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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,941,128 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 17.4 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.45% for Mozambique vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.8M people to 36.9M (77.7% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Mozambique vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mozambique Slovenia
2100 105,684,658 1,640,541
2099 105,291,198 1,644,752
2098 104,859,475 1,648,834
2097 104,428,679 1,653,196
2096 103,962,668 1,657,434
2095 103,480,514 1,661,656
2094 102,989,197 1,665,825
2093 102,464,565 1,670,076
2092 101,929,545 1,674,280
2091 101,410,418 1,678,462
2090 100,829,728 1,682,998
2089 100,211,758 1,687,376
2088 99,594,130 1,691,788
2087 98,943,096 1,696,409
2086 98,288,529 1,701,325
2085 97,609,760 1,706,189
2084 96,926,143 1,711,157
2083 96,193,441 1,716,396
2082 95,449,095 1,721,709
2081 94,708,064 1,727,302
2080 93,957,824 1,733,405
2079 93,171,561 1,739,518
2078 92,350,666 1,746,152
2077 91,530,198 1,752,783
2076 90,699,125 1,759,639
2075 89,848,943 1,766,867
2074 88,999,187 1,774,528
2073 88,113,398 1,782,697
2072 87,210,961 1,790,658
2071 86,283,286 1,798,960
2070 85,349,704 1,807,483
2069 84,361,565 1,816,607
2068 83,400,997 1,825,849
2067 82,437,397 1,834,865
2066 81,437,030 1,844,034
2065 80,446,244 1,853,651
2064 79,433,801 1,863,550
2063 78,430,632 1,873,173
2062 77,376,597 1,882,832
2061 76,274,806 1,892,739
2060 75,197,384 1,902,939
2059 74,082,771 1,912,861
2058 72,958,774 1,922,175
2057 71,828,186 1,932,119
2056 70,677,889 1,941,469
2055 69,542,373 1,950,861
2054 68,419,331 1,959,953
2053 67,306,817 1,968,641
2052 66,163,407 1,977,227
2051 65,032,770 1,985,279
2050 63,898,302 1,993,115
2049 62,731,532 2,000,477
2048 61,579,833 2,007,283
2047 60,424,101 2,014,140
2046 59,273,421 2,020,756
2045 58,132,244 2,027,366
2044 56,969,604 2,033,871
2043 55,814,906 2,040,173
2042 54,633,120 2,046,339
2041 53,476,191 2,052,041
2040 52,305,805 2,057,278
2039 51,136,087 2,062,718
2038 49,973,820 2,067,922
2037 48,827,661 2,073,705
2036 47,668,628 2,079,201
2035 46,520,419 2,084,471
2034 45,358,645 2,089,430
2033 44,229,218 2,094,601
2032 43,102,655 2,099,622
2031 41,993,535 2,104,690
2030 40,901,742 2,109,416
2029 39,818,379 2,113,874
2028 38,748,841 2,118,053
2027 37,696,739 2,121,324
2026 36,660,958 2,124,138
2025 35,650,681 2,126,340
2024 34,631,766 2,127,400
2023 33,635,160 2,120,461
2022 32,656,246 2,112,076
2021 31,707,800 2,108,079
2020 30,783,688 2,102,419
2019 29,884,380 2,088,385
2018 29,018,644 2,073,894
2017 28,166,393 2,066,388
2016 27,337,105 2,065,042
2015 26,547,572 2,063,531
2014 25,788,475 2,061,980
2013 25,051,611 2,059,953
2012 24,337,846 2,057,159
2011 23,649,039 2,052,843
2010 22,999,235 2,048,583
2009 22,391,745 2,039,669
2008 21,819,036 2,021,316
2007 21,287,635 2,018,122
2006 20,787,087 2,006,868
2005 20,304,569 2,000,474
2004 19,840,313 1,997,012
2003 19,392,475 1,995,733
2002 18,958,338 1,994,530
2001 18,537,729 1,992,060
2000 18,129,653 1,988,925
1999 17,734,506 1,983,045
1998 17,340,464 1,981,629
1997 16,949,982 1,985,956
1996 16,492,480 1,988,628
1995 15,960,530 1,989,872
1994 15,033,853 1,989,443
1993 14,051,192 1,991,746
1992 13,613,316 1,996,498
1991 13,352,090 1,999,429
1990 13,094,537 1,998,161
1989 12,906,842 1,996,351
1988 12,800,558 1,995,196
1987 12,822,574 1,989,776
1986 12,770,578 1,965,964
1985 12,548,949 1,941,641
1984 12,315,954 1,932,154
1983 12,073,822 1,922,321
1982 11,824,370 1,910,334
1981 11,568,127 1,906,531
1980 11,336,221 1,901,315
1979 11,028,809 1,882,599
1978 10,618,250 1,862,548
1977 10,224,975 1,842,377
1976 9,867,209 1,820,249
1975 9,540,817 1,793,581
1974 9,236,093 1,776,132
1973 8,954,242 1,766,697
1972 8,692,935 1,752,233
1971 8,456,317 1,738,335
1970 8,250,506 1,724,891
1969 8,066,951 1,713,874
1968 7,892,613 1,704,546
1967 7,724,550 1,689,528
1966 7,562,990 1,669,905
1965 7,406,421 1,649,160
1964 7,255,061 1,632,114
1963 7,109,828 1,616,971
1962 6,969,364 1,603,649
1961 6,834,936 1,594,131
1960 6,713,695 1,584,720

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/slovenia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mozambique gained 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2006 and is 43rd in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mozambique Slovenia
2100 0.37% -0.26%
2099 0.41% -0.25%
2098 0.41% -0.26%
2097 0.45% -0.26%
2096 0.47% -0.25%
2095 0.48% -0.25%
2094 0.51% -0.25%
2093 0.52% -0.25%
2092 0.51% -0.25%
2091 0.58% -0.27%
2090 0.62% -0.26%
2089 0.62% -0.26%
2088 0.66% -0.27%
2087 0.67% -0.29%
2086 0.7% -0.29%
2085 0.71% -0.29%
2084 0.76% -0.31%
2083 0.78% -0.31%
2082 0.78% -0.32%
2081 0.8% -0.35%
2080 0.84% -0.35%
2079 0.89% -0.38%
2078 0.9% -0.38%
2077 0.92% -0.39%
2076 0.95% -0.41%
2075 0.95% -0.43%
2074 1.01% -0.46%
2073 1.03% -0.44%
2072 1.08% -0.46%
2071 1.09% -0.47%
2070 1.17% -0.5%
2069 1.15% -0.51%
2068 1.17% -0.49%
2067 1.23% -0.5%
2066 1.23% -0.52%
2065 1.27% -0.53%
2064 1.28% -0.51%
2063 1.36% -0.51%
2062 1.44% -0.52%
2061 1.43% -0.54%
2060 1.5% -0.52%
2059 1.54% -0.48%
2058 1.57% -0.51%
2057 1.63% -0.48%
2056 1.63% -0.48%
2055 1.64% -0.46%
2054 1.65% -0.44%
2053 1.73% -0.43%
2052 1.74% -0.41%
2051 1.78% -0.39%
2050 1.86% -0.37%
2049 1.87% -0.34%
2048 1.91% -0.34%
2047 1.94% -0.33%
2046 1.96% -0.33%
2045 2.04% -0.32%
2044 2.07% -0.31%
2043 2.16% -0.3%
2042 2.16% -0.28%
2041 2.24% -0.25%
2040 2.29% -0.26%
2039 2.33% -0.25%
2038 2.35% -0.28%
2037 2.43% -0.26%
2036 2.47% -0.25%
2035 2.56% -0.24%
2034 2.55% -0.25%
2033 2.61% -0.24%
2032 2.64% -0.24%
2031 2.67% -0.22%
2030 2.72% -0.21%
2029 2.76% -0.2%
2028 2.79% -0.15%
2027 2.83% -0.13%
2026 2.83% -0.1%
2025 2.94% -0.05%
2024 2.96% 0.33%
2023 3% 0.4%
2022 2.99% 0.19%
2021 3% 0.27%
2020 3.01% 0.67%
2019 2.98% 0.7%
2018 3.03% 0.36%
2017 3.03% 0.07%
2016 2.97% 0.07%
2015 2.94% 0.08%
2014 2.94% 0.1%
2013 2.93% 0.14%
2012 2.91% 0.21%
2011 2.83% 0.21%
2010 2.71% 0.44%
2009 2.62% 0.91%
2008 2.5% 0.16%
2007 2.41% 0.56%
2006 2.38% 0.32%
2005 2.34% 0.17%
2004 2.31% 0.06%
2003 2.29% 0.06%
2002 2.27% 0.12%
2001 2.25% 0.16%
2000 2.23% 0.3%
1999 2.27% 0.07%
1998 2.3% -0.22%
1997 2.77% -0.13%
1996 3.33% -0.06%
1995 6.16% 0.02%
1994 6.99% -0.12%
1993 3.22% -0.24%
1992 1.96% -0.15%
1991 1.97% 0.06%
1990 1.45% 0.09%
1989 0.83% 0.06%
1988 -0.17% 0.27%
1987 0.41% 1.21%
1986 1.77% 1.25%
1985 1.89% 0.49%
1984 2.01% 0.51%
1983 2.11% 0.63%
1982 2.22% 0.2%
1981 2.05% 0.27%
1980 2.79% 0.99%
1979 3.87% 1.08%
1978 3.85% 1.09%
1977 3.63% 1.22%
1976 3.42% 1.49%
1975 3.3% 0.98%
1974 3.15% 0.53%
1973 3.01% 0.83%
1972 2.8% 0.8%
1971 2.49% 0.78%
1970 2.28% 0.64%
1969 2.21% 0.55%
1968 2.18% 0.89%
1967 2.14% 1.18%
1966 2.11% 1.26%
1965 2.09% 1.04%
1964 2.04% 0.94%
1963 2.02% 0.83%
1962 1.97% 0.6%
1961 1.81% 0.59%

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

GeoRank.org/population/mozambique/slovenia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mozambique grew by 2.96%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Mozambique Slovenia
Current population
36941128
2124138
Population rank 43/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.45% 0.03%
One net population change
31.6 seconds
1.26 hours
One birth every
25 seconds
31 minutes
One death every
2.23 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,730 +19
Annual growth/decline +996,606 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 16/197 148/197
One migration net change every
8.04 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -65,573 +2,711
Net migration rank 178/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 353,143 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 93/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 154/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mozambique
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mozambique Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -65,573 - 2,711
2024 - -38,940 - 3,319
2023 1,025,334 -36,276 -4,665 5,339
2022 1,003,689 -34,936 -4,858 9,014
2021 951,234 -23,103 -4,216 2,477
2020 945,952 -25,864 -5,256 28,514
2019 927,581 -49,080 -1,254 16,352
2018 903,176 -50,224 -1,037 14,640
2017 876,594 -25,043 -207 1,359
2016 850,430 -43,398 826 1,195
2015 824,435 -52,374 826 712
2014 799,778 -53,625 2,268 -70
2013 784,641 -57,067 1,648 639
2012 763,088 -63,131 2,674 1,117
2011 741,303 -63,638 3,285 2,190
2010 719,025 -97,079 3,687 -410
2009 693,673 -100,625 3,060 11,594
2008 654,920 -102,534 3,437 2,971
2007 610,913 -100,490 1,211 14,191
2006 586,009 -95,333 602 6,081
2005 570,132 -95,770 -600 6,317
2004 554,973 -100,824 -599 1,759
2003 540,992 -99,484 -1,996 3,218
2002 529,867 -103,102 -1,197 1,975
2001 519,594 -105,130 -996 4,527
2000 506,162 -104,476 -398 3,124
1999 491,814 -103,223 -1,388 10,291
1998 474,453 -74,952 -1,189 -5,280
1997 461,209 -79,732 -794 -1,298
1996 442,559 90,975 0 -2,456
1995 421,630 108,751 0 356
1994 384,821 938,163 199 -153
1993 369,518 272,829 -199 -4,641
1992 362,373 -128,960 598 -5,547
1991 357,676 -68,644 2,199 -3,325
1990 353,290 -127,215 3,797 618
1989 348,833 -199,509 4,592 -2,718
1988 349,480 -286,247 5,986 -3,023
1987 334,438 -441,710 5,771 2,972
1986 332,609 -121,350 6,094 32,700
1985 307,625 -75,642 6,213 3,404
1984 304,524 -70,532 5,990 3,280
1983 324,158 -73,899 6,343 3,613
1982 321,493 -72,852 9,170 -8,695
1981 322,207 -58,347 10,485 -5,016
1980 349,586 -149,650 11,027 3,128
1979 331,162 83,699 12,614 2,107
1978 310,403 95,859 11,920 2,113
1977 289,193 91,082 12,160 2,584
1976 273,924 61,326 12,196 2,226
1975 257,984 59,562 11,658 2,421
1974 240,665 51,238 11,367 3,145
1973 226,847 44,951 11,837 2,175
1972 215,793 35,023 10,513 2,924
1971 211,137 11,297 10,951 2,286
1970 207,385 -18,197 10,004 260
1969 202,174 -24,251 9,427 685
1968 197,623 -26,872 11,250 438
1967 193,044 -27,672 13,516 -192
1966 189,218 -31,462 15,697 -1,262
1965 185,931 -30,538 14,513 -1,421
1964 182,334 -35,005 12,567 -349
1963 180,867 -37,738 14,068 -180
1962 176,297 -38,504 13,150 148
1961 171,236 -40,181 14,985 -306
1960 165,774 -54,351 12,678 -929

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

GeoRank.org/population/mozambique/slovenia | CC BY

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 353,143 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Mozambique, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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