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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,941,128 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 1.32 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.45% for Mozambique vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.8M people to 36.9M (77.7% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Mozambique vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mozambique Spain
2100 105,684,658 33,862,981
2099 105,291,198 34,039,965
2098 104,859,475 34,215,187
2097 104,428,679 34,387,116
2096 103,962,668 34,552,002
2095 103,480,514 34,719,411
2094 102,989,197 34,882,039
2093 102,464,565 35,044,043
2092 101,929,545 35,204,657
2091 101,410,418 35,366,895
2090 100,829,728 35,535,838
2089 100,211,758 35,707,942
2088 99,594,130 35,877,681
2087 98,943,096 36,043,209
2086 98,288,529 36,210,710
2085 97,609,760 36,386,207
2084 96,926,143 36,564,622
2083 96,193,441 36,749,680
2082 95,449,095 36,936,644
2081 94,708,064 37,133,976
2080 93,957,824 37,337,517
2079 93,171,561 37,551,557
2078 92,350,666 37,771,135
2077 91,530,198 38,002,963
2076 90,699,125 38,249,247
2075 89,848,943 38,506,040
2074 88,999,187 38,777,715
2073 88,113,398 39,056,249
2072 87,210,961 39,348,447
2071 86,283,286 39,642,346
2070 85,349,704 39,949,413
2069 84,361,565 40,256,590
2068 83,400,997 40,575,543
2067 82,437,397 40,893,798
2066 81,437,030 41,218,263
2065 80,446,244 41,543,254
2064 79,433,801 41,878,338
2063 78,430,632 42,208,320
2062 77,376,597 42,542,893
2061 76,274,806 42,874,096
2060 75,197,384 43,191,452
2059 74,082,771 43,506,737
2058 72,958,774 43,809,907
2057 71,828,186 44,112,668
2056 70,677,889 44,415,689
2055 69,542,373 44,691,749
2054 68,419,331 44,958,971
2053 67,306,817 45,223,225
2052 66,163,407 45,470,541
2051 65,032,770 45,695,307
2050 63,898,302 45,911,520
2049 62,731,532 46,127,777
2048 61,579,833 46,322,244
2047 60,424,101 46,510,152
2046 59,273,421 46,687,914
2045 58,132,244 46,858,778
2044 56,969,604 47,016,278
2043 55,814,906 47,158,325
2042 54,633,120 47,301,091
2041 53,476,191 47,434,593
2040 52,305,805 47,563,236
2039 51,136,087 47,685,343
2038 49,973,820 47,798,797
2037 48,827,661 47,910,899
2036 47,668,628 48,020,350
2035 46,520,419 48,124,430
2034 45,358,645 48,220,051
2033 44,229,218 48,311,842
2032 43,102,655 48,402,470
2031 41,993,535 48,495,278
2030 40,901,742 48,579,920
2029 39,818,379 48,648,699
2028 38,748,841 48,707,969
2027 37,696,739 48,758,200
2026 36,660,958 48,806,901
2025 35,650,681 48,838,057
2024 34,631,766 48,848,840
2023 33,635,160 48,352,528
2022 32,656,246 47,786,102
2021 31,707,800 47,443,821
2020 30,783,688 47,359,424
2019 29,884,380 47,118,501
2018 29,018,644 46,782,011
2017 28,166,393 46,571,232
2016 27,337,105 46,458,139
2015 26,547,572 46,422,303
2014 25,788,475 46,460,733
2013 25,051,611 46,604,197
2012 24,337,846 46,773,055
2011 23,649,039 46,742,697
2010 22,999,235 46,576,897
2009 22,391,745 46,362,946
2008 21,819,036 45,954,106
2007 21,287,635 45,226,803
2006 20,787,087 44,397,319
2005 20,304,569 43,653,155
2004 19,840,313 42,921,895
2003 19,392,475 42,187,645
2002 18,958,338 41,431,558
2001 18,537,729 40,850,412
2000 18,129,653 40,567,864
1999 17,734,506 40,386,875
1998 17,340,464 40,223,509
1997 16,949,982 40,057,389
1996 16,492,480 39,889,852
1995 15,960,530 39,724,050
1994 15,033,853 39,549,108
1993 14,051,192 39,361,262
1992 13,613,316 39,157,685
1991 13,352,090 38,966,376
1990 13,094,537 38,867,322
1989 12,906,842 38,827,764
1988 12,800,558 38,766,939
1987 12,822,574 38,684,815
1986 12,770,578 38,584,624
1985 12,548,949 38,469,512
1984 12,315,954 38,330,364
1983 12,073,822 38,171,525
1982 11,824,370 37,986,012
1981 11,568,127 37,758,631
1980 11,336,221 37,491,165
1979 11,028,809 37,191,330
1978 10,618,250 36,864,898
1977 10,224,975 36,511,638
1976 9,867,209 36,137,812
1975 9,540,817 35,757,900
1974 9,236,093 35,373,335
1973 8,954,242 34,988,947
1972 8,692,935 34,604,469
1971 8,456,317 34,224,490
1970 8,250,506 33,814,531
1969 8,066,951 33,441,054
1968 7,892,613 33,113,134
1967 7,724,550 32,682,947
1966 7,562,990 32,283,194
1965 7,406,421 31,954,292
1964 7,255,061 31,609,195
1963 7,109,828 31,296,651
1962 6,969,364 31,023,366
1961 6,834,936 30,739,250
1960 6,713,695 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mozambique gained 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2006 and is 43rd in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mozambique Spain
2100 0.37% -0.52%
2099 0.41% -0.51%
2098 0.41% -0.5%
2097 0.45% -0.48%
2096 0.47% -0.48%
2095 0.48% -0.47%
2094 0.51% -0.46%
2093 0.52% -0.46%
2092 0.51% -0.46%
2091 0.58% -0.48%
2090 0.62% -0.48%
2089 0.62% -0.47%
2088 0.66% -0.46%
2087 0.67% -0.46%
2086 0.7% -0.48%
2085 0.71% -0.49%
2084 0.76% -0.5%
2083 0.78% -0.51%
2082 0.78% -0.53%
2081 0.8% -0.55%
2080 0.84% -0.57%
2079 0.89% -0.58%
2078 0.9% -0.61%
2077 0.92% -0.64%
2076 0.95% -0.67%
2075 0.95% -0.7%
2074 1.01% -0.71%
2073 1.03% -0.74%
2072 1.08% -0.74%
2071 1.09% -0.77%
2070 1.17% -0.76%
2069 1.15% -0.79%
2068 1.17% -0.78%
2067 1.23% -0.79%
2066 1.23% -0.78%
2065 1.27% -0.8%
2064 1.28% -0.78%
2063 1.36% -0.79%
2062 1.44% -0.77%
2061 1.43% -0.73%
2060 1.5% -0.72%
2059 1.54% -0.69%
2058 1.57% -0.69%
2057 1.63% -0.68%
2056 1.63% -0.62%
2055 1.64% -0.59%
2054 1.65% -0.58%
2053 1.73% -0.54%
2052 1.74% -0.49%
2051 1.78% -0.47%
2050 1.86% -0.47%
2049 1.87% -0.42%
2048 1.91% -0.4%
2047 1.94% -0.38%
2046 1.96% -0.36%
2045 2.04% -0.33%
2044 2.07% -0.3%
2043 2.16% -0.3%
2042 2.16% -0.28%
2041 2.24% -0.27%
2040 2.29% -0.26%
2039 2.33% -0.24%
2038 2.35% -0.23%
2037 2.43% -0.23%
2036 2.47% -0.22%
2035 2.56% -0.2%
2034 2.55% -0.19%
2033 2.61% -0.19%
2032 2.64% -0.19%
2031 2.67% -0.17%
2030 2.72% -0.14%
2029 2.76% -0.12%
2028 2.79% -0.1%
2027 2.83% -0.1%
2026 2.83% -0.06%
2025 2.94% -0.02%
2024 2.96% 1.03%
2023 3% 1.19%
2022 2.99% 0.72%
2021 3% 0.18%
2020 3.01% 0.51%
2019 2.98% 0.72%
2018 3.03% 0.45%
2017 3.03% 0.24%
2016 2.97% 0.08%
2015 2.94% -0.08%
2014 2.94% -0.31%
2013 2.93% -0.36%
2012 2.91% 0.06%
2011 2.83% 0.36%
2010 2.71% 0.46%
2009 2.62% 0.89%
2008 2.5% 1.61%
2007 2.41% 1.87%
2006 2.38% 1.7%
2005 2.34% 1.7%
2004 2.31% 1.74%
2003 2.29% 1.82%
2002 2.27% 1.42%
2001 2.25% 0.7%
2000 2.23% 0.45%
1999 2.27% 0.41%
1998 2.3% 0.41%
1997 2.77% 0.42%
1996 3.33% 0.42%
1995 6.16% 0.44%
1994 6.99% 0.48%
1993 3.22% 0.52%
1992 1.96% 0.49%
1991 1.97% 0.25%
1990 1.45% 0.1%
1989 0.83% 0.16%
1988 -0.17% 0.21%
1987 0.41% 0.26%
1986 1.77% 0.3%
1985 1.89% 0.36%
1984 2.01% 0.42%
1983 2.11% 0.49%
1982 2.22% 0.6%
1981 2.05% 0.71%
1980 2.79% 0.81%
1979 3.87% 0.89%
1978 3.85% 0.97%
1977 3.63% 1.03%
1976 3.42% 1.06%
1975 3.3% 1.09%
1974 3.15% 1.1%
1973 3.01% 1.11%
1972 2.8% 1.11%
1971 2.49% 1.21%
1970 2.28% 1.12%
1969 2.21% 0.99%
1968 2.18% 1.32%
1967 2.14% 1.24%
1966 2.11% 1.03%
1965 2.09% 1.09%
1964 2.04% 1%
1963 2.02% 0.88%
1962 1.97% 0.92%
1961 1.81% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mozambique grew by 2.96%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Mozambique Spain
Current population
36941128
48806901
Population rank 43/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.45% 0.59%
One net population change
31.6 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
25 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
2.23 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,730 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +996,606 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 16/197 100/197
One migration net change every
8.04 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -65,573 +96,630
Net migration rank 178/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 353,143 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 93/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 154/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mozambique
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mozambique Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -65,573 - 96,630
2024 - -38,940 - 111,674
2023 1,025,334 -36,276 -111,211 119,099
2022 1,003,689 -34,936 -133,801 299,779
2021 951,234 -23,103 -113,865 144,385
2020 945,952 -25,864 -151,551 236,854
2019 927,581 -49,080 -56,542 464,783
2018 903,176 -50,224 -56,139 337,467
2017 876,594 -25,043 -32,600 201,135
2016 850,430 -43,398 0 106,474
2015 824,435 -52,374 -4,642 -1,979
2014 799,778 -53,625 32,522 -97,870
2013 784,641 -57,067 37,284 -250,741
2012 763,088 -63,131 51,450 -153,486
2011 741,303 -63,638 84,137 60,761
2010 719,025 -97,079 102,469 69,406
2009 693,673 -100,625 106,635 129,557
2008 654,920 -102,534 133,267 434,135
2007 610,913 -100,490 108,545 772,317
2006 586,009 -95,333 110,994 659,720
2005 570,132 -95,770 78,576 629,803
2004 554,973 -100,824 85,844 661,158
2003 540,992 -99,484 54,844 658,428
2002 529,867 -103,102 53,861 737,880
2001 519,594 -105,130 44,936 181,307
2000 506,162 -104,476 36,512 176,269
1999 491,814 -103,223 8,077 178,559
1998 474,453 -74,952 4,022 182,926
1997 461,209 -79,732 20,028 165,345
1996 442,559 90,975 11,967 162,704
1995 421,630 108,751 15,889 162,434
1994 384,821 938,163 31,639 160,407
1993 369,518 272,829 47,234 160,907
1992 362,373 -128,960 62,652 177,544
1991 357,676 -68,644 58,450 122,841
1990 353,290 -127,215 66,075 -30,684
1989 348,833 -199,509 81,538 -25,892
1988 349,480 -286,247 100,794 -17,663
1987 334,438 -441,710 116,054 -12,681
1986 332,609 -121,350 131,188 -13,540
1985 307,625 -75,642 146,184 -589
1984 304,524 -70,532 172,487 2,754
1983 324,158 -73,899 183,223 1,241
1982 321,493 -72,852 231,714 -7,384
1981 322,207 -58,347 237,879 2,563
1980 349,586 -149,650 281,184 20,166
1979 331,162 83,699 312,407 -5,929
1978 310,403 95,859 339,157 -2,504
1977 289,193 91,082 361,465 -1,332
1976 273,924 61,326 375,834 2,804
1975 257,984 59,562 371,882 -218
1974 240,665 51,238 396,182 105,838
1973 226,847 44,951 374,381 8,624
1972 215,793 35,023 391,030 7,935
1971 211,137 11,297 369,625 7,363
1970 207,385 -18,197 378,723 -60,580
1969 202,174 -24,251 367,851 -49,956
1968 197,623 -26,872 387,423 -46,088
1967 193,044 -27,672 402,001 -42,344
1966 189,218 -31,462 397,084 -41,467
1965 185,931 -30,538 405,819 -42,476
1964 182,334 -35,005 429,885 -41,461
1963 180,867 -37,738 394,338 -44,446
1962 176,297 -38,504 384,690 -45,211
1961 171,236 -40,181 396,537 -46,517
1960 165,774 -54,351 398,960 -154,869

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 353,143 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Mozambique, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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