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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,441,519 people compared to 220,288 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 165.4 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.44% for Mozambique vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2005, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.3M people to 36.4M (79.5% growth), while Samoa has grown from 187K to 220K (17.8% growth).
  • Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Mozambique vs Samoa: live population counter

Mozambique Samoa
Current population
36441519
220288
Population rank 43/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.003%
One net population change
31.6 seconds
6.46 hours
One birth every
25 seconds
1.59 hours
One death every
2.23 minutes
6.57 hours
One migration net change every
13.5 minutes
3.18 hours
Annual migration change -38,940 -2,754
Daily growth/decline +2,730 +4
Annual growth/decline +996,606 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 17/197 126/197

Mozambique and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Mozambique
Population

Growth rate
Samoa
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Mozambique Samoa Mozambique Samoa
1960 6,713,695 112,490 - -
1961 6,834,936 115,496 1.81% 2.67%
1962 6,969,364 118,597 1.97% 2.68%
1963 7,109,828 121,764 2.02% 2.67%
1964 7,255,061 124,894 2.04% 2.57%
1965 7,406,421 127,978 2.09% 2.47%
1966 7,562,990 131,073 2.11% 2.42%
1967 7,724,550 133,764 2.14% 2.05%
1968 7,892,613 136,020 2.18% 1.69%
1969 8,066,951 138,233 2.21% 1.63%
1970 8,250,506 140,400 2.28% 1.57%
1971 8,456,317 142,503 2.49% 1.5%
1972 8,692,935 144,538 2.8% 1.43%
1973 8,954,242 146,516 3.01% 1.37%
1974 9,236,093 149,431 3.15% 1.99%
1975 9,540,817 153,344 3.3% 2.62%
1976 9,867,209 157,113 3.42% 2.46%
1977 10,224,975 159,753 3.63% 1.68%
1978 10,618,250 161,375 3.85% 1.02%
1979 11,028,809 162,882 3.87% 0.93%
1980 11,336,221 164,322 2.79% 0.88%
1981 11,568,127 165,678 2.05% 0.83%
1982 11,824,370 166,484 2.22% 0.49%
1983 12,073,822 166,714 2.11% 0.14%
1984 12,315,954 166,796 2.01% 0.05%
1985 12,548,949 166,849 1.89% 0.03%
1986 12,770,578 167,061 1.77% 0.13%
1987 12,822,574 167,661 0.41% 0.36%
1988 12,800,558 168,346 -0.17% 0.41%
1989 12,906,842 168,768 0.83% 0.25%
1990 13,094,537 169,042 1.45% 0.16%
1991 13,352,090 169,368 1.97% 0.19%
1992 13,613,316 170,331 1.96% 0.57%
1993 14,051,192 171,774 3.22% 0.85%
1994 15,033,853 173,159 6.99% 0.81%
1995 15,960,530 174,571 6.16% 0.82%
1996 16,492,480 176,071 3.33% 0.86%
1997 16,949,982 177,547 2.77% 0.84%
1998 17,340,464 178,905 2.3% 0.76%
1999 17,734,506 180,275 2.27% 0.77%
2000 18,129,653 181,685 2.23% 0.78%
2001 18,537,729 183,166 2.25% 0.82%
2002 18,958,338 184,471 2.27% 0.71%
2003 19,392,475 185,430 2.29% 0.52%
2004 19,840,313 186,249 2.31% 0.44%
2005 20,304,569 186,978 2.34% 0.39%
2006 20,787,087 187,709 2.38% 0.39%
2007 21,287,635 188,753 2.41% 0.56%
2008 21,819,036 190,107 2.5% 0.72%
2009 22,391,745 191,513 2.62% 0.74%
2010 22,999,235 193,023 2.71% 0.79%
2011 23,649,039 194,713 2.83% 0.88%
2012 24,337,846 196,498 2.91% 0.92%
2013 25,051,611 198,268 2.93% 0.9%
2014 25,788,475 200,037 2.94% 0.89%
2015 26,547,572 201,782 2.94% 0.87%
2016 27,337,105 203,499 2.97% 0.85%
2017 28,166,393 205,415 3.03% 0.94%
2018 29,018,644 207,582 3.03% 1.05%
2019 29,884,380 209,780 2.98% 1.06%
2020 30,783,688 211,944 3.01% 1.03%
2021 31,707,800 213,779 3% 0.87%
2022 32,656,246 215,261 2.99% 0.69%
2023 33,635,160 216,663 3% 0.65%
2024 34,631,766 218,019 2.96% 0.63%
2025 35,631,656 219,302 2.89% 0.59%
2026 36,639,853 220,530 2.83% 0.56%
2027 37,668,656 221,772 2.81% 0.56%
2028 38,714,097 223,104 2.78% 0.6%
2029 39,774,947 224,504 2.74% 0.63%
2030 40,846,749 225,968 2.69% 0.65%
2031 41,931,250 227,581 2.66% 0.71%
2032 43,032,887 229,298 2.63% 0.75%
2033 44,144,533 231,110 2.58% 0.79%
2034 45,273,522 233,061 2.56% 0.84%
2035 46,411,774 235,172 2.51% 0.91%
2036 47,548,671 237,415 2.45% 0.95%
2037 48,684,563 239,730 2.39% 0.98%
2038 49,822,039 242,155 2.34% 1.01%
2039 50,971,124 244,653 2.31% 1.03%
2040 52,124,215 247,196 2.26% 1.04%
2041 53,271,004 249,796 2.2% 1.05%
2042 54,423,407 252,427 2.16% 1.05%
2043 55,574,711 255,023 2.12% 1.03%
2044 56,716,585 257,609 2.05% 1.01%
2045 57,851,787 260,250 2% 1.03%
2046 58,981,102 262,849 1.95% 1%
2047 60,117,587 265,365 1.93% 0.96%
2048 61,254,584 267,836 1.89% 0.93%
2049 62,397,018 270,291 1.87% 0.92%
2050 63,530,955 272,711 1.82% 0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,243,003 people (a 30.7% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mozambique gained 9,893,947 (a 37.3% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2005 and is 43rd in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Biggest cities by population

Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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