The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,651,096 people compared to 11,533,895 in the United Arab Emirates.
Population statistics:
- Mozambique's population is 3.18 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
- Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 86th.
- The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.44% for Mozambique vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
- For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
- Since 2006, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.8M people to 36.7M (76.3% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.5M (130.3% growth).
- Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 26M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.
Mozambique vs United Arab Emirates: live population counter
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| Current population |
36651096
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11533895
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| Population rank | 43/197 | 86/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.44% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
31.6 seconds
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1.05 minutes
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| One birth every |
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5.13 minutes
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | -38,940 | +278,439 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,730 | +1,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | +996,606 | +502,649 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.96% | +4.79% |
| Population growth rate rank | 16/197 | 3/197 |
Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 6,713,695 | 131,334 | - | - |
| 1961 | 6,834,936 | 137,989 | 1.81% | 5.07% |
| 1962 | 6,969,364 | 144,946 | 1.97% | 5.04% |
| 1963 | 7,109,828 | 152,211 | 2.02% | 5.01% |
| 1964 | 7,255,061 | 159,692 | 2.04% | 4.91% |
| 1965 | 7,406,421 | 167,103 | 2.09% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 7,562,990 | 173,976 | 2.11% | 4.11% |
| 1967 | 7,724,550 | 179,700 | 2.14% | 3.29% |
| 1968 | 7,892,613 | 199,416 | 2.18% | 11% |
| 1969 | 8,066,951 | 239,660 | 2.21% | 20.2% |
| 1970 | 8,250,506 | 286,536 | 2.28% | 19.6% |
| 1971 | 8,456,317 | 335,027 | 2.49% | 16.9% |
| 1972 | 8,692,935 | 385,014 | 2.8% | 14.9% |
| 1973 | 8,954,242 | 436,399 | 3.01% | 13.3% |
| 1974 | 9,236,093 | 489,087 | 3.15% | 12.1% |
| 1975 | 9,540,817 | 542,856 | 3.3% | 11% |
| 1976 | 9,867,209 | 615,866 | 3.42% | 13.4% |
| 1977 | 10,224,975 | 710,209 | 3.63% | 15.3% |
| 1978 | 10,618,250 | 809,274 | 3.85% | 13.9% |
| 1979 | 11,028,809 | 912,010 | 3.87% | 12.7% |
| 1980 | 11,336,221 | 1,015,700 | 2.79% | 11.4% |
| 1981 | 11,568,127 | 1,099,855 | 2.05% | 8.29% |
| 1982 | 11,824,370 | 1,166,370 | 2.22% | 6.05% |
| 1983 | 12,073,822 | 1,235,305 | 2.11% | 5.91% |
| 1984 | 12,315,954 | 1,305,996 | 2.01% | 5.72% |
| 1985 | 12,548,949 | 1,377,911 | 1.89% | 5.51% |
| 1986 | 12,770,578 | 1,467,383 | 1.77% | 6.49% |
| 1987 | 12,822,574 | 1,574,244 | 0.41% | 7.28% |
| 1988 | 12,800,558 | 1,681,788 | -0.17% | 6.83% |
| 1989 | 12,906,842 | 1,789,851 | 0.83% | 6.43% |
| 1990 | 13,094,537 | 1,898,220 | 1.45% | 6.05% |
| 1991 | 13,352,090 | 2,006,626 | 1.97% | 5.71% |
| 1992 | 13,613,316 | 2,114,730 | 1.96% | 5.39% |
| 1993 | 14,051,192 | 2,222,093 | 3.22% | 5.08% |
| 1994 | 15,033,853 | 2,328,188 | 6.99% | 4.77% |
| 1995 | 15,960,530 | 2,434,662 | 6.16% | 4.57% |
| 1996 | 16,492,480 | 2,597,564 | 3.33% | 6.69% |
| 1997 | 16,949,982 | 2,817,410 | 2.77% | 8.46% |
| 1998 | 17,340,464 | 3,040,421 | 2.3% | 7.92% |
| 1999 | 17,734,506 | 3,266,009 | 2.27% | 7.42% |
| 2000 | 18,129,653 | 3,493,575 | 2.23% | 6.97% |
| 2001 | 18,537,729 | 3,723,590 | 2.25% | 6.58% |
| 2002 | 18,958,338 | 3,956,826 | 2.27% | 6.26% |
| 2003 | 19,392,475 | 4,192,457 | 2.29% | 5.96% |
| 2004 | 19,840,313 | 4,428,967 | 2.31% | 5.64% |
| 2005 | 20,304,569 | 4,664,790 | 2.34% | 5.32% |
| 2006 | 20,787,087 | 5,009,100 | 2.38% | 7.38% |
| 2007 | 21,287,635 | 5,624,635 | 2.41% | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 21,819,036 | 6,302,664 | 2.5% | 12.1% |
| 2009 | 22,391,745 | 6,707,058 | 2.62% | 6.42% |
| 2010 | 22,999,235 | 6,869,838 | 2.71% | 2.43% |
| 2011 | 23,649,039 | 7,104,538 | 2.83% | 3.42% |
| 2012 | 24,337,846 | 7,391,448 | 2.91% | 4.04% |
| 2013 | 25,051,611 | 7,693,031 | 2.93% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 25,788,475 | 8,059,440 | 2.94% | 4.76% |
| 2015 | 26,547,572 | 8,505,237 | 2.94% | 5.53% |
| 2016 | 27,337,105 | 8,935,095 | 2.97% | 5.05% |
| 2017 | 28,166,393 | 9,223,225 | 3.03% | 3.22% |
| 2018 | 29,018,644 | 9,346,701 | 3.03% | 1.34% |
| 2019 | 29,884,380 | 9,445,785 | 2.98% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 30,783,688 | 9,401,038 | 3.01% | -0.47% |
| 2021 | 31,707,800 | 9,575,152 | 3% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 32,656,246 | 10,074,977 | 2.99% | 5.22% |
| 2023 | 33,635,160 | 10,483,751 | 3% | 4.06% |
| 2024 | 34,631,766 | 10,986,400 | 2.96% | 4.79% |
| 2025 | 35,631,656 | 11,304,093 | 2.89% | 2.89% |
| 2026 | 36,639,853 | 11,531,926 | 2.83% | 2.02% |
| 2027 | 37,668,656 | 11,712,175 | 2.81% | 1.56% |
| 2028 | 38,714,097 | 11,868,257 | 2.78% | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 39,774,947 | 12,010,111 | 2.74% | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 40,846,749 | 12,145,577 | 2.69% | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 41,931,250 | 12,281,573 | 2.66% | 1.12% |
| 2032 | 43,032,887 | 12,421,758 | 2.63% | 1.14% |
| 2033 | 44,144,533 | 12,565,679 | 2.58% | 1.16% |
| 2034 | 45,273,522 | 12,712,942 | 2.56% | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 46,411,774 | 12,863,015 | 2.51% | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 47,548,671 | 13,015,458 | 2.45% | 1.19% |
| 2037 | 48,684,563 | 13,169,969 | 2.39% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 49,822,039 | 13,326,337 | 2.34% | 1.19% |
| 2039 | 50,971,124 | 13,484,193 | 2.31% | 1.18% |
| 2040 | 52,124,215 | 13,643,197 | 2.26% | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 53,271,004 | 13,803,349 | 2.2% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 54,423,407 | 13,964,553 | 2.16% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 55,574,711 | 14,126,724 | 2.12% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 56,716,585 | 14,289,828 | 2.05% | 1.15% |
| 2045 | 57,851,787 | 14,453,775 | 2% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 58,981,102 | 14,619,554 | 1.95% | 1.15% |
| 2047 | 60,117,587 | 14,788,991 | 1.93% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 61,254,584 | 14,961,419 | 1.89% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 62,397,018 | 15,135,496 | 1.87% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 63,530,955 | 15,310,628 | 1.82% | 1.16% |
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 9,313,991 (a 34.1% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).
Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2006 and is 43rd in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mozambique's population will grow by 73.3% to 63,530,955 people with a rank change from 43rd to 32nd. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| 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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Population differences between Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates
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| Life expectancy | 64.1 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 21.9 years | 32.1 years |
| Median age | 17.5 years | 32.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 63.9:36.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.76 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 114.1 ppl/mi² | 401 ppl/mi² |
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