The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 17,994,237 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,441,519 people compared to 18,191,638 in the Netherlands.
Population statistics:
- Mozambique's population is 2 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
- Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
- The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.44% for Mozambique vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
- For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
- Since 2005, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.3M people to 36.4M (79.5% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.5% growth).
- Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2041 for the Netherlands.
Mozambique vs Netherlands: live population counter
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| Current population |
36441519
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18191638
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| Population rank | 43/197 | 72/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.44% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
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4.49 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | -38,940 | +121,628 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,730 | +321 |
| Annual growth/decline | +996,606 | +117,120 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.96% | +0.66% |
| Population growth rate rank | 17/197 | 122/197 |
Mozambique and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 6,713,695 | 11,486,631 | - | - |
| 1961 | 6,834,936 | 11,638,712 | 1.81% | 1.32% |
| 1962 | 6,969,364 | 11,805,689 | 1.97% | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 7,109,828 | 11,965,966 | 2.02% | 1.36% |
| 1964 | 7,255,061 | 12,127,120 | 2.04% | 1.35% |
| 1965 | 7,406,421 | 12,294,732 | 2.09% | 1.38% |
| 1966 | 7,562,990 | 12,456,251 | 2.11% | 1.31% |
| 1967 | 7,724,550 | 12,598,201 | 2.14% | 1.14% |
| 1968 | 7,892,613 | 12,729,721 | 2.18% | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 8,066,951 | 12,877,984 | 2.21% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 8,250,506 | 13,038,526 | 2.28% | 1.25% |
| 1971 | 8,456,317 | 13,194,497 | 2.49% | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 8,692,935 | 13,328,593 | 2.8% | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 8,954,242 | 13,439,322 | 3.01% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 9,236,093 | 13,545,056 | 3.15% | 0.79% |
| 1975 | 9,540,817 | 13,666,335 | 3.3% | 0.9% |
| 1976 | 9,867,209 | 13,774,037 | 3.42% | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 10,224,975 | 13,856,185 | 3.63% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 10,618,250 | 13,941,700 | 3.85% | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 11,028,809 | 14,038,270 | 3.87% | 0.69% |
| 1980 | 11,336,221 | 14,149,800 | 2.79% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 11,568,127 | 14,247,208 | 2.05% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 11,824,370 | 14,312,690 | 2.22% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 12,073,822 | 14,367,070 | 2.11% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 12,315,954 | 14,424,211 | 2.01% | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 12,548,949 | 14,491,632 | 1.89% | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 12,770,578 | 14,572,278 | 1.77% | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 12,822,574 | 14,665,037 | 0.41% | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 12,800,558 | 14,760,094 | -0.17% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 12,906,842 | 14,848,907 | 0.83% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 13,094,537 | 14,951,510 | 1.45% | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 13,352,090 | 15,069,798 | 1.97% | 0.79% |
| 1992 | 13,613,316 | 15,184,166 | 1.96% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 14,051,192 | 15,290,368 | 3.22% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,033,853 | 15,382,838 | 6.99% | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 15,960,530 | 15,459,006 | 6.16% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 16,492,480 | 15,530,498 | 3.33% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 16,949,982 | 15,610,650 | 2.77% | 0.52% |
| 1998 | 17,340,464 | 15,707,209 | 2.3% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 17,734,506 | 15,812,088 | 2.27% | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 18,129,653 | 15,925,513 | 2.23% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 18,537,729 | 16,046,180 | 2.25% | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 18,958,338 | 16,148,929 | 2.27% | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 19,392,475 | 16,225,302 | 2.29% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 19,840,313 | 16,281,779 | 2.31% | 0.35% |
| 2005 | 20,304,569 | 16,319,868 | 2.34% | 0.23% |
| 2006 | 20,787,087 | 16,346,101 | 2.38% | 0.16% |
| 2007 | 21,287,635 | 16,381,696 | 2.41% | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 21,819,036 | 16,445,593 | 2.5% | 0.39% |
| 2009 | 22,391,745 | 16,530,388 | 2.62% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 22,999,235 | 16,615,394 | 2.71% | 0.51% |
| 2011 | 23,649,039 | 16,693,074 | 2.83% | 0.47% |
| 2012 | 24,337,846 | 16,754,962 | 2.91% | 0.37% |
| 2013 | 25,051,611 | 16,804,432 | 2.93% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 25,788,475 | 16,865,008 | 2.94% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 26,547,572 | 16,939,923 | 2.94% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 27,337,105 | 17,030,314 | 2.97% | 0.53% |
| 2017 | 28,166,393 | 17,131,296 | 3.03% | 0.59% |
| 2018 | 29,018,644 | 17,231,624 | 3.03% | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 29,884,380 | 17,344,874 | 2.98% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | 30,783,688 | 17,441,500 | 3.01% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | 31,707,800 | 17,533,044 | 3% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 32,656,246 | 17,700,982 | 2.99% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 33,635,160 | 17,877,117 | 3% | 1% |
| 2024 | 34,631,766 | 17,994,237 | 2.96% | 0.66% |
| 2025 | 35,631,656 | 18,110,800 | 2.89% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 36,639,853 | 18,211,436 | 2.83% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 37,668,656 | 18,299,531 | 2.81% | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 38,714,097 | 18,379,573 | 2.78% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 39,774,947 | 18,452,044 | 2.74% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 40,846,749 | 18,515,913 | 2.69% | 0.35% |
| 2031 | 41,931,250 | 18,571,934 | 2.66% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 43,032,887 | 18,621,087 | 2.63% | 0.26% |
| 2033 | 44,144,533 | 18,664,975 | 2.58% | 0.24% |
| 2034 | 45,273,522 | 18,702,456 | 2.56% | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 46,411,774 | 18,733,223 | 2.51% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 47,548,671 | 18,760,054 | 2.45% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 48,684,563 | 18,781,793 | 2.39% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 49,822,039 | 18,798,283 | 2.34% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 50,971,124 | 18,810,276 | 2.31% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 52,124,215 | 18,817,745 | 2.26% | 0.04% |
| 2041 | 53,271,004 | 18,820,870 | 2.2% | 0.02% |
| 2042 | 54,423,407 | 18,819,607 | 2.16% | -0.007% |
| 2043 | 55,574,711 | 18,815,261 | 2.12% | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 56,716,585 | 18,807,564 | 2.05% | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 57,851,787 | 18,797,005 | 2% | -0.06% |
| 2046 | 58,981,102 | 18,785,724 | 1.95% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 60,117,587 | 18,771,651 | 1.93% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 61,254,584 | 18,754,325 | 1.89% | -0.09% |
| 2049 | 62,397,018 | 18,735,299 | 1.87% | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 63,530,955 | 18,714,579 | 1.82% | -0.11% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,243,003 people (a 30.7% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mozambique gained 9,893,947 (a 37.3% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).
Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2005 and is 43rd in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Mozambique's population will grow by 74.3% to 63,530,955 people with a rank change from 43rd to 32nd. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.
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Population differences between Mozambique and the Netherlands
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| Life expectancy | 64 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 21.9 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 17.5 years | 42.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.76 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| Population density | 114.1 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
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