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

Mozambique and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Mozambique	Zimbabwe	Mozambique	Zimbabwe
1960	6,713,695	3,809,389	-	-
1961	6,834,936	3,930,401	1.81%	3.18%
1962	6,969,364	4,055,959	1.97%	3.19%
1963	7,109,828	4,185,877	2.02%	3.2%
1964	7,255,061	4,320,006	2.04%	3.2%
1965	7,406,421	4,458,462	2.09%	3.2%
1966	7,562,990	4,601,217	2.11%	3.2%
1967	7,724,550	4,748,307	2.14%	3.2%
1968	7,892,613	4,900,440	2.18%	3.2%
1969	8,066,951	5,058,181	2.21%	3.22%
1970	8,250,506	5,215,918	2.28%	3.12%
1971	8,456,317	5,374,712	2.49%	3.04%
1972	8,692,935	5,542,445	2.8%	3.12%
1973	8,954,242	5,720,404	3.01%	3.21%
1974	9,236,093	5,908,328	3.15%	3.29%
1975	9,540,817	6,098,658	3.3%	3.22%
1976	9,867,209	6,287,105	3.42%	3.09%
1977	10,224,975	6,449,512	3.63%	2.58%
1978	10,618,250	6,543,575	3.85%	1.46%
1979	11,028,809	6,647,556	3.87%	1.59%
1980	11,336,221	7,041,303	2.79%	5.92%
1981	11,568,127	7,498,635	2.05%	6.49%
1982	11,824,370	7,796,496	2.22%	3.97%
1983	12,073,822	8,098,404	2.11%	3.87%
1984	12,315,954	8,391,488	2.01%	3.62%
1985	12,548,949	8,686,813	1.89%	3.52%
1986	12,770,578	8,982,578	1.77%	3.4%
1987	12,822,574	9,284,644	0.41%	3.36%
1988	12,800,558	9,583,094	-0.17%	3.21%
1989	12,906,842	9,864,798	0.83%	2.94%
1990	13,094,537	10,137,281	1.45%	2.76%
1991	13,352,090	10,404,816	1.97%	2.64%
1992	13,613,316	10,702,700	1.96%	2.86%
1993	14,051,192	10,860,288	3.22%	1.47%
1994	15,033,853	10,873,148	6.99%	0.12%
1995	15,960,530	10,974,599	6.16%	0.93%
1996	16,492,480	11,158,360	3.33%	1.67%
1997	16,949,982	11,369,827	2.77%	1.9%
1998	17,340,464	11,594,297	2.3%	1.97%
1999	17,734,506	11,783,458	2.27%	1.63%
2000	18,129,653	11,892,055	2.23%	0.92%
2001	18,537,729	11,971,901	2.25%	0.67%
2002	18,958,338	12,087,653	2.27%	0.97%
2003	19,392,475	12,232,323	2.29%	1.2%
2004	19,840,313	12,365,896	2.31%	1.09%
2005	20,304,569	12,483,432	2.34%	0.95%
2006	20,787,087	12,636,445	2.38%	1.23%
2007	21,287,635	12,804,058	2.41%	1.33%
2008	21,819,036	12,959,149	2.5%	1.21%
2009	22,391,745	13,142,790	2.62%	1.42%
2010	22,999,235	13,356,548	2.71%	1.63%
2011	23,649,039	13,595,424	2.83%	1.79%
2012	24,337,846	13,817,887	2.91%	1.64%
2013	25,051,611	14,013,808	2.93%	1.42%
2014	25,788,475	14,207,359	2.94%	1.38%
2015	26,547,572	14,399,013	2.94%	1.35%
2016	27,337,105	14,600,294	2.97%	1.4%
2017	28,166,393	14,812,482	3.03%	1.45%
2018	29,018,644	15,034,452	3.03%	1.5%
2019	29,884,380	15,271,368	2.98%	1.58%
2020	30,783,688	15,526,888	3.01%	1.67%
2021	31,707,800	15,797,210	3%	1.74%
2022	32,656,246	16,069,056	2.99%	1.72%
2023	33,635,160	16,340,822	3%	1.69%
2024	34,631,766	16,634,373	2.96%	1.8%
2025	35,631,656	16,950,805	2.89%	1.9%
2026	36,639,853	17,273,591	2.83%	1.9%
2027	37,668,656	17,600,621	2.81%	1.89%
2028	38,714,097	17,932,015	2.78%	1.88%
2029	39,774,947	18,268,967	2.74%	1.88%
2030	40,846,749	18,610,356	2.69%	1.87%
2031	41,931,250	18,956,207	2.66%	1.86%
2032	43,032,887	19,311,368	2.63%	1.87%
2033	44,144,533	19,675,929	2.58%	1.89%
2034	45,273,522	20,041,125	2.56%	1.86%
2035	46,411,774	20,409,159	2.51%	1.84%
2036	47,548,671	20,778,662	2.45%	1.81%
2037	48,684,563	21,144,748	2.39%	1.76%
2038	49,822,039	21,512,919	2.34%	1.74%
2039	50,971,124	21,881,123	2.31%	1.71%
2040	52,124,215	22,250,123	2.26%	1.69%
2041	53,271,004	22,627,428	2.2%	1.7%
2042	54,423,407	23,000,906	2.16%	1.65%
2043	55,574,711	23,371,301	2.12%	1.61%
2044	56,716,585	23,740,630	2.05%	1.58%
2045	57,851,787	24,102,391	2%	1.52%
2046	58,981,102	24,462,491	1.95%	1.49%
2047	60,117,587	24,816,449	1.93%	1.45%
2048	61,254,584	25,168,419	1.89%	1.42%
2049	62,397,018	25,518,513	1.87%	1.39%
2050	63,530,955	25,866,397	1.82%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mozambique increased by 6,243,003 people (a 30.7% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mozambique gained 9,893,947 (a 37.3% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Mozambique was ranked 52nd most populous country in 2005 and is 43rd in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.