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Population in Mozambique compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 35,631,653 in 2025 vs 11,513,149 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 37,173,146 people compared to 11,885,001 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 3.13 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • Mozambique is ranked the 44th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.45% for Mozambique vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.98% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.8M people to 37.2M (78.8% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.9M (137.3% growth).

Mozambique vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mozambique UAE
2100 105,628,248 26,706,595
2099 105,234,999 26,465,166
2098 104,803,506 26,225,773
2097 104,372,940 25,988,828
2096 103,907,178 25,753,753
2095 103,425,281 25,520,511
2094 102,934,227 25,288,801
2093 102,409,874 25,058,430
2092 101,875,140 24,829,182
2091 101,356,290 24,600,702
2090 100,775,909 24,372,725
2089 100,158,269 24,144,467
2088 99,540,971 23,916,513
2087 98,890,285 23,688,452
2086 98,236,067 23,460,422
2085 97,557,661 23,232,061
2084 96,874,408 23,002,795
2083 96,142,098 22,772,229
2082 95,398,149 22,540,771
2081 94,657,513 22,308,390
2080 93,907,673 22,075,331
2079 93,121,830 21,841,417
2078 92,301,373 21,606,907
2077 91,481,344 21,371,631
2076 90,650,714 21,136,110
2075 89,800,986 20,900,601
2074 88,951,683 20,665,468
2073 88,066,368 20,430,105
2072 87,164,412 20,196,342
2071 86,237,232 19,963,477
2070 85,304,148 19,732,649
2069 84,316,537 19,503,294
2068 83,356,481 19,276,535
2067 82,393,396 19,052,348
2066 81,393,563 18,831,237
2065 80,403,306 18,612,821
2064 79,391,403 18,397,315
2063 78,388,769 18,185,402
2062 77,335,297 17,977,010
2061 76,234,094 17,772,656
2060 75,157,247 17,571,910
2059 74,043,229 17,373,047
2058 72,919,832 17,176,551
2057 71,789,848 16,982,730
2056 70,640,165 16,791,613
2055 69,505,255 16,602,585
2054 68,382,812 16,414,963
2053 67,270,892 16,230,105
2052 66,128,092 16,047,360
2051 64,998,059 15,866,073
2050 63,864,196 15,685,433
2049 62,698,049 15,505,176
2048 61,546,964 15,326,671
2047 60,391,850 15,149,859
2046 59,241,784 14,977,516
2045 58,101,216 14,808,230
2044 56,939,196 14,639,661
2043 55,785,114 14,472,097
2042 54,603,959 14,305,483
2041 53,447,648 14,139,883
2040 52,277,886 13,975,444
2039 51,108,793 13,812,227
2038 49,947,146 13,650,128
2037 48,801,599 13,489,998
2036 47,643,184 13,331,723
2035 46,495,588 13,175,838
2034 45,334,434 13,022,467
2033 44,205,611 12,872,359
2032 43,079,649 12,725,892
2031 41,971,121 12,583,470
2030 40,879,911 12,445,626
2029 39,797,126 12,304,314
2028 38,728,158 12,153,292
2027 37,676,618 11,982,666
2026 36,641,390 11,781,850
2025 35,631,653 11,513,149
2024 34,631,766 10,986,400
2023 33,635,160 10,483,751
2022 32,656,246 10,074,977
2021 31,707,800 9,575,152
2020 30,783,688 9,401,038
2019 29,884,380 9,445,785
2018 29,018,644 9,346,701
2017 28,166,393 9,223,225
2016 27,337,105 8,935,095
2015 26,547,572 8,505,237
2014 25,788,475 8,059,440
2013 25,051,611 7,693,031
2012 24,337,846 7,391,448
2011 23,649,039 7,104,538
2010 22,999,235 6,869,838
2009 22,391,745 6,707,058
2008 21,819,036 6,302,664
2007 21,287,635 5,624,635
2006 20,787,087 5,009,100
2005 20,304,569 4,664,790
2004 19,840,313 4,428,967
2003 19,392,475 4,192,457
2002 18,958,338 3,956,826
2001 18,537,729 3,723,590
2000 18,129,653 3,493,575
1999 17,734,506 3,266,009
1998 17,340,464 3,040,421
1997 16,949,982 2,817,410
1996 16,492,480 2,597,564
1995 15,960,530 2,434,662
1994 15,033,853 2,328,188
1993 14,051,192 2,222,093
1992 13,613,316 2,114,730
1991 13,352,090 2,006,626
1990 13,094,537 1,898,220
1989 12,906,842 1,789,851
1988 12,800,558 1,681,788
1987 12,822,574 1,574,244
1986 12,770,578 1,467,383
1985 12,548,949 1,377,911
1984 12,315,954 1,305,996
1983 12,073,822 1,235,305
1982 11,824,370 1,166,370
1981 11,568,127 1,099,855
1980 11,336,221 1,015,700
1979 11,028,809 912,010
1978 10,618,250 809,274
1977 10,224,975 710,209
1976 9,867,209 615,866
1975 9,540,817 542,856
1974 9,236,093 489,087
1973 8,954,242 436,399
1972 8,692,935 385,014
1971 8,456,317 335,027
1970 8,250,506 286,536
1969 8,066,951 239,660
1968 7,892,613 199,416
1967 7,724,550 179,700
1966 7,562,990 173,976
1965 7,406,421 167,103
1964 7,255,061 159,692
1963 7,109,828 152,211
1962 6,969,364 144,946
1961 6,834,936 137,989
1960 6,713,695 131,334

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mozambique gained 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,949,906 people (a 33% growth).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2006 and is 44th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32% to 15,685,433 people and rank change from 84th to 82nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M people compared to the peak of 26.7M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mozambique UAE
2100 0.37% 0.91%
2099 0.41% 0.91%
2098 0.41% 0.91%
2097 0.45% 0.91%
2096 0.47% 0.91%
2095 0.48% 0.92%
2094 0.51% 0.92%
2093 0.52% 0.92%
2092 0.51% 0.93%
2091 0.58% 0.94%
2090 0.62% 0.95%
2089 0.62% 0.95%
2088 0.66% 0.96%
2087 0.67% 0.97%
2086 0.7% 0.98%
2085 0.71% 1%
2084 0.76% 1.01%
2083 0.78% 1.03%
2082 0.78% 1.04%
2081 0.8% 1.06%
2080 0.84% 1.07%
2079 0.89% 1.09%
2078 0.9% 1.1%
2077 0.92% 1.11%
2076 0.95% 1.13%
2075 0.95% 1.14%
2074 1.01% 1.15%
2073 1.03% 1.16%
2072 1.08% 1.17%
2071 1.09% 1.17%
2070 1.17% 1.18%
2069 1.15% 1.18%
2068 1.17% 1.18%
2067 1.23% 1.17%
2066 1.23% 1.17%
2065 1.27% 1.17%
2064 1.28% 1.17%
2063 1.36% 1.16%
2062 1.44% 1.15%
2061 1.43% 1.14%
2060 1.5% 1.14%
2059 1.54% 1.14%
2058 1.57% 1.14%
2057 1.63% 1.14%
2056 1.63% 1.14%
2055 1.64% 1.14%
2054 1.65% 1.14%
2053 1.73% 1.14%
2052 1.74% 1.14%
2051 1.78% 1.15%
2050 1.86% 1.16%
2049 1.87% 1.16%
2048 1.91% 1.17%
2047 1.94% 1.15%
2046 1.96% 1.14%
2045 2.04% 1.15%
2044 2.07% 1.16%
2043 2.16% 1.16%
2042 2.16% 1.17%
2041 2.24% 1.18%
2040 2.29% 1.18%
2039 2.33% 1.19%
2038 2.35% 1.19%
2037 2.43% 1.19%
2036 2.47% 1.18%
2035 2.56% 1.18%
2034 2.55% 1.17%
2033 2.61% 1.15%
2032 2.64% 1.13%
2031 2.67% 1.11%
2030 2.72% 1.15%
2029 2.76% 1.24%
2028 2.79% 1.42%
2027 2.83% 1.7%
2026 2.83% 2.33%
2025 2.89% 4.79%
2024 2.96% 4.79%
2023 3% 4.06%
2022 2.99% 5.22%
2021 3% 1.85%
2020 3.01% -0.47%
2019 2.98% 1.06%
2018 3.03% 1.34%
2017 3.03% 3.22%
2016 2.97% 5.05%
2015 2.94% 5.53%
2014 2.94% 4.76%
2013 2.93% 4.08%
2012 2.91% 4.04%
2011 2.83% 3.42%
2010 2.71% 2.43%
2009 2.62% 6.42%
2008 2.5% 12.1%
2007 2.41% 12.3%
2006 2.38% 7.38%
2005 2.34% 5.32%
2004 2.31% 5.64%
2003 2.29% 5.96%
2002 2.27% 6.26%
2001 2.25% 6.58%
2000 2.23% 6.97%
1999 2.27% 7.42%
1998 2.3% 7.92%
1997 2.77% 8.46%
1996 3.33% 6.69%
1995 6.16% 4.57%
1994 6.99% 4.77%
1993 3.22% 5.08%
1992 1.96% 5.39%
1991 1.97% 5.71%
1990 1.45% 6.05%
1989 0.83% 6.43%
1988 -0.17% 6.83%
1987 0.41% 7.28%
1986 1.77% 6.49%
1985 1.89% 5.51%
1984 2.01% 5.72%
1983 2.11% 5.91%
1982 2.22% 6.05%
1981 2.05% 8.29%
1980 2.79% 11.4%
1979 3.87% 12.7%
1978 3.85% 13.9%
1977 3.63% 15.3%
1976 3.42% 13.4%
1975 3.3% 11%
1974 3.15% 12.1%
1973 3.01% 13.3%
1972 2.8% 14.9%
1971 2.49% 16.9%
1970 2.28% 19.6%
1969 2.21% 20.2%
1968 2.18% 11%
1967 2.14% 3.29%
1966 2.11% 4.11%
1965 2.09% 4.64%
1964 2.04% 4.91%
1963 2.02% 5.01%
1962 1.97% 5.04%
1961 1.81% 5.07%

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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Mozambique UAE
Current population
37173146
11885001
Population rank 44/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.45% 0.14%
One net population change
31.6 seconds
1 minute
One birth every
24.6 seconds
4.87 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
49.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,739 +1,443
Annual growth/decline +999,887 +526,749
Annual growth/decline rate +2.89% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 17/197 1/197
One migration net change every
8.04 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -65,573 +158,634
Net migration rank 178/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 353,143 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 93/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 154/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mozambique
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mozambique UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -65,573 - 158,634
2024 1,043,109 -38,940 97,197 278,439
2023 1,025,334 -36,276 92,698 300,004
2022 1,003,689 -34,936 81,758 322,773
2021 951,234 -23,103 76,802 421,663
2020 945,952 -25,864 87,871 92,541
2019 927,581 -49,080 86,296 -125,186
2018 903,176 -50,224 86,840 14,611
2017 876,594 -25,043 89,382 34,155
2016 850,430 -43,398 87,028 195,317
2015 824,435 -52,374 85,044 342,468
2014 799,778 -53,625 84,277 360,174
2013 784,641 -57,067 82,977 279,269
2012 763,088 -63,131 78,682 225,921
2011 741,303 -63,638 73,496 215,183
2010 719,025 -97,079 69,907 161,842
2009 693,673 -100,625 66,521 163,643
2008 654,920 -102,534 55,426 523,207
2007 610,913 -100,490 55,048 722,380
2006 586,009 -95,333 54,338 399,306
2005 570,132 -95,770 60,046 174,926
2004 554,973 -100,824 60,344 176,319
2003 540,992 -99,484 59,118 177,237
2002 529,867 -103,102 55,922 178,988
2001 519,594 -105,130 52,789 178,779
2000 506,162 -104,476 49,993 178,469
1999 491,814 -103,223 46,198 180,469
1998 474,453 -74,952 41,176 183,329
1997 461,209 -79,732 38,207 183,310
1996 442,559 90,975 37,886 180,296
1995 421,630 108,751 38,685 68,938
1994 384,821 938,163 42,976 62,352
1993 369,518 272,829 41,324 65,545
1992 362,373 -128,960 42,119 65,739
1991 357,676 -68,644 41,409 66,943
1990 353,290 -127,215 41,339 67,118
1989 348,833 -199,509 40,148 68,132
1988 349,480 -286,247 38,861 68,991
1987 334,438 -441,710 37,741 69,493
1986 332,609 -121,350 36,829 69,655
1985 307,625 -75,642 34,855 37,605
1984 304,524 -70,532 33,250 38,124
1983 324,158 -73,899 31,480 38,536
1982 321,493 -72,852 29,585 38,276
1981 322,207 -58,347 27,560 37,600
1980 349,586 -149,650 25,005 78,148
1979 331,162 83,699 21,987 82,238
1978 310,403 95,859 18,879 82,359
1977 289,193 91,082 15,787 81,111
1976 273,924 61,326 12,876 78,903
1975 257,984 59,562 11,859 42,380
1974 240,665 51,238 10,835 42,474
1973 226,847 44,951 9,822 42,243
1972 215,793 35,023 8,818 41,888
1971 211,137 11,297 7,839 41,425
1970 207,385 -18,197 6,922 40,792
1969 202,174 -24,251 6,138 39,902
1968 197,623 -26,872 5,588 28,866
1967 193,044 -27,672 5,264 -283
1966 189,218 -31,462 4,955 1,516
1965 185,931 -30,538 4,675 2,598
1964 182,334 -35,005 4,410 3,126
1963 180,867 -37,738 4,157 3,264
1962 176,297 -38,504 3,901 3,212
1961 171,236 -40,181 3,657 3,141
1960 165,774 -54,351 3,418 3,102

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

GeoRank.org/population/mozambique/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

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 the United Arab Emirates 31.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 870,916 people) and 68.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,876,785 people).

As of 2024, 353,143 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Mozambique, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Fujairah 119K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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