2040 -0.52% 2.29%
2039 -0.5% 2.33%
2038 -0.49% 2.35%
2037 -0.48% 2.43%
2036 -0.48% 2.47%
2035 -0.47% 2.56%
2034 -0.46% 2.55%
2033 -0.45% 2.61%
2032 -0.47% 2.64%
2031 -0.45% 2.67%
2030 -0.42% 2.72%
2029 -0.41% 2.76%
2028 -0.41% 2.79%
2027 -0.39% 2.83%
2026 -0.35% 2.83%
2025 -0.06% 2.89%
2024 -0.05% 2.96%
2023 -0.05% 3%
2022 -0.2% 2.99%
2021 -0.51% 3%
2020 -0.49% 3.01%
2019 -0.25% 2.98%
2018 -0.21% 3.03%
2017 -0.19% 3.03%
2016 -0.19% 2.97%
2015 -0.15% 2.94%
2014 0.02% 2.94%
2013 0.2% 2.93%
2012 0.27% 2.91%
2011 0.35% 2.83%
2010 0.44% 2.71%
2009 0.58% 2.62%
2008 0.77% 2.5%
2007 0.61% 2.41%
2006 0.4% 2.38%
2005 0.59% 2.34%
2004 0.75% 2.31%
2003 0.54% 2.29%
2002 0.2% 2.27%
2001 0.06% 2.25%
2000 0.05% 2.23%
1999 0.02% 2.27%
1998 0.03% 2.3%
1997 0.05% 2.77%
1996 0.03% 3.33%
1995 0.002% 6.16%
1994 0.02% 6.99%
1993 0.06% 3.22%
1992 0.07% 1.96%
1991 0.07% 1.97%
1990 0.08% 1.45%
1989 0.08% 0.83%
1988 0.05% -0.17%
1987 0.01% 0.41%
1986 0.005% 1.77%
1985 0.03% 1.89%
1984 0.02% 2.01%
1983 0.04% 2.11%
1982 0.07% 2.22%
1981 0.12% 2.05%
1980 0.21% 2.79%
1979 0.29% 3.87%
1978 0.36% 3.85%
1977 0.43% 3.63%
1976 0.5% 3.42%
1975 0.6% 3.3%
1974 0.66% 3.15%
1973 0.68% 3.01%
1972 0.57% 2.8%
1971 0.47% 2.49%
1970 0.53% 2.28%
1969 0.57% 2.21%
1968 0.63% 2.18%
1967 0.73% 2.14%
1966 0.78% 2.11%
1965 0.85% 2.09%
1964 0.83% 2.04%
1963 0.73% 2.02%
1962 0.68% 1.97%
1961 0.67% 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 Italy declined by 0.06%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Italy Mozambique
Current population
58708169
37173146
Population rank 26/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.45%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.42 minutes
24.6 seconds
One death every
48.6 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +2,739
Annual growth/decline -37,048 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 17/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -65,573
Net migration rank 19/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -65,573
2024 -277,077 95,246 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 -294,922 150,189 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -318,674 231,228 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -301,579 157,327 951,234 -23,103
2020 -338,801 85,281 945,952 -25,864
2019 -215,025 46,634 927,581 -49,080
2018 -197,595 83,686 903,176 -50,224
2017 -192,007 95,147 876,594 -25,043
2016 -138,265 84,568 850,430 -43,398
2015 -162,620 39,389 824,435 -52,374
2014 -96,513 52,679 799,778 -53,625
2013 -90,468 158,090 784,641 -57,067
2012 -78,248 252,524 763,088 -63,131
2011 -48,021 198,544 741,303 -63,638
2010 -23,928 274,387 719,025 -97,079
2009 -17,866 283,676 693,673 -100,625
2008 -11,842 422,534 654,920 -102,534
2007 -5,876 495,092 610,913 -100,490
2006 0 215,995 586,009 -95,333
2005 -17,450 258,702 570,132 -95,770
2004 11,566 417,970 554,973 -100,824
2003 -40,179 478,578 540,992 -99,484
2002 -22,836 223,861 529,867 -103,102
2001 -11,396 48,903 519,594 -105,130
2000 -17,082 56,065 506,162 -104,476
1999 -22,766 54,405 491,814 -103,223
1998 -39,835 67,985 474,453 -74,952
1997 -22,756 50,539 461,209 -79,732
1996 -22,744 53,450 442,559 90,975
1995 -34,107 -460,287 421,630 108,751
1994 -17,053 502,750 384,821 938,163
1993 0 24,321 369,518 272,829
1992 22,718 51,747 362,373 -128,960
1991 11,352 19,721 357,676 -68,644
1990 22,688 35,317 353,290 -127,215
1989 28,336 19,540 348,833 -199,509
1988 33,977 18,553 349,480 -286,247
1987 16,980 7,825 334,438 -441,710
1986 11,319 -6,206 332,609 -121,350
1985 28,297 6,911 307,625 -75,642
1984 50,919 203 304,524 -70,532
1983 33,939 -3,733 324,158 -73,899
1982 79,161 -24,223 321,493 -72,852
1981 73,452 7,182 322,207 -58,347
1980 84,650 295,642 349,586 -149,650
1979 129,531 42,637 331,162 83,699
1978 168,465 43,932 310,403 95,859
1977 190,248 42,246 289,193 91,082
1976 228,445 40,885 273,924 61,326
1975 271,660 43,051 257,984 59,562
1974 336,176 42,487 240,665 51,238
1973 328,508 41,631 226,847 44,951
1972 364,355 43,182 215,793 35,023
1971 383,922 -58,627 211,137 11,297
1970 376,753 -62,216 207,385 -18,197
1969 390,827 -45,346 202,174 -24,251
1968 399,268 -50,149 197,623 -26,872
1967 439,074 -37,992 193,044 -27,672
1966 488,427 -35,352 189,218 -31,462
1965 474,222 -36,267 185,931 -30,538
1964 527,089 -27,368 182,334 -35,005
1963 440,767 -28,198 180,867 -37,738
1962 427,387 -25,840 176,297 -38,504
1961 459,880 -129,761 171,236 -40,181
1960 426,697 -140,765 165,774 -54,351

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 69.5% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 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, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
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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