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

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The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 35,631,653 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 37,173,146 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 2.99 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Mozambique is ranked the 44th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.45% for Mozambique vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.98% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.8M people to 37.2M (78.8% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

Mozambique vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mozambique Tunisia
2100 105,628,248 10,720,705
2099 105,234,999 10,796,270
2098 104,803,506 10,870,365
2097 104,372,940 10,942,334
2096 103,907,178 11,015,071
2095 103,425,281 11,086,568
2094 102,934,227 11,157,542
2093 102,409,874 11,226,508
2092 101,875,140 11,294,195
2091 101,356,290 11,360,662
2090 100,775,909 11,425,878
2089 100,158,269 11,490,110
2088 99,540,971 11,552,154
2087 98,890,285 11,614,090
2086 98,236,067 11,675,384
2085 97,557,661 11,734,490
2084 96,874,408 11,792,840
2083 96,142,098 11,851,260
2082 95,398,149 11,908,828
2081 94,657,513 11,964,392
2080 93,907,673 12,021,096
2079 93,121,830 12,078,476
2078 92,301,373 12,136,099
2077 91,481,344 12,191,648
2076 90,650,714 12,245,010
2075 89,800,986 12,299,514
2074 88,951,683 12,353,013
2073 88,066,368 12,407,814
2072 87,164,412 12,461,090
2071 86,237,232 12,515,463
2070 85,304,148 12,569,058
2069 84,316,537 12,622,516
2068 83,356,481 12,674,867
2067 82,393,396 12,726,080
2066 81,393,563 12,775,620
2065 80,403,306 12,824,867
2064 79,391,403 12,870,728
2063 78,388,769 12,915,152
2062 77,335,297 12,957,498
2061 76,234,094 12,996,917
2060 75,157,247 13,034,579
2059 74,043,229 13,066,669
2058 72,919,832 13,095,856
2057 71,789,848 13,122,073
2056 70,640,165 13,144,442
2055 69,505,255 13,161,720
2054 68,382,812 13,174,836
2053 67,270,892 13,181,943
2052 66,128,092 13,185,429
2051 64,998,059 13,184,813
2050 63,864,196 13,179,371
2049 62,698,049 13,170,781
2048 61,546,964 13,158,351
2047 60,391,850 13,141,815
2046 59,241,784 13,123,298
2045 58,101,216 13,102,394
2044 56,939,196 13,079,200
2043 55,785,114 13,054,663
2042 54,603,959 13,028,925
2041 53,447,648 13,003,433
2040 52,277,886 12,977,122
2039 51,108,793 12,950,166
2038 49,947,146 12,922,736
2037 48,801,599 12,893,752
2036 47,643,184 12,863,431
2035 46,495,588 12,833,137
2034 45,334,434 12,800,738
2033 44,205,611 12,763,981
2032 43,079,649 12,725,768
2031 41,971,121 12,685,304
2030 40,879,911 12,641,975
2029 39,797,126 12,594,181
2028 38,728,158 12,540,258
2027 37,676,618 12,482,078
2026 36,641,390 12,417,997
2025 35,631,653 12,348,573
2024 34,631,766 12,277,109
2023 33,635,160 12,200,431
2022 32,656,246 12,119,334
2021 31,707,800 12,048,622
2020 30,783,688 11,974,057
2019 29,884,380 11,875,081
2018 29,018,644 11,765,514
2017 28,166,393 11,650,498
2016 27,337,105 11,528,674
2015 26,547,572 11,402,264
2014 25,788,475 11,274,288
2013 25,051,611 11,141,361
2012 24,337,846 11,009,647
2011 23,649,039 10,886,035
2010 22,999,235 10,765,980
2009 22,391,745 10,650,681
2008 21,819,036 10,542,635
2007 21,287,635 10,441,702
2006 20,787,087 10,346,410
2005 20,304,569 10,255,472
2004 19,840,313 10,166,163
2003 19,392,475 10,071,632
2002 18,958,338 9,971,515
2001 18,537,729 9,869,677
2000 18,129,653 9,764,935
1999 17,734,506 9,655,963
1998 17,340,464 9,541,667
1997 16,949,982 9,421,270
1996 16,492,480 9,294,432
1995 15,960,530 9,161,258
1994 15,033,853 9,018,448
1993 14,051,192 8,857,910
1992 13,613,316 8,682,512
1991 13,352,090 8,501,827
1990 13,094,537 8,324,509
1989 12,906,842 8,151,660
1988 12,800,558 7,974,440
1987 12,822,574 7,789,987
1986 12,770,578 7,600,301
1985 12,548,949 7,409,903
1984 12,315,954 7,220,044
1983 12,073,822 7,053,800
1982 11,824,370 6,908,642
1981 11,568,127 6,758,284
1980 11,336,221 6,606,195
1979 11,028,809 6,456,419
1978 10,618,250 6,309,390
1977 10,224,975 6,155,931
1976 9,867,209 5,996,994
1975 9,540,817 5,839,262
1974 9,236,093 5,684,674
1973 8,954,242 5,537,242
1972 8,692,935 5,396,557
1971 8,456,317 5,261,658
1970 8,250,506 5,131,396
1969 8,066,951 5,004,697
1968 7,892,613 4,879,899
1967 7,724,550 4,760,970
1966 7,562,990 4,652,287
1965 7,406,421 4,561,385
1964 7,255,061 4,489,869
1963 7,109,828 4,427,131
1962 6,969,364 4,369,136
1961 6,834,936 4,316,278
1960 6,713,695 4,267,288

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mozambique gained 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2006 and is 44th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mozambique's population will grow by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people with a rank change from 44th to 32nd. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mozambique Tunisia
2100 0.37% -0.7%
2099 0.41% -0.68%
2098 0.41% -0.66%
2097 0.45% -0.66%
2096 0.47% -0.64%
2095 0.48% -0.64%
2094 0.51% -0.61%
2093 0.52% -0.6%
2092 0.51% -0.59%
2091 0.58% -0.57%
2090 0.62% -0.56%
2089 0.62% -0.54%
2088 0.66% -0.53%
2087 0.67% -0.52%
2086 0.7% -0.5%
2085 0.71% -0.49%
2084 0.76% -0.49%
2083 0.78% -0.48%
2082 0.78% -0.46%
2081 0.8% -0.47%
2080 0.84% -0.48%
2079 0.89% -0.47%
2078 0.9% -0.46%
2077 0.92% -0.44%
2076 0.95% -0.44%
2075 0.95% -0.43%
2074 1.01% -0.44%
2073 1.03% -0.43%
2072 1.08% -0.43%
2071 1.09% -0.43%
2070 1.17% -0.42%
2069 1.15% -0.41%
2068 1.17% -0.4%
2067 1.23% -0.39%
2066 1.23% -0.38%
2065 1.27% -0.36%
2064 1.28% -0.34%
2063 1.36% -0.33%
2062 1.44% -0.3%
2061 1.43% -0.29%
2060 1.5% -0.25%
2059 1.54% -0.22%
2058 1.57% -0.2%
2057 1.63% -0.17%
2056 1.63% -0.13%
2055 1.64% -0.1%
2054 1.65% -0.05%
2053 1.73% -0.03%
2052 1.74% 0.005%
2051 1.78% 0.04%
2050 1.86% 0.07%
2049 1.87% 0.09%
2048 1.91% 0.13%
2047 1.94% 0.14%
2046 1.96% 0.16%
2045 2.04% 0.18%
2044 2.07% 0.19%
2043 2.16% 0.2%
2042 2.16% 0.2%
2041 2.24% 0.2%
2040 2.29% 0.21%
2039 2.33% 0.21%
2038 2.35% 0.22%
2037 2.43% 0.24%
2036 2.47% 0.24%
2035 2.56% 0.25%
2034 2.55% 0.29%
2033 2.61% 0.3%
2032 2.64% 0.32%
2031 2.67% 0.34%
2030 2.72% 0.38%
2029 2.76% 0.43%
2028 2.79% 0.47%
2027 2.83% 0.52%
2026 2.83% 0.56%
2025 2.89% 0.58%
2024 2.96% 0.63%
2023 3% 0.67%
2022 2.99% 0.59%
2021 3% 0.62%
2020 3.01% 0.83%
2019 2.98% 0.93%
2018 3.03% 0.99%
2017 3.03% 1.06%
2016 2.97% 1.11%
2015 2.94% 1.14%
2014 2.94% 1.19%
2013 2.93% 1.2%
2012 2.91% 1.14%
2011 2.83% 1.12%
2010 2.71% 1.08%
2009 2.62% 1.02%
2008 2.5% 0.97%
2007 2.41% 0.92%
2006 2.38% 0.89%
2005 2.34% 0.88%
2004 2.31% 0.94%
2003 2.29% 1%
2002 2.27% 1.03%
2001 2.25% 1.07%
2000 2.23% 1.13%
1999 2.27% 1.2%
1998 2.3% 1.28%
1997 2.77% 1.36%
1996 3.33% 1.45%
1995 6.16% 1.58%
1994 6.99% 1.81%
1993 3.22% 2.02%
1992 1.96% 2.13%
1991 1.97% 2.13%
1990 1.45% 2.12%
1989 0.83% 2.22%
1988 -0.17% 2.37%
1987 0.41% 2.5%
1986 1.77% 2.57%
1985 1.89% 2.63%
1984 2.01% 2.36%
1983 2.11% 2.1%
1982 2.22% 2.22%
1981 2.05% 2.3%
1980 2.79% 2.32%
1979 3.87% 2.33%
1978 3.85% 2.49%
1977 3.63% 2.65%
1976 3.42% 2.7%
1975 3.3% 2.72%
1974 3.15% 2.66%
1973 3.01% 2.61%
1972 2.8% 2.56%
1971 2.49% 2.54%
1970 2.28% 2.53%
1969 2.21% 2.56%
1968 2.18% 2.5%
1967 2.14% 2.34%
1966 2.11% 1.99%
1965 2.09% 1.59%
1964 2.04% 1.42%
1963 2.02% 1.33%
1962 1.97% 1.22%
1961 1.81% 1.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Mozambique grew by 2.89%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Mozambique Tunisia
Current population
37173146
12450912
Population rank 44/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.45% 0.15%
One net population change
31.6 seconds
7.37 minutes
One birth every
24.6 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,739 +196
Annual growth/decline +999,887 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate +2.89% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 17/197 125/197
One migration net change every
8.04 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -65,573 -14,523
Net migration rank 178/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 353,143 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 93/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 154/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mozambique
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mozambique Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -65,573 - -14,523
2024 1,043,109 -38,940 88,910 -15,221
2023 1,025,334 -36,276 93,663 -14,001
2022 1,003,689 -34,936 96,531 -14,001
2021 951,234 -23,103 68,087 -9,190
2020 945,952 -25,864 109,431 -19,188
2019 927,581 -49,080 127,312 -19,612
2018 903,176 -50,224 132,445 -21,012
2017 876,594 -25,043 140,971 -22,365
2016 850,430 -43,398 148,870 -23,827
2015 824,435 -52,374 153,007 -25,229
2014 799,778 -53,625 154,762 -26,586
2013 784,641 -57,067 154,687 -17,020
2012 763,088 -63,131 151,812 -26,059
2011 741,303 -63,638 143,401 -21,935
2010 719,025 -97,079 132,809 -14,168
2009 693,673 -100,625 125,465 -13,512
2008 654,920 -102,534 121,873 -17,742
2007 610,913 -100,490 118,920 -21,190
2006 586,009 -95,333 116,945 -24,098
2005 570,132 -95,770 115,374 -26,361
2004 554,973 -100,824 113,322 -23,735
2003 540,992 -99,484 111,926 -12,459
2002 529,867 -103,102 109,099 -8,334
2001 519,594 -105,130 110,146 -7,235
2000 506,162 -104,476 112,501 -5,937
1999 491,814 -103,223 114,829 -3,452
1998 474,453 -74,952 121,332 -4,111
1997 461,209 -79,732 128,327 -4,756
1996 442,559 90,975 135,615 -5,506
1995 421,630 108,751 144,345 -8,095
1994 384,821 938,163 153,647 -4,271
1993 369,518 272,829 160,922 10,771
1992 362,373 -128,960 163,978 15,124
1991 357,676 -68,644 166,245 16,021
1990 353,290 -127,215 168,180 4,183
1989 348,833 -199,509 169,221 4,100
1988 349,480 -286,247 177,176 3,934
1987 334,438 -441,710 184,101 3,711
1986 332,609 -121,350 188,107 3,464
1985 307,625 -75,642 186,344 2,887
1984 304,524 -70,532 182,386 8,109
1983 324,158 -73,899 179,878 -37,895
1982 321,493 -72,852 177,898 -29,559
1981 322,207 -58,347 176,628 -24,242
1980 349,586 -149,650 171,094 -19,321
1979 331,162 83,699 171,463 -23,688
1978 310,403 95,859 173,255 -26,968
1977 289,193 91,082 174,539 -13,910
1976 273,924 61,326 172,744 -15,499
1975 257,984 59,562 166,991 -8,765
1974 240,665 51,238 160,200 -9,254
1973 226,847 44,951 153,525 -9,606
1972 215,793 35,023 147,239 -9,790
1971 211,137 11,297 142,296 -9,949
1970 207,385 -18,197 138,235 -10,054
1969 202,174 -24,251 135,257 -10,049
1968 197,623 -26,872 134,246 -9,848
1967 193,044 -27,672 132,626 -19,155
1966 189,218 -31,462 131,274 -27,393
1965 185,931 -30,538 127,673 -49,751
1964 182,334 -35,005 124,711 -59,602
1963 180,867 -37,738 120,865 -60,505
1962 176,297 -38,504 116,887 -61,260
1961 171,236 -40,181 111,459 -61,369
1960 165,774 -54,351 109,234 -61,334

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in Mozambique is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people). In Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 353,143 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Mozambique, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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