Mozambique Population Density 1950-2023

Chart and table of Mozambique population density from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Mozambique in 2023 is 42.40 people per square kilometer, a 2.81% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Mozambique in 2022 was 41.24 people per square kilometer, a 2.78% increase from 2021.
  • The population density of Mozambique in 2021 was 40.13 people per square kilometer, a 2.88% increase from 2020.
  • The population density of Mozambique in 2020 was 39.00 people per square kilometer, a 2.95% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2023 Population Density
Rwanda 535.11
Burundi 475.69
Comoros 457.86
Haiti 422.51
Gambia 245.41
North Korea 217.03
Nepal 209.92
Uganda 201.13
Malawi 176.67
Togo 159.43
Sierra Leone 121.59
Benin 119.49
Ethiopia 111.36
Senegal 90.30
Burkina Faso 84.79
Tajikistan 71.75
Tanzania 71.19
Yemen 65.25
Afghanistan 64.70
Guinea-Bissau 59.53
Guinea 57.72
Madagascar 51.64
Liberia 48.65
Democratic Republic of Congo 43.61
Zimbabwe 42.65
Mozambique 42.40
Eritrea 30.82
Somalia 28.45
Niger 21.47
Mali 18.78
South Sudan 17.14
Chad 14.24
Central African Republic 9.22
Mozambique - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2023 42.40 2.81%
2022 41.24 2.78%
2021 40.13 2.88%
2020 39.00 2.95%
2019 37.89 2.93%
2018 36.81 2.99%
2017 35.74 3.15%
2016 34.65 3.18%
2015 33.58 3.09%
2014 32.57 3.12%
2013 31.59 3.12%
2012 30.63 3.06%
2011 29.72 2.98%
2010 28.86 2.84%
2009 28.07 2.71%
2008 27.33 2.66%
2007 26.62 2.63%
2006 25.94 2.60%
2005 25.28 2.62%
2004 24.64 2.65%
2003 24.00 2.63%
2002 23.39 2.60%
2001 22.79 2.55%
2000 22.23 2.48%
1999 21.69 2.45%
1998 21.17 2.43%
1997 20.67 2.75%
1996 20.12 3.11%
1995 19.51 4.57%
1994 18.66 4.97%
1993 17.77 2.82%
1992 17.28 1.89%
1991 16.96 1.94%
1990 16.64 1.65%
1989 16.37 1.01%
1988 16.21 -0.06%
1987 16.22 0.43%
1986 16.15 1.81%
1985 15.86 2.04%
1984 15.54 2.16%
1983 15.22 2.20%
1982 14.89 2.25%
1981 14.56 1.98%
1980 14.28 2.57%
1979 13.92 3.60%
1978 13.44 3.64%
1977 12.96 3.44%
1976 12.53 3.25%
1975 12.14 3.18%
1974 11.76 3.08%
1973 11.41 2.97%
1972 11.08 2.76%
1971 10.79 2.51%
1970 10.52 2.36%
1969 10.28 2.27%
1968 10.05 2.24%
1967 9.83 2.21%
1966 9.62 2.20%
1965 9.41 2.18%
1964 9.21 2.13%
1963 9.02 2.12%
1962 8.83 2.07%
1961 8.65 1.90%
1960 8.49 1.69%
1959 8.35 1.45%
1958 8.23 1.35%
1957 8.12 1.38%
1956 8.01 1.35%
1955 7.90 1.31%
1954 7.80 1.26%
1953 7.71 1.27%
1952 7.61 1.33%
1951 7.51 1.39%
1950 7.41 0.00%