The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 5,572,272 people in Norway in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,441,519 people compared to 5,642,662 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- Mozambique's population is 6.46 times bigger than Norway's.
- Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
- The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.44% for Mozambique vs 0.07% for Norway.
- For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
- Since 2005, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.3M people to 36.4M (79.5% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.62M to 5.64M (22% growth).
- Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2050 for Norway.
Mozambique vs Norway: live population counter
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Current population |
36441519
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5642662
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Population rank | 43/197 | 119/197 |
Percent of world population | 0.44% | 0.07% |
One net population change |
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9.98 minutes
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One birth every |
25 seconds
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10.1 minutes
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One death every |
2.23 minutes
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12.1 minutes
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One migration net change every |
13.5 minutes
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11.8 minutes
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Annual migration change | -38,940 | +44,356 |
Daily growth/decline | +2,730 | +144 |
Annual growth/decline | +996,606 | +52,678 |
Annual growth/decline rate | +2.96% | +0.95% |
Population growth rate rank | 17/197 | 107/197 |
Mozambique and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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1960 | 6,713,695 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
1961 | 6,834,936 | 3,609,800 | 1.81% | 0.8% |
1962 | 6,969,364 | 3,638,918 | 1.97% | 0.81% |
1963 | 7,109,828 | 3,666,537 | 2.02% | 0.76% |
1964 | 7,255,061 | 3,694,339 | 2.04% | 0.76% |
1965 | 7,406,421 | 3,723,168 | 2.09% | 0.78% |
1966 | 7,562,990 | 3,753,012 | 2.11% | 0.8% |
1967 | 7,724,550 | 3,784,539 | 2.14% | 0.84% |
1968 | 7,892,613 | 3,816,486 | 2.18% | 0.84% |
1969 | 8,066,951 | 3,847,707 | 2.21% | 0.82% |
1970 | 8,250,506 | 3,875,763 | 2.28% | 0.73% |
1971 | 8,456,317 | 3,903,039 | 2.49% | 0.7% |
1972 | 8,692,935 | 3,933,004 | 2.8% | 0.77% |
1973 | 8,954,242 | 3,960,612 | 3.01% | 0.7% |
1974 | 9,236,093 | 3,985,258 | 3.15% | 0.62% |
1975 | 9,540,817 | 4,007,313 | 3.3% | 0.55% |
1976 | 9,867,209 | 4,026,152 | 3.42% | 0.47% |
1977 | 10,224,975 | 4,043,205 | 3.63% | 0.42% |
1978 | 10,618,250 | 4,058,671 | 3.85% | 0.38% |
1979 | 11,028,809 | 4,072,517 | 3.87% | 0.34% |
1980 | 11,336,221 | 4,085,620 | 2.79% | 0.32% |
1981 | 11,568,127 | 4,099,702 | 2.05% | 0.34% |
1982 | 11,824,370 | 4,114,787 | 2.22% | 0.37% |
1983 | 12,073,822 | 4,128,432 | 2.11% | 0.33% |
1984 | 12,315,954 | 4,140,099 | 2.01% | 0.28% |
1985 | 12,548,949 | 4,152,516 | 1.89% | 0.3% |
1986 | 12,770,578 | 4,167,354 | 1.77% | 0.36% |
1987 | 12,822,574 | 4,186,905 | 0.41% | 0.47% |
1988 | 12,800,558 | 4,209,488 | -0.17% | 0.54% |
1989 | 12,906,842 | 4,226,901 | 0.83% | 0.41% |
1990 | 13,094,537 | 4,241,473 | 1.45% | 0.34% |
1991 | 13,352,090 | 4,261,732 | 1.97% | 0.48% |
1992 | 13,613,316 | 4,286,401 | 1.96% | 0.58% |
1993 | 14,051,192 | 4,311,991 | 3.22% | 0.6% |
1994 | 15,033,853 | 4,336,613 | 6.99% | 0.57% |
1995 | 15,960,530 | 4,359,184 | 6.16% | 0.52% |
1996 | 16,492,480 | 4,381,336 | 3.33% | 0.51% |
1997 | 16,949,982 | 4,405,157 | 2.77% | 0.54% |
1998 | 17,340,464 | 4,431,464 | 2.3% | 0.6% |
1999 | 17,734,506 | 4,461,913 | 2.27% | 0.69% |
2000 | 18,129,653 | 4,490,967 | 2.23% | 0.65% |
2001 | 18,537,729 | 4,513,751 | 2.25% | 0.51% |
2002 | 18,958,338 | 4,538,159 | 2.27% | 0.54% |
2003 | 19,392,475 | 4,564,855 | 2.29% | 0.59% |
2004 | 19,840,313 | 4,591,910 | 2.31% | 0.59% |
2005 | 20,304,569 | 4,623,291 | 2.34% | 0.68% |
2006 | 20,787,087 | 4,660,677 | 2.38% | 0.81% |
2007 | 21,287,635 | 4,709,153 | 2.41% | 1.04% |
2008 | 21,819,036 | 4,768,212 | 2.5% | 1.25% |
2009 | 22,391,745 | 4,828,726 | 2.62% | 1.27% |
2010 | 22,999,235 | 4,889,252 | 2.71% | 1.25% |
2011 | 23,649,039 | 4,953,088 | 2.83% | 1.31% |
2012 | 24,337,846 | 5,018,573 | 2.91% | 1.32% |
2013 | 25,051,611 | 5,079,623 | 2.93% | 1.22% |
2014 | 25,788,475 | 5,137,232 | 2.94% | 1.13% |
2015 | 26,547,572 | 5,188,607 | 2.94% | 1% |
2016 | 27,337,105 | 5,234,519 | 2.97% | 0.88% |
2017 | 28,166,393 | 5,276,968 | 3.03% | 0.81% |
2018 | 29,018,644 | 5,311,916 | 3.03% | 0.66% |
2019 | 29,884,380 | 5,347,896 | 2.98% | 0.68% |
2020 | 30,783,688 | 5,379,475 | 3.01% | 0.59% |
2021 | 31,707,800 | 5,408,320 | 3% | 0.54% |
2022 | 32,656,246 | 5,457,127 | 2.99% | 0.9% |
2023 | 33,635,160 | 5,519,594 | 3% | 1.14% |
2024 | 34,631,766 | 5,572,272 | 2.96% | 0.95% |
2025 | 35,631,656 | 5,618,653 | 2.89% | 0.83% |
2026 | 36,639,853 | 5,648,542 | 2.83% | 0.53% |
2027 | 37,668,656 | 5,669,085 | 2.81% | 0.36% |
2028 | 38,714,097 | 5,688,775 | 2.78% | 0.35% |
2029 | 39,774,947 | 5,707,206 | 2.74% | 0.32% |
2030 | 40,846,749 | 5,724,586 | 2.69% | 0.3% |
2031 | 41,931,250 | 5,741,140 | 2.66% | 0.29% |
2032 | 43,032,887 | 5,756,663 | 2.63% | 0.27% |
2033 | 44,144,533 | 5,771,048 | 2.58% | 0.25% |
2034 | 45,273,522 | 5,784,408 | 2.56% | 0.23% |
2035 | 46,411,774 | 5,796,851 | 2.51% | 0.22% |
2036 | 47,548,671 | 5,808,721 | 2.45% | 0.2% |
2037 | 48,684,563 | 5,819,995 | 2.39% | 0.19% |
2038 | 49,822,039 | 5,830,604 | 2.34% | 0.18% |
2039 | 50,971,124 | 5,840,493 | 2.31% | 0.17% |
2040 | 52,124,215 | 5,849,273 | 2.26% | 0.15% |
2041 | 53,271,004 | 5,857,345 | 2.2% | 0.14% |
2042 | 54,423,407 | 5,864,766 | 2.16% | 0.13% |
2043 | 55,574,711 | 5,870,957 | 2.12% | 0.11% |
2044 | 56,716,585 | 5,876,291 | 2.05% | 0.09% |
2045 | 57,851,787 | 5,881,391 | 2% | 0.09% |
2046 | 58,981,102 | 5,885,772 | 1.95% | 0.07% |
2047 | 60,117,587 | 5,889,156 | 1.93% | 0.06% |
2048 | 61,254,584 | 5,892,131 | 1.89% | 0.05% |
2049 | 62,397,018 | 5,894,300 | 1.87% | 0.04% |
2050 | 63,530,955 | 5,895,192 | 1.82% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,243,003 people (a 30.7% growth), while Norway gained 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mozambique gained 9,893,947 (a 37.3% growth), while Norway's population increased by 454,055 (a 8.75% growth).
Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2005 and is 43rd in 2025. Norway was ranked 116th in 2005 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.48% to 5,895,192 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
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Population differences between Mozambique and Norway
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Life expectancy | 64 years | 83.6 years |
Average age | 21.9 years | 41.3 years |
Median age | 17.5 years | 40.7 years |
Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50.4:49.6 |
Fertility rate | 4.76 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
Population density | 114.1 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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