The latest officially reported population of Mozambique was 34,631,766 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mozambique's population is 36,441,519 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Mozambique's population is 106.8 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Mozambique is ranked the 43rd most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.44% for Mozambique vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Mozambique has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2005, the population of Mozambique has increased from 20.3M people to 36.4M (79.5% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
- Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Mozambique vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
36441519
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341110
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| Population rank | 43/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.44% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
31.6 seconds
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
25 seconds
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
2.23 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
13.5 minutes
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -38,940 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,730 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +996,606 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.96% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 17/197 | 40/197 |
Mozambique and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 6,713,695 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 6,834,936 | 66,264 | 1.81% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 6,969,364 | 68,174 | 1.97% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 7,109,828 | 70,159 | 2.02% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 7,255,061 | 72,219 | 2.04% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 7,406,421 | 74,358 | 2.09% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 7,562,990 | 76,590 | 2.11% | 3% |
| 1967 | 7,724,550 | 78,921 | 2.14% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 7,892,613 | 81,314 | 2.18% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 8,066,951 | 83,755 | 2.21% | 3% |
| 1970 | 8,250,506 | 86,266 | 2.28% | 3% |
| 1971 | 8,456,317 | 88,862 | 2.49% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 8,692,935 | 91,562 | 2.8% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 8,954,242 | 94,362 | 3.01% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 9,236,093 | 97,260 | 3.15% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 9,540,817 | 100,269 | 3.3% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 9,867,209 | 103,388 | 3.42% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 10,224,975 | 106,618 | 3.63% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 10,618,250 | 109,963 | 3.85% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 11,028,809 | 113,040 | 3.87% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 11,336,221 | 115,660 | 2.79% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 11,568,127 | 118,249 | 2.05% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 11,824,370 | 121,035 | 2.22% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 12,073,822 | 123,998 | 2.11% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 12,315,954 | 127,109 | 2.01% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 12,548,949 | 130,356 | 1.89% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 12,770,578 | 133,720 | 1.77% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 12,822,574 | 137,187 | 0.41% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 12,800,558 | 140,756 | -0.17% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 12,906,842 | 144,393 | 0.83% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 13,094,537 | 148,063 | 1.45% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 13,352,090 | 151,793 | 1.97% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 13,613,316 | 155,608 | 1.96% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 14,051,192 | 159,463 | 3.22% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 15,033,853 | 163,314 | 6.99% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 15,960,530 | 167,137 | 6.16% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 16,492,480 | 170,911 | 3.33% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 16,949,982 | 174,626 | 2.77% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 17,340,464 | 178,313 | 2.3% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 17,734,506 | 182,048 | 2.27% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 18,129,653 | 186,281 | 2.23% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 18,537,729 | 191,031 | 2.25% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 18,958,338 | 195,863 | 2.27% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 19,392,475 | 200,746 | 2.29% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 19,840,313 | 205,711 | 2.31% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 20,304,569 | 210,760 | 2.34% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 20,787,087 | 215,923 | 2.38% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 21,287,635 | 221,276 | 2.41% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 21,819,036 | 226,896 | 2.5% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 22,391,745 | 232,731 | 2.62% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 22,999,235 | 238,248 | 2.71% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 23,649,039 | 243,474 | 2.83% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 24,337,846 | 248,883 | 2.91% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 25,051,611 | 254,482 | 2.93% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 25,788,475 | 260,240 | 2.94% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 26,547,572 | 266,101 | 2.94% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 27,337,105 | 272,087 | 2.97% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 28,166,393 | 278,507 | 3.03% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 29,018,644 | 285,259 | 3.03% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 29,884,380 | 291,985 | 2.98% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 30,783,688 | 298,858 | 3.01% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 31,707,800 | 305,868 | 3% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 32,656,246 | 313,046 | 2.99% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 33,635,160 | 320,409 | 3% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 34,631,766 | 327,777 | 2.96% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 35,631,656 | 335,169 | 2.89% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 36,639,853 | 342,565 | 2.83% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 37,668,656 | 349,970 | 2.81% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 38,714,097 | 357,397 | 2.78% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 39,774,947 | 364,883 | 2.74% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 40,846,749 | 372,429 | 2.69% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 41,931,250 | 380,015 | 2.66% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 43,032,887 | 387,657 | 2.63% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 44,144,533 | 395,366 | 2.58% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 45,273,522 | 403,188 | 2.56% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 46,411,774 | 411,061 | 2.51% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 47,548,671 | 419,006 | 2.45% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 48,684,563 | 427,031 | 2.39% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 49,822,039 | 435,150 | 2.34% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 50,971,124 | 443,311 | 2.31% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 52,124,215 | 451,509 | 2.26% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 53,271,004 | 459,733 | 2.2% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 54,423,407 | 468,003 | 2.16% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 55,574,711 | 476,308 | 2.12% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 56,716,585 | 484,636 | 2.05% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 57,851,787 | 492,989 | 2% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 58,981,102 | 501,316 | 1.95% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 60,117,587 | 509,621 | 1.93% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 61,254,584 | 517,889 | 1.89% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 62,397,018 | 526,138 | 1.87% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 63,530,955 | 534,374 | 1.82% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,243,003 people (a 30.7% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mozambique gained 9,893,947 (a 37.3% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2005 and is 43rd in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Mozambique's population will grow by 74.3% to 63,530,955 people with a rank change from 43rd to 32nd. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
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Population differences between Mozambique and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 64 years | 71.8 years |
| Average age | 21.9 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 17.5 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 4.76 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 114.1 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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