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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,941,128 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 1.98 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.33% of the world: 0.45% for Mozambique vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.8M people to 36.9M (77.7% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Mozambique vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mozambique Tanzania
2100 105,684,658 265,496,854
2099 105,291,198 263,162,785
2098 104,859,475 260,809,535
2097 104,428,679 258,412,520
2096 103,962,668 255,996,677
2095 103,480,514 253,567,416
2094 102,989,197 251,119,386
2093 102,464,565 248,628,881
2092 101,929,545 246,107,108
2091 101,410,418 243,557,182
2090 100,829,728 241,002,065
2089 100,211,758 238,416,591
2088 99,594,130 235,797,530
2087 98,943,096 233,167,455
2086 98,288,529 230,496,041
2085 97,609,760 227,800,292
2084 96,926,143 225,111,530
2083 96,193,441 222,421,279
2082 95,449,095 219,718,263
2081 94,708,064 216,995,478
2080 93,957,824 214,255,926
2079 93,171,561 211,486,253
2078 92,350,666 208,708,063
2077 91,530,198 205,918,120
2076 90,699,125 203,106,125
2075 89,848,943 200,297,474
2074 88,999,187 197,468,017
2073 88,113,398 194,642,633
2072 87,210,961 191,824,103
2071 86,283,286 188,992,017
2070 85,349,704 186,152,377
2069 84,361,565 183,311,218
2068 83,400,997 180,475,586
2067 82,437,397 177,639,469
2066 81,437,030 174,803,090
2065 80,446,244 171,913,445
2064 79,433,801 169,064,549
2063 78,430,632 166,217,933
2062 77,376,597 163,370,044
2061 76,274,806 160,537,159
2060 75,197,384 157,722,273
2059 74,082,771 154,920,005
2058 72,958,774 152,120,539
2057 71,828,186 149,325,489
2056 70,677,889 146,519,472
2055 69,542,373 143,736,540
2054 68,419,331 140,983,905
2053 67,306,817 138,262,668
2052 66,163,407 135,553,723
2051 65,032,770 132,851,383
2050 63,898,302 130,157,751
2049 62,731,532 127,495,278
2048 61,579,833 124,821,109
2047 60,424,101 122,158,290
2046 59,273,421 119,522,516
2045 58,132,244 116,914,785
2044 56,969,604 114,329,740
2043 55,814,906 111,776,234
2042 54,633,120 109,241,835
2041 53,476,191 106,748,632
2040 52,305,805 104,272,418
2039 51,136,087 101,814,304
2038 49,973,820 99,380,232
2037 48,827,661 96,983,729
2036 47,668,628 94,601,865
2035 46,520,419 92,257,269
2034 45,358,645 89,929,444
2033 44,229,218 87,654,982
2032 43,102,655 85,409,993
2031 41,993,535 83,180,507
2030 40,901,742 80,997,163
2029 39,818,379 78,838,461
2028 38,748,841 76,730,649
2027 37,696,739 74,647,063
2026 36,660,958 72,589,279
2025 35,650,681 70,552,589
2024 34,631,766 68,560,157
2023 33,635,160 66,617,606
2022 32,656,246 64,711,821
2021 31,707,800 62,830,412
2020 30,783,688 60,972,798
2019 29,884,380 59,174,891
2018 29,018,644 57,437,145
2017 28,166,393 55,652,890
2016 27,337,105 53,824,013
2015 26,547,572 52,020,962
2014 25,788,475 50,351,512
2013 25,051,611 48,824,128
2012 24,337,846 47,374,260
2011 23,649,039 46,029,367
2010 22,999,235 44,758,488
2009 22,391,745 43,633,982
2008 21,819,036 42,570,728
2007 21,287,635 41,435,512
2006 20,787,087 40,294,902
2005 20,304,569 39,182,076
2004 19,840,313 38,109,668
2003 19,392,475 37,089,555
2002 18,958,338 36,121,304
2001 18,537,729 35,198,299
2000 18,129,653 34,260,139
1999 17,734,506 33,300,330
1998 17,340,464 32,420,458
1997 16,949,982 31,578,089
1996 16,492,480 30,945,762
1995 15,960,530 30,383,497
1994 15,033,853 29,442,356
1993 14,051,192 28,332,692
1992 13,613,316 27,457,588
1991 13,352,090 26,780,436
1990 13,094,537 26,110,207
1989 12,906,842 25,438,759
1988 12,800,558 24,769,686
1987 12,822,574 24,030,378
1986 12,770,578 23,258,959
1985 12,548,949 22,501,693
1984 12,315,954 21,779,066
1983 12,073,822 21,079,874
1982 11,824,370 20,398,571
1981 11,568,127 19,784,703
1980 11,336,221 19,189,769
1979 11,028,809 18,592,038
1978 10,618,250 17,976,566
1977 10,224,975 17,352,929
1976 9,867,209 16,736,211
1975 9,540,817 16,138,361
1974 9,236,093 15,561,630
1973 8,954,242 15,010,101
1972 8,692,935 14,479,308
1971 8,456,317 13,971,451
1970 8,250,506 13,492,677
1969 8,066,951 13,036,700
1968 7,892,613 12,602,076
1967 7,724,550 12,200,109
1966 7,562,990 11,827,459
1965 7,406,421 11,470,728
1964 7,255,061 11,127,826
1963 7,109,828 10,799,528
1962 6,969,364 10,487,756
1961 6,834,936 10,187,886
1960 6,713,695 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mozambique gained 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2006 and is 43rd in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mozambique Tanzania
2100 0.37% 0.89%
2099 0.41% 0.9%
2098 0.41% 0.93%
2097 0.45% 0.94%
2096 0.47% 0.96%
2095 0.48% 0.97%
2094 0.51% 1%
2093 0.52% 1.02%
2092 0.51% 1.05%
2091 0.58% 1.06%
2090 0.62% 1.08%
2089 0.62% 1.11%
2088 0.66% 1.13%
2087 0.67% 1.16%
2086 0.7% 1.18%
2085 0.71% 1.19%
2084 0.76% 1.21%
2083 0.78% 1.23%
2082 0.78% 1.25%
2081 0.8% 1.28%
2080 0.84% 1.31%
2079 0.89% 1.33%
2078 0.9% 1.35%
2077 0.92% 1.38%
2076 0.95% 1.4%
2075 0.95% 1.43%
2074 1.01% 1.45%
2073 1.03% 1.47%
2072 1.08% 1.5%
2071 1.09% 1.53%
2070 1.17% 1.55%
2069 1.15% 1.57%
2068 1.17% 1.6%
2067 1.23% 1.62%
2066 1.23% 1.68%
2065 1.27% 1.69%
2064 1.28% 1.71%
2063 1.36% 1.74%
2062 1.44% 1.76%
2061 1.43% 1.78%
2060 1.5% 1.81%
2059 1.54% 1.84%
2058 1.57% 1.87%
2057 1.63% 1.92%
2056 1.63% 1.94%
2055 1.64% 1.95%
2054 1.65% 1.97%
2053 1.73% 2%
2052 1.74% 2.03%
2051 1.78% 2.07%
2050 1.86% 2.09%
2049 1.87% 2.14%
2048 1.91% 2.18%
2047 1.94% 2.21%
2046 1.96% 2.23%
2045 2.04% 2.26%
2044 2.07% 2.28%
2043 2.16% 2.32%
2042 2.16% 2.34%
2041 2.24% 2.37%
2040 2.29% 2.41%
2039 2.33% 2.45%
2038 2.35% 2.47%
2037 2.43% 2.52%
2036 2.47% 2.54%
2035 2.56% 2.59%
2034 2.55% 2.59%
2033 2.61% 2.63%
2032 2.64% 2.68%
2031 2.67% 2.7%
2030 2.72% 2.74%
2029 2.76% 2.75%
2028 2.79% 2.79%
2027 2.83% 2.83%
2026 2.83% 2.89%
2025 2.94% 2.91%
2024 2.96% 2.92%
2023 3% 2.95%
2022 2.99% 2.99%
2021 3% 3.05%
2020 3.01% 3.04%
2019 2.98% 3.03%
2018 3.03% 3.21%
2017 3.03% 3.4%
2016 2.97% 3.47%
2015 2.94% 3.32%
2014 2.94% 3.13%
2013 2.93% 3.06%
2012 2.91% 2.92%
2011 2.83% 2.84%
2010 2.71% 2.58%
2009 2.62% 2.5%
2008 2.5% 2.74%
2007 2.41% 2.83%
2006 2.38% 2.84%
2005 2.34% 2.81%
2004 2.31% 2.75%
2003 2.29% 2.68%
2002 2.27% 2.62%
2001 2.25% 2.74%
2000 2.23% 2.88%
1999 2.27% 2.71%
1998 2.3% 2.67%
1997 2.77% 2.04%
1996 3.33% 1.85%
1995 6.16% 3.2%
1994 6.99% 3.92%
1993 3.22% 3.19%
1992 1.96% 2.53%
1991 1.97% 2.57%
1990 1.45% 2.64%
1989 0.83% 2.7%
1988 -0.17% 3.08%
1987 0.41% 3.32%
1986 1.77% 3.37%
1985 1.89% 3.32%
1984 2.01% 3.32%
1983 2.11% 3.34%
1982 2.22% 3.1%
1981 2.05% 3.1%
1980 2.79% 3.21%
1979 3.87% 3.42%
1978 3.85% 3.59%
1977 3.63% 3.68%
1976 3.42% 3.7%
1975 3.3% 3.71%
1974 3.15% 3.67%
1973 3.01% 3.67%
1972 2.8% 3.63%
1971 2.49% 3.55%
1970 2.28% 3.5%
1969 2.21% 3.45%
1968 2.18% 3.29%
1967 2.14% 3.15%
1966 2.11% 3.11%
1965 2.09% 3.08%
1964 2.04% 3.04%
1963 2.02% 2.97%
1962 1.97% 2.94%
1961 1.81% 2.89%

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/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mozambique grew by 2.96%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Mozambique Tanzania
Current population
36941128
73145892
Population rank 43/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.45% 0.88%
One net population change
31.6 seconds
16.2 seconds
One birth every
25 seconds
13.4 seconds
One death every
2.23 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,730 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +996,606 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 16/197 18/197
One migration net change every
8.04 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -65,573 -12,730
Net migration rank 178/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 353,143 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 93/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 154/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mozambique
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mozambique Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -65,573 - -12,730
2024 - -38,940 - -29,865
2023 1,025,334 -36,276 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 1,003,689 -34,936 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 951,234 -23,103 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 945,952 -25,864 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 927,581 -49,080 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 903,176 -50,224 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 876,594 -25,043 1,726,909 119,142
2016 850,430 -43,398 1,659,502 152,194
2015 824,435 -52,374 1,592,882 201,495
2014 799,778 -53,625 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 784,641 -57,067 1,509,008 1,241
2012 763,088 -63,131 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 741,303 -63,638 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 719,025 -97,079 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 693,673 -100,625 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 654,920 -102,534 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 610,913 -100,490 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 586,009 -95,333 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 570,132 -95,770 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 554,973 -100,824 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 540,992 -99,484 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 529,867 -103,102 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 519,594 -105,130 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 506,162 -104,476 985,185 -9,701
1999 491,814 -103,223 948,659 -4,489
1998 474,453 -74,952 920,806 -105,184
1997 461,209 -79,732 882,544 -13,400
1996 442,559 90,975 868,524 -473,007
1995 421,630 108,751 838,980 -109,971
1994 384,821 938,163 803,953 349,348
1993 369,518 272,829 778,044 288,004
1992 362,373 -128,960 767,961 -83,825
1991 357,676 -68,644 762,011 -91,851
1990 353,290 -127,215 750,825 -80,529
1989 348,833 -199,509 743,854 -71,268
1988 349,480 -286,247 736,551 -71,012
1987 334,438 -441,710 718,580 94,498
1986 332,609 -121,350 705,677 24,101
1985 307,625 -75,642 697,867 86,864
1984 304,524 -70,532 687,435 -26,938
1983 324,158 -73,899 679,720 58,161
1982 321,493 -72,852 662,627 -37,883
1981 322,207 -58,347 645,496 -42,485
1980 349,586 -149,650 629,444 -42,588
1979 331,162 83,699 613,388 -4,792
1978 310,403 95,859 595,024 27,307
1977 289,193 91,082 574,938 49,997
1976 273,924 61,326 553,617 54,875
1975 257,984 59,562 533,906 53,290
1974 240,665 51,238 515,152 51,127
1973 226,847 44,951 488,429 48,363
1972 215,793 35,023 467,305 57,489
1971 211,137 11,297 449,014 41,900
1970 207,385 -18,197 427,988 38,635
1969 202,174 -24,251 408,322 37,006
1968 197,623 -26,872 389,467 34,455
1967 193,044 -27,672 374,763 5,265
1966 189,218 -31,462 360,229 5,049
1965 185,931 -30,538 343,456 4,742
1964 182,334 -35,005 328,527 9,090
1963 180,867 -37,738 314,644 4,333
1962 176,297 -38,504 300,663 3,916
1961 171,236 -40,181 286,839 8,338
1960 165,774 -54,351 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 353,143 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Mozambique, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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