Mozambique Population

Population now

36,426,603

World: 45th
Africa: 13th

Male:	17,756,232	(48.74 %)
Female:	18,669,371	(51.26 %)

Births in 2025:	1,819,442
Deaths in 2025:	373,686

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	60.02 years
Female:	65.95 years
Total:	63.12 years
Median Age:	17.28 years

Birth Rate:	34.91
Death Rate:	7.17
Growth Rate:	3.87 %
Fertility Rate:	4.37

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Mozambique Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.90%	46.14	24.27	6.44	39.44	38.24	40.63	18.04	6.87%	8.96
1961	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.93%	46.32	23.97	6.48	39.88	38.66	41.09	17.94	7.05%	9.16
1962	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.96%	46.50	23.74	6.53	40.24	39.00	41.47	17.86	7.25%	9.37
1963	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.98%	46.67	23.58	6.57	40.51	39.26	41.76	17.79	7.45%	9.58
1964	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.99%	46.81	23.49	6.62	40.70	39.44	41.96	17.74	7.65%	9.80
1965	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.00%	46.93	23.45	6.65	40.82	39.56	42.09	17.71	7.86%	10.03
1966	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.01%	47.01	23.43	6.68	40.90	39.64	42.17	17.60	8.08%	10.26
1967	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.01%	47.07	23.41	6.70	40.98	39.72	42.24	17.52	8.30%	10.50
1968	9M	4M	4M	0.96	1.01%	47.11	23.38	6.72	41.06	39.81	42.32	17.48	8.52%	10.75
1969	9M	4M	4M	0.96	1.02%	47.13	23.31	6.72	41.18	39.94	42.42	17.45	8.75%	11.00
1970	9M	4M	5M	0.96	1.03%	47.14	23.21	6.72	41.34	40.12	42.57	17.43	8.99%	11.26
1971	9M	5M	5M	0.96	1.05%	47.14	23.05	6.71	41.57	40.36	42.77	17.34	9.30%	11.52
1972	9M	5M	5M	0.96	1.06%	47.13	22.85	6.69	41.84	40.67	43.00	17.28	9.67%	11.78
1973	10M	5M	5M	0.96	1.08%	47.11	22.63	6.67	42.14	41.00	43.26	17.24	10.06%	12.06
1974	10M	5M	5M	0.96	1.10%	47.08	22.39	6.65	42.45	41.36	43.54	17.21	10.46%	12.36
1975	10M	5M	5M	0.96	1.12%	47.04	22.15	6.62	42.76	41.70	43.80	17.21	10.87%	12.68
1976	10M	5M	5M	0.96	1.14%	46.99	21.94	6.60	43.03	42.00	44.04	17.16	11.30%	13.03
1977	11M	5M	5M	0.96	1.16%	46.93	21.77	6.57	43.24	42.23	44.24	17.14	11.74%	13.40
1978	11M	5M	6M	0.96	1.16%	46.85	21.64	6.54	43.39	42.37	44.39	17.15	12.20%	13.77
1979	11M	6M	6M	0.96	1.17%	46.76	21.55	6.50	43.48	42.44	44.50	17.19	12.67%	14.15
1980	12M	6M	6M	0.96	1.17%	46.63	21.49	6.47	43.52	42.44	44.58	17.25	13.16%	14.51
1981	12M	6M	6M	0.96	1.17%	46.45	21.45	6.45	43.52	42.39	44.65	17.11	14.05%	14.86
1982	12M	6M	6M	0.96	1.16%	46.23	21.41	6.42	43.53	42.32	44.73	16.99	15.04%	15.21
1983	12M	6M	6M	0.96	1.15%	45.97	21.34	6.40	43.56	42.28	44.84	16.89	16.07%	15.52
1984	13M	6M	6M	0.96	1.15%	45.68	21.23	6.38	43.64	42.27	45.00	16.82	17.17%	15.76
1985	13M	6M	7M	0.96	1.15%	45.40	21.08	6.35	43.77	42.33	45.21	16.80	18.33%	15.92
1986	13M	6M	7M	0.95	1.16%	45.15	20.89	6.33	43.98	42.47	45.48	16.50	19.54%	15.98
1987	13M	6M	7M	0.94	1.18%	44.97	20.67	6.31	44.24	42.68	45.78	16.24	20.82%	15.95
1988	13M	6M	7M	0.93	1.20%	44.85	20.42	6.28	44.54	42.94	46.11	16.00	22.15%	15.92
1989	13M	6M	7M	0.92	1.22%	44.82	20.15	6.25	44.89	43.26	46.46	15.77	23.55%	15.98
1990	13M	6M	7M	0.91	1.26%	44.84	19.86	6.21	45.26	43.61	46.84	15.53	25.00%	16.20
1991	13M	6M	7M	0.91	1.30%	44.91	19.56	6.17	45.65	43.96	47.23	15.85	25.49%	16.63
1992	14M	7M	7M	0.91	1.34%	44.99	19.26	6.12	46.03	44.31	47.65	16.12	25.98%	17.22
1993	14M	7M	8M	0.91	1.38%	45.05	18.94	6.07	46.41	44.63	48.07	16.35	26.48%	17.93
1994	15M	7M	8M	0.91	1.42%	45.08	18.62	6.02	46.77	44.92	48.50	16.55	26.98%	18.65
1995	15M	7M	8M	0.91	1.46%	45.07	18.29	5.97	47.12	45.19	48.94	16.73	27.50%	19.32
1996	16M	8M	8M	0.91	1.51%	45.05	17.95	5.92	47.47	45.46	49.37	16.66	28.01%	19.91
1997	16M	8M	9M	0.91	1.56%	45.00	17.59	5.89	47.83	45.75	49.81	16.62	28.54%	20.46
1998	17M	8M	9M	0.91	1.61%	44.95	17.22	5.86	48.19	46.07	50.23	16.60	28.74%	20.98
1999	17M	8M	9M	0.91	1.67%	44.88	16.84	5.84	48.57	46.42	50.64	16.59	28.92%	21.51
2000	18M	8M	9M	0.92	1.72%	44.77	16.46	5.83	48.95	46.78	51.03	16.58	29.10%	22.10
2001	18M	9M	10M	0.92	1.77%	44.61	16.09	5.81	49.30	47.14	51.38	16.50	29.28%	22.73
2002	19M	9M	10M	0.92	1.82%	44.38	15.73	5.79	49.61	47.46	51.68	16.44	29.46%	23.41
2003	19M	9M	10M	0.92	1.86%	44.07	15.40	5.77	49.89	47.74	51.96	16.38	29.64%	24.12
2004	20M	10M	10M	0.92	1.90%	43.69	15.07	5.73	50.14	47.99	52.22	16.33	29.82%	24.84
2005	20M	10M	11M	0.93	1.93%	43.24	14.76	5.69	50.39	48.21	52.48	16.30	30.00%	25.57
2006	21M	10M	11M	0.93	1.96%	42.75	14.44	5.63	50.64	48.42	52.77	16.20	30.18%	26.30
2007	22M	10M	11M	0.93	2.00%	42.23	14.10	5.58	50.93	48.66	53.11	16.13	30.36%	27.04
2008	22M	11M	12M	0.93	2.04%	41.71	13.74	5.52	51.29	48.96	53.53	16.08	30.83%	27.79
2009	23M	11M	12M	0.93	2.09%	41.20	13.34	5.45	51.74	49.33	54.05	16.05	31.33%	28.56
2010	24M	11M	12M	0.93	2.16%	40.72	12.89	5.39	52.31	49.82	54.69	16.03	31.83%	29.36
2011	24M	12M	13M	0.93	2.25%	40.25	12.39	5.33	53.04	50.46	55.50	16.01	32.34%	30.17
2012	25M	12M	13M	0.93	2.37%	39.82	11.83	5.26	53.93	51.26	56.47	16.01	32.85%	31.02
2013	26M	12M	13M	0.94	2.51%	39.40	11.24	5.20	54.95	52.19	57.55	16.02	33.36%	31.89
2014	26M	13M	14M	0.94	2.67%	38.99	10.63	5.13	56.06	53.22	58.73	16.05	33.88%	32.79
2015	27M	13M	14M	0.94	2.85%	38.61	10.03	5.06	57.21	54.30	59.92	16.10	34.40%	33.74
2016	28M	13M	14M	0.94	3.04%	38.24	9.46	4.99	58.31	55.34	61.06	16.18	34.93%	34.72
2017	29M	14M	15M	0.94	3.23%	37.88	8.96	4.92	59.31	56.29	62.09	16.27	35.46%	35.74
2018	29M	14M	15M	0.94	3.39%	37.52	8.54	4.85	60.16	57.11	62.97	16.38	35.99%	36.80
2019	30M	15M	16M	0.94	3.53%	37.17	8.21	4.78	60.85	57.78	63.67	16.50	36.53%	37.88
2020	31M	15M	16M	0.95	3.63%	36.81	7.95	4.71	61.39	58.30	64.21	16.62	37.07%	38.99
2021	32M	16M	17M	0.95	3.63%	36.81	7.95	4.71	61.39	58.30	64.21	16.74	37.63%	40.12
2022	33M	16M	17M	0.95	3.63%	36.81	7.95	4.71	61.39	58.30	64.21	16.86	38.19%	41.28
2023	34M	17M	17M	0.95	3.77%	35.67	7.48	4.51	62.43	59.33	65.25	16.99	38.75%	42.46
2024	35M	17M	18M	0.95	3.81%	35.29	7.33	4.44	62.77	59.68	65.60	17.14	39.33%	43.66
2025	36M	18M	18M	0.95	3.87%	34.91	7.17	4.37	63.12	60.02	65.95	17.28	39.90%	44.89

Mozambique Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	37M	18M	19M	0.95	3.91%	34.49	7.03	4.31	63.47	60.37	66.31	17.41	40.49%	46.14
2027	38M	19M	19M	0.95	3.95%	34.07	6.88	4.24	63.82	60.72	66.67	17.55	41.08%	47.42
2028	39M	19M	20M	0.95	3.99%	33.66	6.74	4.18	64.18	61.07	67.03	17.70	41.67%	48.72
2029	40M	20M	21M	0.95	4.04%	33.24	6.59	4.11	64.53	61.42	67.39	17.85	42.27%	50.04
2030	41M	20M	21M	0.96	4.09%	32.82	6.45	4.05	64.88	61.77	67.75	18.00	42.87%	51.38
2031	42M	21M	22M	0.96	4.11%	32.40	6.34	3.99	65.19	62.07	68.07	18.15	43.48%	52.74
2032	43M	21M	22M	0.96	4.13%	31.98	6.24	3.93	65.50	62.38	68.39	18.30	44.10%	54.12
2033	45M	22M	23M	0.96	4.15%	31.57	6.13	3.87	65.82	62.68	68.71	18.45	44.71%	55.52
2034	46M	22M	23M	0.96	4.17%	31.15	6.03	3.81	66.13	62.99	69.03	18.61	45.33%	56.93
2035	47M	23M	24M	0.96	4.19%	30.73	5.92	3.75	66.44	63.29	69.35	18.78	45.95%	58.37
2036	48M	23M	24M	0.96	4.18%	30.33	5.85	3.70	66.71	63.56	69.63	18.94	46.58%	59.82
2037	49M	24M	25M	0.96	4.18%	29.93	5.78	3.64	66.98	63.82	69.91	19.12	47.20%	61.29
2038	50M	25M	26M	0.96	4.17%	29.52	5.71	3.59	67.25	64.09	70.19	19.31	47.83%	62.77
2039	52M	25M	26M	0.96	4.16%	29.12	5.64	3.53	67.52	64.35	70.47	19.51	48.46%	64.27
2040	53M	26M	27M	0.96	4.16%	28.72	5.57	3.48	67.79	64.62	70.75	19.72	49.09%	65.78
2041	54M	26M	28M	0.96	4.12%	28.34	5.53	3.43	68.03	64.86	71.00	19.91	49.72%	67.30
2042	55M	27M	28M	0.96	4.09%	27.96	5.49	3.38	68.27	65.09	71.26	20.12	50.34%	68.84
2043	56M	28M	29M	0.96	4.06%	27.59	5.45	3.34	68.52	65.33	71.51	20.33	50.97%	70.39
2044	58M	28M	29M	0.96	4.03%	27.21	5.41	3.29	68.76	65.56	71.77	20.54	51.59%	71.95
2045	59M	29M	30M	0.96	4.00%	26.83	5.37	3.24	69.00	65.80	72.02	20.76	52.21%	73.51
2046	60M	30M	31M	0.96	3.94%	26.49	5.36	3.20	69.21	66.01	72.25	20.97	52.82%	75.09
2047	61M	30M	31M	0.96	3.90%	26.14	5.34	3.16	69.42	66.21	72.47	21.19	53.44%	76.68
2048	63M	31M	32M	0.96	3.84%	25.80	5.33	3.12	69.64	66.42	72.70	21.41	54.06%	78.27
2049	64M	31M	33M	0.96	3.79%	25.45	5.31	3.08	69.85	66.62	72.92	21.63	54.68%	79.87
2050	65M	32M	33M	0.96	3.74%	25.11	5.30	3.04	70.06	66.83	73.15	21.86	55.29%	81.48

Highest City Populations in Mozambique

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Matola	1,818,968	1,032,197
2	Maputo	1,146,622	1,139,000
3	Nampula	944,933	743,125
4	Beira	609,622	533,825
5	Chimoio	474,415	372,821
6	Quelimane	473,760	349,842
7	Tete	428,760	305,722

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