🇲🇿 Mozambique Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Mozambique is 36,639,850, ranking #44 in the world (0.44% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.79% per year. The biggest city is Maputo with 1,254,837 inhabitants.

Live estimate

36,657,741

Growth rate

2.79%

Density

people / km² (121 / mi²)

Median age

16.6

Fertility rate

4.54

births per woman

Life expectancy

64.1

years

Mozambique population 1950–2100

Population of Mozambique, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Mozambique is projected to reach 63,530,952, and 104,346,534 by 2100.

Mozambique population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	36,639,850	2.79%	46.6	16.6
2025	35,631,653	2.79%	45.3	16.5
2024	34,631,766	2.90%	44.0	16.4
2023	33,635,160	2.94%	42.8	16.3
2022	32,656,246	2.97%	41.5	16.2
2021	31,707,800	2.93%	40.3	16.2
2020	30,783,688	2.99%	39.1	16.1
2019	29,884,380	2.94%	38.0	16.1
2018	29,018,644	2.94%	36.9	16.0
2017	28,166,393	3.02%	35.8	15.9
2016	27,337,105	2.95%	34.8	15.9
2015	26,547,572	2.91%	33.8	15.8
2014	25,788,475	2.89%	32.8	15.8
2013	25,051,611	2.90%	31.9	15.8
2012	24,337,846	2.88%	30.9	15.8
2011	23,649,039	2.87%	30.1	15.8
2010	22,999,235	2.70%	29.2	15.8
2009	22,391,745	2.65%	28.5	15.9
2008	21,819,036	2.53%	27.7	15.9
2007	21,287,635	2.40%	27.1	16.0
2006	20,787,087	2.36%	26.4	16.0
2005	20,304,569	2.34%	25.8	16.0
2004	19,840,313	2.29%	25.2	16.0
2003	19,392,475	2.28%	24.7	16.0
2002	18,958,338	2.25%	24.1	16.1
2001	18,537,729	2.24%	23.6	16.1
2000	18,129,653	2.22%	23.1	16.2
1999	17,734,506	2.19%	22.6	16.2
1998	17,340,464	2.30%	22.1	16.3
1997	16,949,982	2.25%	21.6	16.3
1996	16,492,480	3.23%	21.0	16.2
1995	15,960,530	3.32%	20.3	16.2
1994	15,033,853	8.81%	19.1	16.1
1993	14,051,192	4.57%	17.9	16.1
1992	13,613,316	1.72%	17.3	16.0
1991	13,352,090	2.17%	17.0	16.0
1990	13,094,536	1.73%	16.7	15.9
1989	12,906,842	1.16%	16.4	15.9
1988	12,800,558	0.49%	16.3	15.8
1987	12,822,574	-0.84%	16.3	15.8
1986	12,770,578	1.65%	16.2	15.8
1985	12,548,948	1.85%	16.0	15.9
1984	12,315,954	1.90%	15.7	16.0
1983	12,073,822	2.07%	15.4	16.0
1982	11,824,370	2.10%	15.0	16.2
1981	11,568,126	2.28%	14.7	16.3
1980	11,336,222	1.76%	14.4	16.5
1979	11,028,810	3.76%	14.0	16.7
1978	10,618,250	3.83%	13.5	16.8
1977	10,224,975	3.72%	13.0	16.9
1976	9,867,209	3.40%	12.5	17.0
1975	9,540,818	3.33%	12.1	17.1
1974	9,236,093	3.16%	11.7	17.2
1973	8,954,242	3.04%	11.4	17.3
1972	8,692,936	2.88%	11.1	17.4
1971	8,456,317	2.63%	10.8	17.5
1970	8,250,506	2.29%	10.5	17.6
1969	8,066,951	2.21%	10.3	17.8
1968	7,892,613	2.16%	10.0	18.0
1967	7,724,550	2.14%	9.8	18.1
1966	7,562,990	2.09%	9.6	18.3
1965	7,406,420	2.10%	9.4	18.4
1964	7,255,061	2.03%	9.2	18.6
1963	7,109,828	2.01%	9.0	18.7
1962	6,969,364	1.98%	8.9	18.7
1961	6,834,936	1.92%	8.7	18.8
1960	6,713,695	1.66%	8.5	18.9
1959	6,610,402	1.44%	8.4	18.9
1958	6,521,554	1.26%	8.3	18.9
1957	6,438,178	1.31%	8.2	18.9
1956	6,355,035	1.29%	8.1	19.0
1955	6,274,472	1.26%	8.0	19.0
1954	6,196,978	1.23%	7.9	19.1
1953	6,123,118	1.17%	7.8	19.2
1952	6,050,759	1.21%	7.7	19.2
1951	5,978,156	1.21%	7.6	19.2
1950	5,910,225	1.08%	7.5	19.2

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	37,668,658	2.75%	47.9	16.8
2028	38,714,098	2.72%	49.2	16.9
2029	39,774,944	2.68%	50.6	17.1
2030	40,846,755	2.63%	51.9	17.3
2031	41,931,257	2.61%	53.3	17.4
2032	43,032,893	2.58%	54.7	17.6
2033	44,144,534	2.52%	56.1	17.8
2034	45,273,526	2.53%	57.6	18.0
2035	46,411,774	2.44%	59.0	18.2
2036	47,548,670	2.40%	60.5	18.4
2037	48,684,556	2.32%	61.9	18.6
2038	49,822,037	2.30%	63.4	18.8
2039	50,971,125	2.26%	64.8	19.0
2040	52,124,215	2.21%	66.3	19.2
2041	53,271,002	2.14%	67.7	19.4
2042	54,423,406	2.14%	69.2	19.7
2043	55,574,712	2.05%	70.7	19.9
2044	56,716,584	2.02%	72.1	20.1
2045	57,851,793	1.94%	73.6	20.4
2046	58,981,108	1.92%	75.0	20.6
2047	60,117,595	1.90%	76.4	20.9
2048	61,254,584	1.85%	77.9	21.1
2049	62,397,014	1.84%	79.3	21.4
2050	63,530,952	1.76%	80.8	21.6
2051	64,647,084	1.72%	82.2	21.9
2052	65,767,624	1.71%	83.6	22.2
2053	66,879,234	1.64%	85.0	22.4
2054	67,980,807	1.63%	86.4	22.7
2055	69,093,714	1.62%	87.9	23.0
2056	70,220,052	1.61%	89.3	23.2
2057	71,343,960	1.56%	90.7	23.5
2058	72,454,910	1.53%	92.1	23.8
2059	73,557,988	1.49%	93.5	24.1
2060	74,638,116	1.42%	94.9	24.3
2061	75,711,926	1.43%	96.3	24.6
2062	76,774,212	1.35%	97.6	24.9
2063	77,787,902	1.27%	98.9	25.1
2064	78,781,098	1.27%	100.2	25.4
2065	79,768,191	1.22%	101.4	25.7
2066	80,749,334	1.22%	102.7	25.9
2067	81,717,081	1.16%	103.9	26.2
2068	82,665,218	1.15%	105.1	26.5
2069	83,625,446	1.17%	106.3	26.7
2070	84,572,376	1.09%	107.5	27.0
2071	85,489,513	1.07%	108.7	27.3
2072	86,391,303	1.03%	109.9	27.5
2073	87,272,454	1.00%	111.0	27.8
2074	88,127,646	0.95%	112.1	28.0
2075	88,965,292	0.94%	113.1	28.3
2076	89,793,732	0.91%	114.2	28.6
2077	90,607,531	0.89%	115.2	28.8
2078	91,416,315	0.89%	116.2	29.1
2079	92,208,244	0.84%	117.3	29.3
2080	92,965,358	0.80%	118.2	29.6
2081	93,700,184	0.78%	119.2	29.8
2082	94,432,106	0.78%	120.1	30.1
2083	95,159,922	0.76%	121.0	30.3
2084	95,857,815	0.70%	121.9	30.6
2085	96,529,133	0.69%	122.8	30.8
2086	97,186,136	0.66%	123.6	31.1
2087	97,829,473	0.66%	124.4	31.3
2088	98,454,607	0.62%	125.2	31.5
2089	99,063,450	0.61%	126.0	31.8
2090	99,654,091	0.57%	126.7	32.0
2091	100,196,027	0.51%	127.4	32.2
2092	100,715,459	0.52%	128.1	32.4
2093	101,237,604	0.51%	128.7	32.7
2094	101,738,215	0.48%	129.4	32.9
2095	102,217,894	0.47%	130.0	33.1
2096	102,685,103	0.45%	130.6	33.3
2097	103,127,006	0.41%	131.1	33.5
2098	103,552,014	0.41%	131.7	33.8
2099	103,958,624	0.37%	132.2	34.0
2100	104,346,534	0.37%	132.7	34.2

States & provinces of Mozambique by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Nampula	5,758,920	15.7%
2	Zambezia	5,110,787	13.9%
3	Tete	2,648,941	7.2%
4	Cabo Delgado	2,320,261	6.3%
5	Sofala	2,259,248	6.2%
6	Maputo	2,216,460	6.0%
7	Niassa	1,810,794	4.9%
8	Gaza	1,422,460	3.9%
9	Inhambane	1,371,712	3.7%
10	Manica	213,206	0.6%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Mozambique

#	City	Region	Population
1	Maputo capital	Maputo City	1,254,837
2	Matola	Maputo Province	1,198,988
3	Nampula	Nampula	770,379
4	Beira	Sofala	687,764
5	Chimoio	Manica	422,046
6	Tete	Tete	357,000
7	Quelimane	Zambezia Province	349,842
8	Lichinga	Niassa Province	281,341
9	Nacala	Nampula	239,808
10	Pemba	Cabo Delgado Province	232,932
11	Mocuba	Zambezia Province	196,001
12	Gurúè	Zambezia Province	168,971
13	Xai-Xai	Gaza Province	154,356
14	Maxixe	Inhambane Province	126,408
15	Mandimba	Niassa Province	118,922

FAQ

What is the population of Mozambique in 2026?

The population of Mozambique is 36,639,850 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Mozambique?

Maputo is the biggest city in Mozambique with 1,254,837 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Mozambique growing or shrinking?

The population of Mozambique is growing at 2.79% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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