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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
Compare countries by 7 more topics
Population differences between Mozambique and Samoa
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 21.9 years | 26.9 years |
| Median age | 17.5 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.76 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 114.1 ppl/mi² | 203.1 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Population
Growth rate visualization in other countries
Growth rate
Relevant pages:
By topic
vs
comparisons:
Population comparisons