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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,941,128 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 9.31 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.6% of the world: 0.45% for Mozambique vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.8M people to 36.9M (77.7% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Mozambique vs United States: population by year and forecast

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mozambique United States
2100 105,684,658 415,429,771
2099 105,291,198 414,829,167
2098 104,859,475 414,231,720
2097 104,428,679 413,576,381
2096 103,962,668 412,927,393
2095 103,480,514 412,225,379
2094 102,989,197 411,498,749
2093 102,464,565 410,785,729
2092 101,929,545 410,051,921
2091 101,410,418 409,320,183
2090 100,829,728 408,613,732
2089 100,211,758 407,885,645
2088 99,594,130 407,129,733
2087 98,943,096 406,421,298
2086 98,288,529 405,715,343
2085 97,609,760 405,059,379
2084 96,926,143 404,343,130
2083 96,193,441 403,612,785
2082 95,449,095 402,871,293
2081 94,708,064 402,054,554
2080 93,957,824 401,319,194
2079 93,171,561 400,554,914
2078 92,350,666 399,737,968
2077 91,530,198 398,906,565
2076 90,699,125 398,035,750
2075 89,848,943 397,109,170
2074 88,999,187 396,226,412
2073 88,113,398 395,307,725
2072 87,210,961 394,393,561
2071 86,283,286 393,415,363
2070 85,349,704 392,469,727
2069 84,361,565 391,479,981
2068 83,400,997 390,517,695
2067 82,437,397 389,543,856
2066 81,437,030 388,597,719
2065 80,446,244 387,685,327
2064 79,433,801 386,805,026
2063 78,430,632 385,911,917
2062 77,376,597 385,032,627
2061 76,274,806 384,170,837
2060 75,197,384 383,361,269
2059 74,082,771 382,542,030
2058 72,958,774 381,704,804
2057 71,828,186 380,907,023
2056 70,677,889 380,159,777
2055 69,542,373 379,430,756
2054 68,419,331 378,682,851
2053 67,306,817 377,878,421
2052 66,163,407 377,073,303
2051 65,032,770 376,229,840
2050 63,898,302 375,373,155
2049 62,731,532 374,493,150
2048 61,579,833 373,590,762
2047 60,424,101 372,626,259
2046 59,273,421 371,644,809
2045 58,132,244 370,602,914
2044 56,969,604 369,518,897
2043 55,814,906 368,375,680
2042 54,633,120 367,158,772
2041 53,476,191 365,937,822
2040 52,305,805 364,671,837
2039 51,136,087 363,367,337
2038 49,973,820 361,997,023
2037 48,827,661 360,606,236
2036 47,668,628 359,193,245
2035 46,520,419 357,750,686
2034 45,358,645 356,266,726
2033 44,229,218 354,775,032
2032 43,102,655 353,259,037
2031 41,993,535 351,721,511
2030 40,901,742 350,155,042
2029 39,818,379 348,564,667
2028 38,748,841 346,906,294
2027 37,696,739 345,257,605
2026 36,660,958 343,565,426
2025 35,650,681 341,784,857
2024 34,631,766 340,110,988
2023 33,635,160 334,914,895
2022 32,656,246 333,271,411
2021 31,707,800 331,893,745
2020 30,783,688 331,526,933
2019 29,884,380 328,329,953
2018 29,018,644 326,838,199
2017 28,166,393 325,122,128
2016 27,337,105 323,071,755
2015 26,547,572 320,738,994
2014 25,788,475 318,386,329
2013 25,051,611 316,059,947
2012 24,337,846 313,877,662
2011 23,649,039 311,583,481
2010 22,999,235 309,327,143
2009 22,391,745 306,771,529
2008 21,819,036 304,093,966
2007 21,287,635 301,231,207
2006 20,787,087 298,379,912
2005 20,304,569 295,516,599
2004 19,840,313 292,805,298
2003 19,392,475 290,107,933
2002 18,958,338 287,625,193
2001 18,537,729 284,968,955
2000 18,129,653 282,162,411
1999 17,734,506 279,294,713
1998 17,340,464 276,115,288
1997 16,949,982 272,911,760
1996 16,492,480 269,667,391
1995 15,960,530 266,557,091
1994 15,033,853 263,435,673
1993 14,051,192 260,255,352
1992 13,613,316 256,894,189
1991 13,352,090 253,492,503
1990 13,094,537 250,131,894
1989 12,906,842 246,819,222
1988 12,800,558 244,499,004
1987 12,822,574 242,288,936
1986 12,770,578 240,132,831
1985 12,548,949 237,923,734
1984 12,315,954 235,824,908
1983 12,073,822 233,792,014
1982 11,824,370 231,664,432
1981 11,568,127 229,465,744
1980 11,336,221 226,542,250
1979 11,028,809 225,055,487
1978 10,618,250 222,584,545
1977 10,224,975 220,239,425
1976 9,867,209 218,035,164
1975 9,540,817 215,973,199
1974 9,236,093 213,853,928
1973 8,954,242 211,908,788
1972 8,692,935 209,896,021
1971 8,456,317 207,660,677
1970 8,250,506 205,052,174
1969 8,066,951 202,676,946
1968 7,892,613 200,706,052
1967 7,724,550 198,712,056
1966 7,562,990 196,560,338
1965 7,406,421 194,302,963
1964 7,255,061 191,888,791
1963 7,109,828 189,241,798
1962 6,969,364 186,537,737
1961 6,834,936 183,691,481
1960 6,713,695 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mozambique gained 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2006 and is 43rd in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Mozambique
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mozambique United States
2100 0.37% 0.14%
2099 0.41% 0.14%
2098 0.41% 0.16%
2097 0.45% 0.16%
2096 0.47% 0.17%
2095 0.48% 0.18%
2094 0.51% 0.17%
2093 0.52% 0.18%
2092 0.51% 0.18%
2091 0.58% 0.17%
2090 0.62% 0.18%
2089 0.62% 0.19%
2088 0.66% 0.17%
2087 0.67% 0.17%
2086 0.7% 0.16%
2085 0.71% 0.18%
2084 0.76% 0.18%
2083 0.78% 0.18%
2082 0.78% 0.2%
2081 0.8% 0.18%
2080 0.84% 0.19%
2079 0.89% 0.2%
2078 0.9% 0.21%
2077 0.92% 0.22%
2076 0.95% 0.23%
2075 0.95% 0.22%
2074 1.01% 0.23%
2073 1.03% 0.23%
2072 1.08% 0.25%
2071 1.09% 0.24%
2070 1.17% 0.25%
2069 1.15% 0.25%
2068 1.17% 0.25%
2067 1.23% 0.24%
2066 1.23% 0.24%
2065 1.27% 0.23%
2064 1.28% 0.23%
2063 1.36% 0.23%
2062 1.44% 0.22%
2061 1.43% 0.21%
2060 1.5% 0.21%
2059 1.54% 0.22%
2058 1.57% 0.21%
2057 1.63% 0.2%
2056 1.63% 0.19%
2055 1.64% 0.2%
2054 1.65% 0.21%
2053 1.73% 0.21%
2052 1.74% 0.22%
2051 1.78% 0.23%
2050 1.86% 0.23%
2049 1.87% 0.24%
2048 1.91% 0.26%
2047 1.94% 0.26%
2046 1.96% 0.28%
2045 2.04% 0.29%
2044 2.07% 0.31%
2043 2.16% 0.33%
2042 2.16% 0.33%
2041 2.24% 0.35%
2040 2.29% 0.36%
2039 2.33% 0.38%
2038 2.35% 0.39%
2037 2.43% 0.39%
2036 2.47% 0.4%
2035 2.56% 0.42%
2034 2.55% 0.42%
2033 2.61% 0.43%
2032 2.64% 0.44%
2031 2.67% 0.45%
2030 2.72% 0.46%
2029 2.76% 0.48%
2028 2.79% 0.48%
2027 2.83% 0.49%
2026 2.83% 0.52%
2025 2.94% 0.49%
2024 2.96% 1.55%
2023 3% 0.49%
2022 2.99% 0.42%
2021 3% 0.11%
2020 3.01% 0.97%
2019 2.98% 0.46%
2018 3.03% 0.53%
2017 3.03% 0.63%
2016 2.97% 0.73%
2015 2.94% 0.74%
2014 2.94% 0.74%
2013 2.93% 0.7%
2012 2.91% 0.74%
2011 2.83% 0.73%
2010 2.71% 0.83%
2009 2.62% 0.88%
2008 2.5% 0.95%
2007 2.41% 0.96%
2006 2.38% 0.97%
2005 2.34% 0.93%
2004 2.31% 0.93%
2003 2.29% 0.86%
2002 2.27% 0.93%
2001 2.25% 0.99%
2000 2.23% 1.03%
1999 2.27% 1.15%
1998 2.3% 1.17%
1997 2.77% 1.2%
1996 3.33% 1.17%
1995 6.16% 1.18%
1994 6.99% 1.22%
1993 3.22% 1.31%
1992 1.96% 1.34%
1991 1.97% 1.34%
1990 1.45% 1.34%
1989 0.83% 0.95%
1988 -0.17% 0.91%
1987 0.41% 0.9%
1986 1.77% 0.93%
1985 1.89% 0.89%
1984 2.01% 0.87%
1983 2.11% 0.92%
1982 2.22% 0.96%
1981 2.05% 1.29%
1980 2.79% 0.66%
1979 3.87% 1.11%
1978 3.85% 1.06%
1977 3.63% 1.01%
1976 3.42% 0.95%
1975 3.3% 0.99%
1974 3.15% 0.92%
1973 3.01% 0.96%
1972 2.8% 1.08%
1971 2.49% 1.27%
1970 2.28% 1.17%
1969 2.21% 0.98%
1968 2.18% 1%
1967 2.14% 1.09%
1966 2.11% 1.16%
1965 2.09% 1.26%
1964 2.04% 1.4%
1963 2.02% 1.45%
1962 1.97% 1.55%
1961 1.81% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Mozambique grew by 2.96%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Mozambique United States
Current population
36941128
344023146
Population rank 43/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.45% 4.15%
One net population change
31.6 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
25 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
2.23 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,730 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +996,606 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 16/197 134/197
One migration net change every
8.04 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -65,573 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 178/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 353,143 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 93/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 154/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mozambique
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mozambique United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -65,573 - 1,230,663
2024 - -38,940 - 1,286,132
2023 1,025,334 -36,276 502,372 1,322,668
2022 1,003,689 -34,936 399,926 1,319,009
2021 951,234 -23,103 199,137 674,787
2020 945,952 -25,864 208,862 329,769
2019 927,581 -49,080 887,476 1,774,500
2018 903,176 -50,224 955,022 1,764,961
2017 876,594 -25,043 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 850,430 -43,398 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 824,435 -52,374 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 799,778 -53,625 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 784,641 -57,067 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 763,088 -63,131 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 741,303 -63,638 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 719,025 -97,079 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 693,673 -100,625 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 654,920 -102,534 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 610,913 -100,490 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 586,009 -95,333 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 570,132 -95,770 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 554,973 -100,824 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 540,992 -99,484 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 529,867 -103,102 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 519,594 -105,130 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 506,162 -104,476 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 491,814 -103,223 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 474,453 -74,952 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 461,209 -79,732 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 442,559 90,975 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 421,630 108,751 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 384,821 938,163 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 369,518 272,829 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 362,373 -128,960 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 357,676 -68,644 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 353,290 -127,215 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 348,833 -199,509 1,875,826 400,998
1988 349,480 -286,247 1,735,943 460,778
1987 334,438 -441,710 1,720,252 480,815
1986 332,609 -121,350 1,656,917 493,082
1985 307,625 -75,642 1,689,258 598,777
1984 304,524 -70,532 1,627,192 622,793
1983 324,158 -73,899 1,636,544 662,840
1982 321,493 -72,852 1,714,317 600,149
1981 322,207 -58,347 1,652,153 583,070
1980 349,586 -149,650 1,608,450 595,916
1979 331,162 83,699 1,597,894 503,559
1978 310,403 95,859 1,402,283 556,521
1977 289,193 91,082 1,431,556 577,060
1976 273,924 61,326 1,264,604 635,590
1975 257,984 59,562 1,252,644 655,078
1974 240,665 51,238 1,218,968 706,978
1973 226,847 44,951 1,165,499 783,163
1972 215,793 35,023 1,301,355 833,543
1971 211,137 11,297 1,640,519 833,549
1970 207,385 -18,197 1,824,965 744,902
1969 202,174 -24,251 1,702,487 523,740
1968 197,623 -26,872 1,565,507 594,514
1967 193,044 -27,672 1,669,181 585,410
1966 189,218 -31,462 1,749,387 637,692
1965 185,931 -30,538 1,943,030 644,902
1964 182,334 -35,005 2,245,099 618,635
1963 180,867 -37,738 2,289,826 639,495
1962 176,297 -38,504 2,406,337 625,617
1961 171,236 -40,181 2,571,681 580,333
1960 165,774 -54,351 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 353,143 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Mozambique, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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