Mozambique Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Mozambique is 36,941,128 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 34,631,766 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of 3.89% per year.
Mozambique is ranked 43/197 by population and was ranked 52nd in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 20.8M people to 36.9M (77.7% growth in 20 years).
Mozambique accounts for 0.45% of the world's population.
Mozambique is projected to reach 106M people in 2100.

Mozambique population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	105,684,658	0.37%
2099	105,291,198	0.41%
2098	104,859,475	0.41%
2097	104,428,679	0.45%
2096	103,962,668	0.47%
2095	103,480,514	0.48%
2094	102,989,197	0.51%
2093	102,464,565	0.52%
2092	101,929,545	0.51%
2091	101,410,418	0.58%
2090	100,829,728	0.62%
2089	100,211,758	0.62%
2088	99,594,130	0.66%
2087	98,943,096	0.67%
2086	98,288,529	0.7%
2085	97,609,760	0.71%
2084	96,926,143	0.76%
2083	96,193,441	0.78%
2082	95,449,095	0.78%
2081	94,708,064	0.8%
2080	93,957,824	0.84%
2079	93,171,561	0.89%
2078	92,350,666	0.9%
2077	91,530,198	0.92%
2076	90,699,125	0.95%
2075	89,848,943	0.95%
2074	88,999,187	1.01%
2073	88,113,398	1.03%
2072	87,210,961	1.08%
2071	86,283,286	1.09%
2070	85,349,704	1.17%
2069	84,361,565	1.15%
2068	83,400,997	1.17%
2067	82,437,397	1.23%
2066	81,437,030	1.23%
2065	80,446,244	1.27%
2064	79,433,801	1.28%
2063	78,430,632	1.36%
2062	77,376,597	1.44%
2061	76,274,806	1.43%
2060	75,197,384	1.5%
2059	74,082,771	1.54%
2058	72,958,774	1.57%
2057	71,828,186	1.63%
2056	70,677,889	1.63%
2055	69,542,373	1.64%
2054	68,419,331	1.65%
2053	67,306,817	1.73%
2052	66,163,407	1.74%
2051	65,032,770	1.78%
2050	63,898,302	1.86%
2049	62,731,532	1.87%
2048	61,579,833	1.91%
2047	60,424,101	1.94%
2046	59,273,421	1.96%
2045	58,132,244	2.04%
2044	56,969,604	2.07%
2043	55,814,906	2.16%
2042	54,633,120	2.16%
2041	53,476,191	2.24%
2040	52,305,805	2.29%
2039	51,136,087	2.33%
2038	49,973,820	2.35%
2037	48,827,661	2.43%
2036	47,668,628	2.47%
2035	46,520,419	2.56%
2034	45,358,645	2.55%
2033	44,229,218	2.61%
2032	43,102,655	2.64%
2031	41,993,535	2.67%
2030	40,901,742	2.72%
2029	39,818,379	2.76%
2028	38,748,841	2.79%
2027	37,696,739	2.83%
2026	36,660,958	2.83%
2025	35,650,681	2.94%
2024	34,631,766	2.96%
2023	33,635,160	3%
2022	32,656,246	2.99%
2021	31,707,800	3%
2020	30,783,688	3.01%
2019	29,884,380	2.98%
2018	29,018,644	3.03%
2017	28,166,393	3.03%
2016	27,337,105	2.97%
2015	26,547,572	2.94%
2014	25,788,475	2.94%
2013	25,051,611	2.93%
2012	24,337,846	2.91%
2011	23,649,039	2.83%
2010	22,999,235	2.71%
2009	22,391,745	2.62%
2008	21,819,036	2.5%
2007	21,287,635	2.41%
2006	20,787,087	2.38%
2005	20,304,569	2.34%
2004	19,840,313	2.31%
2003	19,392,475	2.29%
2002	18,958,338	2.27%
2001	18,537,729	2.25%
2000	18,129,653	2.23%
1999	17,734,506	2.27%
1998	17,340,464	2.3%
1997	16,949,982	2.77%
1996	16,492,480	3.33%
1995	15,960,530	6.16%
1994	15,033,853	6.99%
1993	14,051,192	3.22%
1992	13,613,316	1.96%
1991	13,352,090	1.97%
1990	13,094,537	1.45%
1989	12,906,842	0.83%
1988	12,800,558	-0.17%
1987	12,822,574	0.41%
1986	12,770,578	1.77%
1985	12,548,949	1.89%
1984	12,315,954	2.01%
1983	12,073,822	2.11%
1982	11,824,370	2.22%
1981	11,568,127	2.05%
1980	11,336,221	2.79%
1979	11,028,809	3.87%
1978	10,618,250	3.85%
1977	10,224,975	3.63%
1976	9,867,209	3.42%
1975	9,540,817	3.3%
1974	9,236,093	3.15%
1973	8,954,242	3.01%
1972	8,692,935	2.8%
1971	8,456,317	2.49%
1970	8,250,506	2.28%
1969	8,066,951	2.21%
1968	7,892,613	2.18%
1967	7,724,550	2.14%
1966	7,562,990	2.11%
1965	7,406,421	2.09%
1964	7,255,061	2.04%
1963	7,109,828	2.02%
1962	6,969,364	1.97%
1961	6,834,936	1.81%
1960	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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Mozambique has a population of 36.9M as of 2026, compared to 27.3M in 2016, 20.8M in 2006, and 16.5M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.51% per year. Mozambique is ranked 10th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Mozambique will have 59,273,421 people (60.5% growth) with a rank change from 43rd to 33rd.

By the year 2100, Mozambique's population is projected to grow by 186.1% from its current level to 106M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-65,573
2024	-	-	-38,940
2023	989,058	1,025,334	-36,276
2022	968,753	1,003,689	-34,936
2021	928,131	951,234	-23,103
2020	920,088	945,952	-25,864
2019	878,501	927,581	-49,080
2018	852,952	903,176	-50,224
2017	851,551	876,594	-25,043
2016	807,032	850,430	-43,398
2015	772,061	824,435	-52,374
2014	746,153	799,778	-53,625
2013	727,574	784,641	-57,067
2012	699,957	763,088	-63,131
2011	677,665	741,303	-63,638
2010	621,946	719,025	-97,079
2009	593,048	693,673	-100,625
2008	552,386	654,920	-102,534
2007	510,423	610,913	-100,490
2006	490,676	586,009	-95,333
2005	474,362	570,132	-95,770
2004	454,149	554,973	-100,824
2003	441,508	540,992	-99,484
2002	426,765	529,867	-103,102
2001	414,464	519,594	-105,130
2000	401,686	506,162	-104,476
1999	388,591	491,814	-103,223
1998	399,501	474,453	-74,952
1997	381,477	461,209	-79,732
1996	533,534	442,559	90,975
1995	530,381	421,630	108,751
1994	1,322,984	384,821	938,163
1993	642,347	369,518	272,829
1992	233,413	362,373	-128,960
1991	289,032	357,676	-68,644
1990	226,075	353,290	-127,215
1989	149,324	348,833	-199,509
1988	63,233	349,480	-286,247
1987	-107,272	334,438	-441,710
1986	211,259	332,609	-121,350
1985	231,983	307,625	-75,642
1984	233,992	304,524	-70,532
1983	250,259	324,158	-73,899
1982	248,641	321,493	-72,852
1981	263,860	322,207	-58,347
1980	199,936	349,586	-149,650
1979	414,861	331,162	83,699
1978	406,262	310,403	95,859
1977	380,275	289,193	91,082
1976	335,250	273,924	61,326
1975	317,546	257,984	59,562
1974	291,903	240,665	51,238
1973	271,798	226,847	44,951
1972	250,816	215,793	35,023
1971	222,434	211,137	11,297
1970	189,188	207,385	-18,197
1969	177,923	202,174	-24,251
1968	170,751	197,623	-26,872
1967	165,372	193,044	-27,672
1966	157,756	189,218	-31,462
1965	155,393	185,931	-30,538
1964	147,329	182,334	-35,005
1963	143,129	180,867	-37,738
1962	137,793	176,297	-38,504
1961	131,055	171,236	-40,181
1960	111,423	165,774	-54,351

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

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Over the last 10 years, 95.9% of the population change in Mozambique 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, 353,143 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Mozambique, compared to 306,471 and 1.3% in 2010.

Mozambique population clock

	Mozambique	Rank
Current population	36941128	43/197
Percent of world population	0.45%	43/197
One net population change	31.6 seconds	20/197
One birth every	25 seconds	22/196
One death every	2.23 minutes	43/196
Daily growth/decline	+2,730	20/197
Annual growth/decline	+996,606	20/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.96%	16/197
One migration net change every	8.04 minutes	178/196
Annual migration change	-65,573	178/196
Foreign-born residents	353,143	93/195
Foreign-born share of population	1%	154/195

Largest cities by population

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

Mozambique population statistics

	Mozambique	World
Life expectancy	64.1 years	73.8 years
Average age	21.9 years	33.8 years
Median age	17.5 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	48.5:51.5	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.76 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	120.7 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Mozambique.

Population map with other countries

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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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