🇲🇿 Population of Mozambique

33,897,354
Current Population of Mozambique
953,470
Net population growth this year
43.11
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Mozambique reached 33,897,354, of which 16,634,671 people are male and 17,262,682 female. The country has a population density of 43.1056 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 2.813% for the year. According to the latest data, Mozambique is set to increase its population size by 968,626 people next year. Making the total population count of Mozambique 34,858,402 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Mozambique (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Mozambique grown from 5,920,215 people to 33,897,354. An increase of the population size by 472.57% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 5,920,215 2,897,720 3,022,495 83,552 7.5284 1.411%
1951 6,002,280 2,938,271 3,064,010 80,579 7.6328 1.342%
1952 6,082,380 2,977,598 3,104,781 79,619 7.7347 1.309%
1953 6,159,684 3,015,171 3,144,514 74,991 7.833 1.217%
1954 6,237,194 3,052,666 3,184,528 80,028 7.9315 1.283%
1955 6,318,904 3,092,287 3,226,618 83,393 8.0354 1.32%
1956 6,404,163 3,133,635 3,270,528 87,123 8.1439 1.36%
1957 6,492,820 3,176,577 3,316,242 90,192 8.2566 1.389%
1958 6,580,333 3,218,633 3,361,700 84,834 8.3679 1.289%
1959 6,675,660 3,264,636 3,411,024 105,820 8.4891 1.585%
1960 6,788,375 3,319,796 3,468,578 119,610 8.6324 1.762%
1961 6,917,521 3,387,611 3,529,910 138,682 8.7967 2.005%
1962 7,060,376 3,466,293 3,594,082 147,027 8.9783 2.082%
1963 7,209,808 3,547,888 3,661,919 151,837 9.1684 2.106%
1964 7,363,639 3,630,894 3,732,745 155,826 9.364 2.116%
1965 7,524,154 3,715,890 3,808,264 165,204 9.5681 2.196%
1966 7,689,643 3,802,819 3,886,824 165,774 9.7785 2.156%
1967 7,859,471 3,891,537 3,967,934 173,881 9.9945 2.212%
1968 8,035,528 3,982,804 4,052,725 178,235 10.2184 2.218%
1969 8,217,930 4,076,791 4,141,138 186,567 10.4503 2.27%
1970 8,411,676 4,174,899 4,236,776 200,926 10.6967 2.389%
1971 8,622,890 4,279,120 4,343,770 221,502 10.9653 2.569%
1972 8,860,586 4,392,757 4,467,828 253,889 11.2676 2.866%
1973 9,123,668 4,515,990 4,607,678 272,277 11.6021 2.985%
1974 9,404,222 4,647,260 4,756,962 288,829 11.9589 3.072%
1975 9,703,732 4,787,768 4,915,964 310,192 12.3397 3.197%
1976 10,019,210 4,935,974 5,083,236 320,765 12.7409 3.202%
1977 10,363,575 5,095,881 5,267,694 367,964 13.1788 3.551%
1978 10,741,128 5,269,303 5,471,824 387,141 13.659 3.605%
1979 11,127,844 5,447,916 5,679,928 386,292 14.1507 3.472%
1980 11,413,588 5,583,831 5,829,757 185,195 14.5141 1.623%
1981 11,640,016 5,696,104 5,943,912 267,661 14.802 2.3%
1982 11,901,827 5,825,275 6,076,552 255,962 15.135 2.151%
1983 12,163,328 5,954,344 6,208,984 267,040 15.4675 2.196%
1984 12,426,223 6,078,780 6,347,442 258,750 15.8018 2.082%
1985 12,680,064 6,193,326 6,486,739 248,933 16.1246 1.963%
1986 12,909,797 6,296,156 6,613,642 210,532 16.4167 1.631%
1987 12,964,794 6,313,609 6,651,184 -100,539 16.4867 -0.775%
1988 12,956,772 6,305,868 6,650,904 84,496 16.4765 0.652%
1989 13,087,604 6,371,681 6,715,924 177,168 16.6428 1.354%
1990 13,303,458 6,479,069 6,824,389 254,541 16.9173 1.913%
1991 13,561,176 6,606,891 6,954,284 260,892 17.2451 1.924%
1992 13,816,882 6,733,758 7,083,124 250,519 17.5702 1.813%
1993 14,206,254 6,926,213 7,280,040 528,225 18.0654 3.719%
1994 14,912,874 7,274,126 7,638,748 885,015 18.964 5.936%
1995 15,594,830 7,610,238 7,984,592 478,898 19.8312 3.071%
1996 16,079,554 7,850,152 8,229,402 490,549 20.4476 3.051%
1997 16,521,723 8,064,784 8,456,940 393,792 21.0098 2.384%
1998 16,923,195 8,255,098 8,668,097 409,149 21.5204 2.418%
1999 17,337,893 8,451,625 8,886,268 420,249 22.0477 2.424%
2000 17,768,505 8,655,918 9,112,588 440,975 22.5953 2.482%
2001 18,220,716 8,872,203 9,348,513 463,447 23.1704 2.544%
2002 18,694,946 9,100,892 9,594,054 485,012 23.7734 2.594%
2003 19,186,754 9,339,182 9,847,572 498,605 24.3988 2.599%
2004 19,694,411 9,586,552 10,107,859 516,707 25.0444 2.624%
2005 20,211,114 9,838,644 10,372,470 516,701 25.7015 2.557%
2006 20,735,982 10,094,544 10,641,438 533,035 26.3689 2.571%
2007 21,280,513 10,360,896 10,919,618 556,026 27.0614 2.613%
2008 21,845,571 10,636,233 11,209,338 574,089 27.7799 2.628%
2009 22,436,660 10,923,458 11,513,202 608,089 28.5316 2.71%
2010 23,073,723 11,236,222 11,837,502 666,038 29.3417 2.887%
2011 23,760,421 11,577,539 12,182,882 707,358 30.2149 2.977%
2012 24,487,611 11,941,724 12,545,886 747,022 31.1397 3.051%
2013 25,251,731 12,326,038 12,925,694 781,218 32.1114 3.094%
2014 26,038,704 12,722,750 13,315,954 792,729 33.1121 3.045%
2015 26,843,246 13,128,328 13,714,918 816,353 34.1352 3.041%
2016 27,696,493 13,561,220 14,135,272 890,141 35.2202 3.214%
2017 28,569,441 14,002,438 14,567,002 855,756 36.3303 2.996%
2018 29,423,878 14,426,886 14,996,992 853,119 37.4169 2.9%
2019 30,285,595 14,851,786 15,433,808 870,314 38.5127 2.874%
2020 31,178,239 15,293,299 15,884,940 914,974 39.6478 2.935%
2021 32,077,072 15,737,224 16,339,848 882,692 40.7908 2.752%
2022 32,969,517 16,176,216 16,793,302 902,201 41.9257 2.737%
2023 33,897,354 16,634,671 17,262,682 953,470 43.1056 2.813%

Statements that can be derived from Mozambique's population data

  • Mozambique has a population of 33,897,354 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Mozambique's population is equivalent to 0.42% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Mozambique's population will grow with 953,470 people.
  • In 2023, 5,000 more people will emigrate from Mozambique than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Mozambique is 17.01 years.
  • In Mozambique there are 43.11 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 49.23 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Mozambique.
  • In Mozambique, 16,634,671 of the total population are male, and 17,262,682 are female.

Future Population of Mozambique (2023 - 2100)

Mozambique's population is set to incease in the future from 33,897,354 people to 106,196,946 people. An increase of the population size by 1693.8% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 33,897,354 16,634,671 17,262,682 953,470 43.1056 2.813%
2024 34,858,402 17,110,870 17,747,533 968,626 44.3277 2.779%
2025 35,834,558 17,594,496 18,240,063 983,687 45.569 2.745%
2026 36,825,701 18,085,495 18,740,206 998,598 46.8294 2.712%
2027 37,831,124 18,583,473 19,247,652 1,012,249 48.1079 2.676%
2028 38,849,522 19,087,796 19,761,726 1,024,546 49.403 2.637%
2029 39,880,166 19,598,058 20,282,107 1,036,742 50.7136 2.6%
2030 40,920,707 20,113,031 20,807,677 1,044,339 52.0368 2.552%
2031 41,972,677 20,633,501 21,339,176 1,059,600 53.3745 2.525%
2032 43,036,239 21,159,553 21,876,686 1,067,524 54.727 2.481%
2033 44,106,698 21,688,800 22,417,898 1,073,394 56.0883 2.434%
2034 45,186,202 22,222,219 22,963,982 1,085,613 57.461 2.403%
2035 46,273,717 22,759,245 23,514,472 1,089,418 58.844 2.354%
2036 47,365,952 23,298,274 24,067,677 1,095,051 60.2329 2.312%
2037 48,466,889 23,841,281 24,625,608 1,106,825 61.6329 2.284%
2038 49,574,698 24,387,221 25,187,477 1,108,791 63.0417 2.237%
2039 50,685,124 24,933,909 25,751,215 1,112,063 64.4537 2.194%
2040 51,800,400 25,482,495 26,317,906 1,118,488 65.872 2.159%
2041 52,917,300 26,031,402 26,885,899 1,115,313 67.2923 2.108%
2042 54,034,720 26,580,008 27,454,711 1,119,525 68.7132 2.072%
2043 55,157,639 27,130,764 28,026,875 1,126,314 70.1412 2.042%
2044 56,284,548 27,682,980 28,601,568 1,127,503 71.5742 2.003%
2045 57,411,685 28,234,751 29,176,933 1,126,771 73.0076 1.963%
2046 58,538,612 28,785,851 29,752,761 1,127,083 74.4406 1.925%
2047 59,669,022 29,338,239 30,330,783 1,133,738 75.8781 1.9%
2048 60,798,387 29,889,614 30,908,773 1,124,993 77.3143 1.85%
2049 61,921,656 30,437,393 31,484,263 1,121,545 78.7427 1.811%
2050 63,044,497 30,984,396 32,060,102 1,124,137 80.1705 1.783%
2051 64,166,959 31,530,636 32,636,323 1,120,786 81.5979 1.747%
2052 65,289,076 32,076,251 33,212,824 1,123,448 83.0248 1.721%
2053 66,411,857 32,621,750 33,790,109 1,122,116 84.4526 1.69%
2054 67,531,050 33,164,936 34,366,115 1,116,269 85.8758 1.653%
2055 68,645,364 33,705,178 34,940,186 1,112,357 87.2929 1.62%
2056 69,758,296 34,244,256 35,514,040 1,113,508 88.7081 1.596%
2057 70,863,670 34,779,054 36,084,616 1,097,241 90.1138 1.548%
2058 71,955,768 35,306,757 36,649,011 1,086,953 91.5025 1.511%
2059 73,039,510 35,829,848 37,209,662 1,080,532 92.8807 1.479%
2060 74,117,243 36,349,364 37,767,880 1,074,934 94.2512 1.45%
2061 75,187,298 36,864,534 38,322,763 1,065,175 95.6119 1.417%
2062 76,249,128 37,375,120 38,874,007 1,058,485 96.9622 1.388%
2063 77,300,180 37,879,870 39,420,310 1,043,618 98.2988 1.35%
2064 78,336,291 38,376,715 39,959,577 1,028,604 99.6163 1.313%
2065 79,364,069 38,868,907 40,495,162 1,026,952 100.9233 1.294%
2066 80,384,507 39,356,884 41,027,623 1,013,923 102.2209 1.261%
2067 81,389,113 39,836,445 41,552,668 995,289 103.4985 1.223%
2068 82,380,520 40,309,022 42,071,497 987,526 104.7592 1.199%
2069 83,362,574 40,776,472 42,586,102 976,581 106.008 1.171%
2070 84,333,440 41,237,782 43,095,658 965,152 107.2426 1.144%
2071 85,288,233 41,690,660 43,597,573 944,434 108.4568 1.107%
2072 86,228,365 42,135,869 44,092,496 935,830 109.6523 1.085%
2073 87,158,718 42,575,837 44,582,880 924,875 110.8354 1.061%
2074 88,074,386 43,008,172 45,066,214 906,462 111.9998 1.029%
2075 88,977,367 43,433,841 45,543,526 899,499 113.1481 1.011%
2076 89,867,532 43,852,762 46,014,770 880,832 114.28 0.98%
2077 90,739,626 44,262,421 46,477,204 863,356 115.389 0.951%
2078 91,595,788 44,663,916 46,931,872 848,968 116.4778 0.927%
2079 92,436,515 45,057,368 47,379,148 832,487 117.5469 0.901%
2080 93,264,598 45,444,263 47,820,334 823,677 118.5999 0.883%
2081 94,078,571 45,824,079 48,254,492 804,270 119.635 0.855%
2082 94,874,944 46,195,230 48,679,715 788,476 120.6477 0.831%
2083 95,655,760 46,558,618 49,097,141 773,155 121.6406 0.808%
2084 96,420,071 46,913,802 49,506,269 755,468 122.6126 0.784%
2085 97,165,952 47,260,008 49,905,945 736,295 123.5611 0.758%
2086 97,891,686 47,596,295 50,295,392 715,173 124.4839 0.731%
2087 98,599,479 47,923,816 50,675,663 700,412 125.384 0.71%
2088 99,291,700 48,243,865 51,047,835 684,029 126.2643 0.689%
2089 99,966,664 48,555,598 51,411,067 665,901 127.1226 0.666%
2090 100,621,306 48,857,720 51,763,586 643,381 127.9551 0.639%
2091 101,257,806 49,150,993 52,106,812 629,619 128.7645 0.622%
2092 101,876,477 49,435,377 52,441,100 607,724 129.5512 0.597%
2093 102,477,180 49,711,090 52,766,090 593,682 130.3151 0.579%
2094 103,061,548 49,979,120 53,082,429 575,054 131.0582 0.558%
2095 103,629,213 50,239,290 53,389,924 560,277 131.7801 0.541%
2096 104,180,902 50,491,906 53,688,997 543,101 132.4816 0.521%
2097 104,713,645 50,735,720 53,977,925 522,384 133.1591 0.499%
2098 105,224,689 50,969,442 54,255,246 499,703 133.809 0.475%
2099 105,718,606 51,195,330 54,523,276 488,133 134.437 0.462%
2100 106,196,946 51,414,193 54,782,753 468,546 135.0453 0.441%

Population Density of Mozambique

Today, Mozambique has a population density of 43.1056 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 7.5284 people/km² since the 1950 to 43.1056 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Mozambique is projected to reach a population density of 135.0453 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Mozambique Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Mozambique's Population

The population growth rate of Mozambique currently stands at 2.813% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.076 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Mozambique will decrease to 2.813%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Mozambique's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.441% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Mozambique Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.411%
1960 1.762%
1970 2.389%
1980 1.623%
1990 1.913%
2000 2.482%
2010 2.887%
2020 2.935%
Year Growth Rate
2030 2.552%
2040 2.159%
2050 1.783%
2060 1.45%
2070 1.144%
2080 0.883%
2090 0.639%
2100 0.441%
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Life Expectancy of Mozambique

Today, Mozambique has an average life expectancy of 62.3696 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 37.2587 years since the 1950 to 62.3696 years in 2023. In the future, Mozambique is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 75.9545 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Mozambique Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 37,258
1960 41,221
1970 41,755
1980 42,801
1990 44,469
2000 49,491
2010 54,198
2020 61,172
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 64,215
2040 66,445
2050 68,334
2060 69,993
2070 71,511
2080 72,987
2090 74,471
2100 75,954
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Migration to and from Mozambique

In 2023 Mozambique will see net migrations of -5,000 people. This means that 5,000 more people will emigrate from Mozambique than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Mozambique was -5,000.

Net Migration for Mozambique Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 -33,296
1960 -44,466
1970 -5,468
1980 -122,726
1990 -97,330
2000 -58,468
2010 -29,343
2020 11,745
Year Net Migration
2030 -5,000
2040 -5,000
2050 -5,000
2060 -5,000
2070 -5,000
2080 -5,000
2090 -5,000
2100 -5,000
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Births in Mozambique

In 2023, Mozambique will see 1,207,858 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Mozambique in 2022, when the country saw 1,191,147 new borns.

Births Mozambique Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 276,983
1960 321,996
1970 396,019
1980 559,200
1990 619,438
2000 778,507
2010 970,243
2020 1,152,789
Year Births
2030 1,320,193
2040 1,436,295
2050 1,503,148
2060 1,539,969
2070 1,542,733
2080 1,532,151
2090 1,489,458
2100 1,448,443
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Deaths in Mozambique

In 2023, 249,373 people will die in Mozambique. That is a decrease of Mozambique's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 283,950 deaths.

Deaths Mozambique Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 160,132
1960 157,926
1970 189,632
1980 251,266
1990 267,567
2000 279,069
2010 274,867
2020 249,559
Year Births
2030 270,850
2040 312,809
2050 374,015
2060 460,033
2070 572,587
2080 703,475
2090 841,069
2100 974,889
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Median Age in Mozambique

The median age of Mozambique has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Mozambique will reach 34.8861 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Mozambique Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 19.123
1960 18.332
1970 17.0265
1980 16.33
1990 16.4515
2000 16.6034
2010 16.0342
2020 16.7174
Year Median Age
2030 18.0631
2040 20.0727
2050 22.5018
2060 25.1144
2070 27.7632
2080 30.3094
2090 32.7025
2100 34.8861
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Fertility Rate in Mozambique

The fertility rate of Mozambique has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Mozambique will reach 1.9453 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Mozambique Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.9879
1960 6.315
1970 6.717
1980 6.5146
1990 6.2209
2000 5.8116
2010 5.6301
2020 4.7133
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 3.9034
2040 3.25
2050 2.7742
2060 2.4718
2070 2.2632
2080 2.1294
2090 2.0153
2100 1.9453
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Infant Mortality Rate in Mozambique

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Mozambique while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Mozambique has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 204.399. Today, Mozambique has a much better infant mortality rate of 49.2276 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Mozambique is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 8.9785 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Mozambique Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 204.399
1960 178.5133
1970 174.0023
1980 170.7663
1990 158.0204
2000 115.8534
2010 75.772
2020 53.3933
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 40.7458
2040 31.5516
2050 24.7926
2060 19.233
2070 15.2834
2080 12.5093
2090 10.562
2100 8.9785
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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