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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,941,128 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 6.89 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.45% for Mozambique vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.8M people to 36.9M (77.7% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Mozambique vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mozambique Slovakia
2100 105,684,658 3,377,764
2099 105,291,198 3,399,869
2098 104,859,475 3,422,010
2097 104,428,679 3,444,161
2096 103,962,668 3,466,284
2095 103,480,514 3,488,595
2094 102,989,197 3,511,062
2093 102,464,565 3,533,742
2092 101,929,545 3,556,708
2091 101,410,418 3,580,021
2090 100,829,728 3,603,675
2089 100,211,758 3,627,811
2088 99,594,130 3,652,354
2087 98,943,096 3,677,451
2086 98,288,529 3,703,217
2085 97,609,760 3,729,670
2084 96,926,143 3,756,777
2083 96,193,441 3,784,617
2082 95,449,095 3,813,170
2081 94,708,064 3,842,528
2080 93,957,824 3,872,714
2079 93,171,561 3,903,653
2078 92,350,666 3,935,351
2077 91,530,198 3,967,981
2076 90,699,125 4,001,363
2075 89,848,943 4,035,465
2074 88,999,187 4,070,159
2073 88,113,398 4,105,475
2072 87,210,961 4,141,396
2071 86,283,286 4,177,582
2070 85,349,704 4,214,086
2069 84,361,565 4,250,775
2068 83,400,997 4,287,566
2067 82,437,397 4,324,173
2066 81,437,030 4,360,463
2065 80,446,244 4,396,562
2064 79,433,801 4,432,349
2063 78,430,632 4,467,634
2062 77,376,597 4,502,390
2061 76,274,806 4,536,423
2060 75,197,384 4,569,861
2059 74,082,771 4,602,562
2058 72,958,774 4,634,484
2057 71,828,186 4,665,491
2056 70,677,889 4,695,744
2055 69,542,373 4,725,147
2054 68,419,331 4,753,640
2053 67,306,817 4,781,680
2052 66,163,407 4,809,152
2051 65,032,770 4,836,056
2050 63,898,302 4,862,512
2049 62,731,532 4,888,649
2048 61,579,833 4,914,306
2047 60,424,101 4,939,719
2046 59,273,421 4,964,917
2045 58,132,244 4,989,905
2044 56,969,604 5,014,849
2043 55,814,906 5,039,628
2042 54,633,120 5,064,051
2041 53,476,191 5,088,319
2040 52,305,805 5,112,265
2039 51,136,087 5,135,696
2038 49,973,820 5,158,725
2037 48,827,661 5,181,188
2036 47,668,628 5,203,033
2035 46,520,419 5,224,142
2034 45,358,645 5,244,168
2033 44,229,218 5,263,308
2032 43,102,655 5,281,327
2031 41,993,535 5,298,206
2030 40,901,742 5,313,745
2029 39,818,379 5,327,761
2028 38,748,841 5,339,993
2027 37,696,739 5,350,648
2026 36,660,958 5,359,438
2025 35,650,681 5,396,894
2024 34,631,766 5,422,069
2023 33,635,160 5,426,740
2022 32,656,246 5,431,752
2021 31,707,800 5,447,247
2020 30,783,688 5,458,827
2019 29,884,380 5,454,147
2018 29,018,644 5,446,771
2017 28,166,393 5,439,232
2016 27,337,105 5,430,798
2015 26,547,572 5,423,801
2014 25,788,475 5,418,649
2013 25,051,611 5,413,393
2012 24,337,846 5,407,579
2011 23,649,039 5,398,384
2010 22,999,235 5,391,428
2009 22,391,745 5,386,406
2008 21,819,036 5,379,233
2007 21,287,635 5,374,622
2006 20,787,087 5,373,054
2005 20,304,569 5,372,807
2004 19,840,313 5,372,280
2003 19,392,475 5,373,374
2002 18,958,338 5,376,912
2001 18,537,729 5,378,867
2000 18,129,653 5,388,720
1999 17,734,506 5,396,020
1998 17,340,464 5,390,516
1997 16,949,982 5,383,291
1996 16,492,480 5,373,361
1995 15,960,530 5,361,999
1994 15,033,853 5,346,331
1993 14,051,192 5,325,305
1992 13,613,316 5,305,016
1991 13,352,090 5,303,294
1990 13,094,537 5,299,187
1989 12,906,842 5,275,942
1988 12,800,558 5,250,596
1987 12,822,574 5,222,840
1986 12,770,578 5,193,838
1985 12,548,949 5,161,768
1984 12,315,954 5,127,097
1983 12,073,822 5,091,971
1982 11,824,370 5,055,099
1981 11,568,127 5,016,105
1980 11,336,221 4,979,815
1979 11,028,809 4,938,973
1978 10,618,250 4,890,125
1977 10,224,975 4,840,501
1976 9,867,209 4,789,507
1975 9,540,817 4,739,105
1974 9,236,093 4,689,623
1973 8,954,242 4,641,445
1972 8,692,935 4,596,622
1971 8,456,317 4,557,449
1970 8,250,506 4,538,223
1969 8,066,951 4,518,607
1968 7,892,613 4,483,915
1967 7,724,550 4,449,367
1966 7,562,990 4,411,666
1965 7,406,421 4,370,983
1964 7,255,061 4,327,341
1963 7,109,828 4,282,017
1962 6,969,364 4,238,188
1961 6,834,936 4,191,667
1960 6,713,695 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mozambique gained 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2006 and is 43rd in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mozambique Slovakia
2100 0.37% -0.65%
2099 0.41% -0.65%
2098 0.41% -0.64%
2097 0.45% -0.64%
2096 0.47% -0.64%
2095 0.48% -0.64%
2094 0.51% -0.64%
2093 0.52% -0.65%
2092 0.51% -0.65%
2091 0.58% -0.66%
2090 0.62% -0.67%
2089 0.62% -0.67%
2088 0.66% -0.68%
2087 0.67% -0.7%
2086 0.7% -0.71%
2085 0.71% -0.72%
2084 0.76% -0.74%
2083 0.78% -0.75%
2082 0.78% -0.76%
2081 0.8% -0.78%
2080 0.84% -0.79%
2079 0.89% -0.81%
2078 0.9% -0.82%
2077 0.92% -0.83%
2076 0.95% -0.85%
2075 0.95% -0.85%
2074 1.01% -0.86%
2073 1.03% -0.87%
2072 1.08% -0.87%
2071 1.09% -0.87%
2070 1.17% -0.86%
2069 1.15% -0.86%
2068 1.17% -0.85%
2067 1.23% -0.83%
2066 1.23% -0.82%
2065 1.27% -0.81%
2064 1.28% -0.79%
2063 1.36% -0.77%
2062 1.44% -0.75%
2061 1.43% -0.73%
2060 1.5% -0.71%
2059 1.54% -0.69%
2058 1.57% -0.66%
2057 1.63% -0.64%
2056 1.63% -0.62%
2055 1.64% -0.6%
2054 1.65% -0.59%
2053 1.73% -0.57%
2052 1.74% -0.56%
2051 1.78% -0.54%
2050 1.86% -0.53%
2049 1.87% -0.52%
2048 1.91% -0.51%
2047 1.94% -0.51%
2046 1.96% -0.5%
2045 2.04% -0.5%
2044 2.07% -0.49%
2043 2.16% -0.48%
2042 2.16% -0.48%
2041 2.24% -0.47%
2040 2.29% -0.46%
2039 2.33% -0.45%
2038 2.35% -0.43%
2037 2.43% -0.42%
2036 2.47% -0.4%
2035 2.56% -0.38%
2034 2.55% -0.36%
2033 2.61% -0.34%
2032 2.64% -0.32%
2031 2.67% -0.29%
2030 2.72% -0.26%
2029 2.76% -0.23%
2028 2.79% -0.2%
2027 2.83% -0.16%
2026 2.83% -0.69%
2025 2.94% -0.46%
2024 2.96% -0.09%
2023 3% -0.09%
2022 2.99% -0.28%
2021 3% -0.21%
2020 3.01% 0.09%
2019 2.98% 0.14%
2018 3.03% 0.14%
2017 3.03% 0.16%
2016 2.97% 0.13%
2015 2.94% 0.1%
2014 2.94% 0.1%
2013 2.93% 0.11%
2012 2.91% 0.17%
2011 2.83% 0.13%
2010 2.71% 0.09%
2009 2.62% 0.13%
2008 2.5% 0.09%
2007 2.41% 0.03%
2006 2.38% 0.005%
2005 2.34% 0.01%
2004 2.31% -0.02%
2003 2.29% -0.07%
2002 2.27% -0.04%
2001 2.25% -0.18%
2000 2.23% -0.14%
1999 2.27% 0.1%
1998 2.3% 0.13%
1997 2.77% 0.18%
1996 3.33% 0.21%
1995 6.16% 0.29%
1994 6.99% 0.39%
1993 3.22% 0.38%
1992 1.96% 0.03%
1991 1.97% 0.08%
1990 1.45% 0.44%
1989 0.83% 0.48%
1988 -0.17% 0.53%
1987 0.41% 0.56%
1986 1.77% 0.62%
1985 1.89% 0.68%
1984 2.01% 0.69%
1983 2.11% 0.73%
1982 2.22% 0.78%
1981 2.05% 0.73%
1980 2.79% 0.83%
1979 3.87% 1%
1978 3.85% 1.03%
1977 3.63% 1.06%
1976 3.42% 1.06%
1975 3.3% 1.06%
1974 3.15% 1.04%
1973 3.01% 0.98%
1972 2.8% 0.86%
1971 2.49% 0.42%
1970 2.28% 0.43%
1969 2.21% 0.77%
1968 2.18% 0.78%
1967 2.14% 0.85%
1966 2.11% 0.93%
1965 2.09% 1.01%
1964 2.04% 1.06%
1963 2.02% 1.03%
1962 1.97% 1.11%
1961 1.81% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Mozambique grew by 2.96%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Mozambique Slovakia
Current population
36941128
5359438
Population rank 43/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.45% 0.06%
One net population change
31.6 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
25 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
2.23 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,730 -13
Annual growth/decline +996,606 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 16/197 172/197
One migration net change every
8.04 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -65,573 -31,377
Net migration rank 178/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 353,143 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 93/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 154/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mozambique
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mozambique Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -65,573 - -31,377
2024 - -38,940 - -21,027
2023 1,025,334 -36,276 -5,427 4,933
2022 1,003,689 -34,936 -7,062 92,314
2021 951,234 -23,103 -16,886 -8,172
2020 945,952 -25,864 -2,184 4,350
2019 927,581 -49,080 3,818 3,128
2018 903,176 -50,224 3,268 3,446
2017 876,594 -25,043 4,351 3,279
2016 850,430 -43,398 5,431 3,487
2015 824,435 -52,374 2,170 2,549
2014 799,778 -53,625 3,793 -1,158
2013 784,641 -57,067 2,707 -1,181
2012 763,088 -63,131 3,245 871
2011 741,303 -63,638 9,177 -2,392
2010 719,025 -97,079 7,008 -1,814
2009 693,673 -100,625 8,619 -542
2008 654,920 -102,534 4,303 -495
2007 610,913 -100,490 537 -571
2006 586,009 -95,333 537 -549
2005 570,132 -95,770 537 -561
2004 554,973 -100,824 1,611 -522
2003 540,992 -99,484 -537 -646
2002 529,867 -103,102 -538 -580
2001 519,594 -105,130 -1,076 -860
2000 506,162 -104,476 2,155 -831
1999 491,814 -103,223 3,777 -119
1998 474,453 -74,952 4,312 -12
1997 461,209 -79,732 6,999 247
1996 442,559 90,975 9,135 246
1995 421,630 108,751 9,115 -30
1994 384,821 938,163 14,970 -109
1993 369,518 272,829 20,769 72
1992 362,373 -128,960 21,220 -201
1991 357,676 -68,644 23,865 174
1990 353,290 -127,215 25,436 -9,402
1989 348,833 -199,509 26,380 -7,254
1988 349,480 -286,247 30,979 -6,500
1987 334,438 -441,710 31,859 -6,401
1986 332,609 -121,350 34,279 -6,143
1985 307,625 -75,642 37,680 -6,068
1984 304,524 -70,532 38,966 -6,276
1983 324,158 -73,899 39,717 -6,361
1982 321,493 -72,852 41,958 -6,088
1981 322,207 -58,347 43,640 -5,821
1980 349,586 -149,650 44,320 -5,522
1979 331,162 83,699 52,353 -4,712
1978 310,403 95,859 52,324 -4,689
1977 289,193 91,082 52,762 -4,621
1976 273,924 61,326 54,121 -4,432
1975 257,984 59,562 52,604 -4,652
1974 240,665 51,238 52,524 -4,190
1973 226,847 44,951 49,199 -3,854
1972 215,793 35,023 46,426 -3,516
1971 211,137 11,297 40,105 -3,495
1970 207,385 -18,197 38,575 -4,919
1969 202,174 -24,251 39,312 -8,998
1968 197,623 -26,872 38,113 -8,881
1967 193,044 -27,672 41,824 -8,876
1966 189,218 -31,462 45,440 -8,817
1965 185,931 -30,538 48,517 -8,707
1964 182,334 -35,005 54,092 -8,608
1963 180,867 -37,738 54,382 -8,548
1962 176,297 -38,504 49,587 -9,019
1961 171,236 -40,181 55,749 4,812
1960 165,774 -54,351 56,546 4,344

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

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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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 353,143 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Mozambique, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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