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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,941,128 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 11.6 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.45% for Mozambique vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.8M people to 36.9M (77.7% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Mozambique vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mozambique Namibia
2100 105,684,658 5,958,153
2099 105,291,198 5,952,623
2098 104,859,475 5,947,142
2097 104,428,679 5,942,285
2096 103,962,668 5,938,162
2095 103,480,514 5,930,395
2094 102,989,197 5,922,248
2093 102,464,565 5,911,235
2092 101,929,545 5,899,026
2091 101,410,418 5,886,490
2090 100,829,728 5,871,938
2089 100,211,758 5,858,234
2088 99,594,130 5,842,720
2087 98,943,096 5,825,856
2086 98,288,529 5,806,643
2085 97,609,760 5,789,246
2084 96,926,143 5,771,050
2083 96,193,441 5,751,610
2082 95,449,095 5,730,648
2081 94,708,064 5,707,476
2080 93,957,824 5,682,842
2079 93,171,561 5,659,698
2078 92,350,666 5,634,313
2077 91,530,198 5,608,096
2076 90,699,125 5,580,829
2075 89,848,943 5,551,107
2074 88,999,187 5,522,025
2073 88,113,398 5,494,180
2072 87,210,961 5,464,749
2071 86,283,286 5,434,461
2070 85,349,704 5,403,822
2069 84,361,565 5,371,517
2068 83,400,997 5,336,950
2067 82,437,397 5,300,707
2066 81,437,030 5,263,191
2065 80,446,244 5,227,346
2064 79,433,801 5,190,323
2063 78,430,632 5,150,579
2062 77,376,597 5,109,760
2061 76,274,806 5,068,478
2060 75,197,384 5,023,587
2059 74,082,771 4,979,591
2058 72,958,774 4,933,964
2057 71,828,186 4,887,985
2056 70,677,889 4,840,537
2055 69,542,373 4,790,848
2054 68,419,331 4,741,942
2053 67,306,817 4,691,180
2052 66,163,407 4,639,835
2051 65,032,770 4,587,353
2050 63,898,302 4,533,502
2049 62,731,532 4,482,650
2048 61,579,833 4,430,309
2047 60,424,101 4,373,597
2046 59,273,421 4,318,050
2045 58,132,244 4,259,166
2044 56,969,604 4,202,338
2043 55,814,906 4,144,892
2042 54,633,120 4,088,713
2041 53,476,191 4,032,347
2040 52,305,805 3,976,987
2039 51,136,087 3,920,720
2038 49,973,820 3,862,015
2037 48,827,661 3,804,482
2036 47,668,628 3,747,072
2035 46,520,419 3,689,163
2034 45,358,645 3,631,737
2033 44,229,218 3,575,000
2032 43,102,655 3,516,310
2031 41,993,535 3,456,265
2030 40,901,742 3,395,964
2029 39,818,379 3,336,698
2028 38,748,841 3,277,428
2027 37,696,739 3,216,917
2026 36,660,958 3,156,839
2025 35,650,681 3,094,769
2024 34,631,766 3,030,131
2023 33,635,160 2,963,095
2022 32,656,246 2,889,662
2021 31,707,800 2,810,548
2020 30,783,688 2,728,762
2019 29,884,380 2,650,494
2018 29,018,644 2,577,327
2017 28,166,393 2,506,853
2016 27,337,105 2,439,213
2015 26,547,572 2,374,300
2014 25,788,475 2,312,139
2013 25,051,611 2,252,508
2012 24,337,846 2,194,654
2011 23,649,039 2,146,325
2010 22,999,235 2,109,811
2009 22,391,745 2,077,394
2008 21,819,036 2,047,056
2007 21,287,635 2,018,600
2006 20,787,087 1,991,888
2005 20,304,569 1,966,582
2004 19,840,313 1,942,082
2003 19,392,475 1,917,464
2002 18,958,338 1,889,970
2001 18,537,729 1,857,048
2000 18,129,653 1,818,647
1999 17,734,506 1,776,368
1998 17,340,464 1,732,745
1997 16,949,982 1,689,264
1996 16,492,480 1,646,103
1995 15,960,530 1,602,170
1994 15,033,853 1,556,304
1993 14,051,192 1,508,697
1992 13,613,316 1,461,322
1991 13,352,090 1,415,684
1990 13,094,537 1,369,303
1989 12,906,842 1,288,947
1988 12,800,558 1,209,696
1987 12,822,574 1,167,889
1986 12,770,578 1,131,081
1985 12,548,949 1,096,890
1984 12,315,954 1,065,989
1983 12,073,822 1,037,511
1982 11,824,370 1,010,308
1981 11,568,127 992,500
1980 11,336,221 981,434
1979 11,028,809 962,825
1978 10,618,250 947,269
1977 10,224,975 931,104
1976 9,867,209 906,566
1975 9,540,817 881,032
1974 9,236,093 854,320
1973 8,954,242 828,928
1972 8,692,935 804,399
1971 8,456,317 780,584
1970 8,250,506 757,868
1969 8,066,951 736,120
1968 7,892,613 715,542
1967 7,724,550 696,045
1966 7,562,990 677,655
1965 7,406,421 660,558
1964 7,255,061 644,530
1963 7,109,828 629,589
1962 6,969,364 615,759
1961 6,834,936 603,067
1960 6,713,695 591,465

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/mozambique/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mozambique gained 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2006 and is 43rd in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mozambique's population will grow by 73% to 63,898,302 people with a rank change from 43rd to 32nd. The population of Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mozambique Namibia
2100 0.37% 0.09%
2099 0.41% 0.09%
2098 0.41% 0.08%
2097 0.45% 0.07%
2096 0.47% 0.13%
2095 0.48% 0.14%
2094 0.51% 0.19%
2093 0.52% 0.21%
2092 0.51% 0.21%
2091 0.58% 0.25%
2090 0.62% 0.23%
2089 0.62% 0.27%
2088 0.66% 0.29%
2087 0.67% 0.33%
2086 0.7% 0.3%
2085 0.71% 0.32%
2084 0.76% 0.34%
2083 0.78% 0.37%
2082 0.78% 0.41%
2081 0.8% 0.43%
2080 0.84% 0.41%
2079 0.89% 0.45%
2078 0.9% 0.47%
2077 0.92% 0.49%
2076 0.95% 0.54%
2075 0.95% 0.53%
2074 1.01% 0.51%
2073 1.03% 0.54%
2072 1.08% 0.56%
2071 1.09% 0.57%
2070 1.17% 0.6%
2069 1.15% 0.65%
2068 1.17% 0.68%
2067 1.23% 0.71%
2066 1.23% 0.69%
2065 1.27% 0.71%
2064 1.28% 0.77%
2063 1.36% 0.8%
2062 1.44% 0.81%
2061 1.43% 0.89%
2060 1.5% 0.88%
2059 1.54% 0.92%
2058 1.57% 0.94%
2057 1.63% 0.98%
2056 1.63% 1.04%
2055 1.64% 1.03%
2054 1.65% 1.08%
2053 1.73% 1.11%
2052 1.74% 1.14%
2051 1.78% 1.19%
2050 1.86% 1.13%
2049 1.87% 1.18%
2048 1.91% 1.3%
2047 1.94% 1.29%
2046 1.96% 1.38%
2045 2.04% 1.35%
2044 2.07% 1.39%
2043 2.16% 1.37%
2042 2.16% 1.4%
2041 2.24% 1.39%
2040 2.29% 1.44%
2039 2.33% 1.52%
2038 2.35% 1.51%
2037 2.43% 1.53%
2036 2.47% 1.57%
2035 2.56% 1.58%
2034 2.55% 1.59%
2033 2.61% 1.67%
2032 2.64% 1.74%
2031 2.67% 1.78%
2030 2.72% 1.78%
2029 2.76% 1.81%
2028 2.79% 1.88%
2027 2.83% 1.9%
2026 2.83% 2.01%
2025 2.94% 2.13%
2024 2.96% 2.26%
2023 3% 2.54%
2022 2.99% 2.81%
2021 3% 3%
2020 3.01% 2.95%
2019 2.98% 2.84%
2018 3.03% 2.81%
2017 3.03% 2.77%
2016 2.97% 2.73%
2015 2.94% 2.69%
2014 2.94% 2.65%
2013 2.93% 2.64%
2012 2.91% 2.25%
2011 2.83% 1.73%
2010 2.71% 1.56%
2009 2.62% 1.48%
2008 2.5% 1.41%
2007 2.41% 1.34%
2006 2.38% 1.29%
2005 2.34% 1.26%
2004 2.31% 1.28%
2003 2.29% 1.45%
2002 2.27% 1.77%
2001 2.25% 2.11%
2000 2.23% 2.38%
1999 2.27% 2.52%
1998 2.3% 2.57%
1997 2.77% 2.62%
1996 3.33% 2.74%
1995 6.16% 2.95%
1994 6.99% 3.16%
1993 3.22% 3.24%
1992 1.96% 3.22%
1991 1.97% 3.39%
1990 1.45% 6.23%
1989 0.83% 6.55%
1988 -0.17% 3.58%
1987 0.41% 3.25%
1986 1.77% 3.12%
1985 1.89% 2.9%
1984 2.01% 2.74%
1983 2.11% 2.69%
1982 2.22% 1.79%
1981 2.05% 1.13%
1980 2.79% 1.93%
1979 3.87% 1.64%
1978 3.85% 1.74%
1977 3.63% 2.71%
1976 3.42% 2.9%
1975 3.3% 3.13%
1974 3.15% 3.06%
1973 3.01% 3.05%
1972 2.8% 3.05%
1971 2.49% 3%
1970 2.28% 2.95%
1969 2.21% 2.88%
1968 2.18% 2.8%
1967 2.14% 2.71%
1966 2.11% 2.59%
1965 2.09% 2.49%
1964 2.04% 2.37%
1963 2.02% 2.25%
1962 1.97% 2.1%
1961 1.81% 1.96%

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/mozambique/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mozambique grew by 2.96%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Mozambique Namibia
Current population
36941128
3173089
Population rank 43/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.45% 0.04%
One net population change
31.6 seconds
7.84 minutes
One birth every
25 seconds
6.85 minutes
One death every
2.23 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,730 +184
Annual growth/decline +996,606 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 16/197 41/197
One migration net change every
8.04 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -65,573 +1,866
Net migration rank 178/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 353,143 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 93/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 154/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mozambique
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mozambique Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -65,573 - 1,866
2024 - -38,940 - 4,211
2023 1,025,334 -36,276 58,435 11,675
2022 1,003,689 -34,936 54,534 22,212
2021 951,234 -23,103 50,160 31,327
2020 945,952 -25,864 55,034 27,056
2019 927,581 -49,080 54,769 19,676
2018 903,176 -50,224 53,970 17,920
2017 876,594 -25,043 52,975 16,080
2016 850,430 -43,398 52,228 14,002
2015 824,435 -52,374 50,846 12,755
2014 799,778 -53,625 49,581 11,134
2013 784,641 -57,067 47,801 10,748
2012 763,088 -63,131 46,204 10,957
2011 741,303 -63,638 43,557 -4,067
2010 719,025 -97,079 42,046 -8,518
2009 693,673 -100,625 39,942 -8,626
2008 654,920 -102,534 38,147 -8,775
2007 610,913 -100,490 36,430 -8,905
2006 586,009 -95,333 34,690 -8,792
2005 570,132 -95,770 32,909 -8,195
2004 554,973 -100,824 31,478 -7,192
2003 540,992 -99,484 31,115 -6,153
2002 529,867 -103,102 31,947 -1,913
2001 519,594 -105,130 32,942 2,869
2000 506,162 -104,476 35,280 5,709
1999 491,814 -103,223 37,233 6,333
1998 474,453 -74,952 37,500 6,180
1997 461,209 -79,732 37,256 6,023
1996 442,559 90,975 37,177 5,866
1995 421,630 108,751 39,119 5,712
1994 384,821 938,163 41,316 5,578
1993 369,518 272,829 42,861 5,464
1992 362,373 -128,960 43,945 2,487
1991 357,676 -68,644 44,523 309
1990 353,290 -127,215 43,956 3,969
1989 348,833 -199,509 37,715 75,072
1988 349,480 -286,247 34,798 10,916
1987 334,438 -441,710 33,340 4,559
1986 332,609 -121,350 31,764 3,953
1985 307,625 -75,642 30,575 2,090
1984 304,524 -70,532 29,395 -267
1983 324,158 -73,899 28,307 -481
1982 321,493 -72,852 27,474 -889
1981 322,207 -58,347 27,938 -18,901
1980 349,586 -149,650 28,142 -15,041
1979 331,162 83,699 28,930 -4,818
1978 310,403 95,859 29,821 -22,827
1977 289,193 91,082 29,241 -3,907
1976 273,924 61,326 28,785 -5,048
1975 257,984 59,562 27,882 -553
1974 240,665 51,238 26,844 -744
1973 226,847 44,951 25,754 -1,066
1972 215,793 35,023 24,606 -236
1971 211,137 11,297 23,467 -208
1970 207,385 -18,197 22,414 -244
1969 202,174 -24,251 21,387 -57
1968 197,623 -26,872 20,470 -636
1967 193,044 -27,672 19,498 -339
1966 189,218 -31,462 18,635 -1,023
1965 185,931 -30,538 17,902 -1,327
1964 182,334 -35,005 17,134 -1,660
1963 180,867 -37,738 16,430 -2,016
1962 176,297 -38,504 15,656 -2,403
1961 171,236 -40,181 14,936 -2,807
1960 165,774 -54,351 14,307 -3,227

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

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

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). In Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 353,143 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Mozambique, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

Biggest 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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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