Mozambique Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Mozambique urban population for 2021 was 12,069,961, a 4.42% increase from 2020.
  • Mozambique urban population for 2020 was 11,559,020, a 4.49% increase from 2019.
  • Mozambique urban population for 2019 was 11,062,722, a 4.47% increase from 2018.
  • Mozambique urban population for 2018 was 10,589,065, a 4.54% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 44,336,645
Ethiopia 26,671,558
Tanzania 22,862,550
North Korea 16,269,323
Yemen 12,713,103
Mozambique 12,069,961
Syrian Arab Republic 11,968,088
Uganda 11,717,016
Madagascar 11,336,960
Afghanistan 10,551,772
Mali 9,786,489
Senegal 8,202,086
Somalia 7,974,917
Burkina Faso 6,904,253
Haiti 6,635,469
Benin 6,364,839
Nepal 6,309,750
Zimbabwe 5,166,388
Guinea 5,042,529
Niger 4,230,083
Chad 4,085,514
Togo 3,748,225
Sierra Leone 3,652,200
Malawi 3,519,490
Liberia 2,730,335
Tajikistan 2,703,303
Rwanda 2,364,984
Central African Republic 2,327,367
South Sudan 2,204,901
Burundi 1,764,450
Gambia 1,669,008
Eritrea 1,519,988
Guinea-Bissau 919,432
Comoros 243,308
Mozambique Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 12,069,961 37.63 4.33%
2020 11,559,020 37.07 4.39%
2019 11,062,722 36.53 4.38%
2018 10,589,065 35.99 4.44%
2017 10,129,295 35.46 4.61%
2016 9,673,277 34.93 4.65%
2015 9,234,077 34.40 4.57%
2014 8,821,392 33.88 4.61%
2013 8,423,977 33.36 4.63%
2012 8,043,201 32.85 4.58%
2011 7,683,170 32.34 4.51%
2010 7,344,366 31.83 4.39%
2009 7,028,957 31.33 4.27%
2008 6,735,426 30.83 4.15%
2007 6,461,615 30.36 3.19%
2006 6,258,534 30.18 3.17%
2005 6,063,132 30.00 3.20%
2004 5,872,479 29.82 3.22%
2003 5,686,378 29.64 3.21%
2002 5,506,970 29.46 3.18%
2001 5,334,479 29.28 3.13%
2000 5,170,280 29.10 3.07%
1999 5,014,119 28.92 3.04%
1998 4,864,065 28.74 3.12%
1997 4,714,474 28.54 4.56%
1996 4,504,365 28.01 4.93%
1995 4,287,799 27.50 6.35%
1994 4,024,090 26.98 6.74%
1993 3,761,674 26.48 4.68%
1992 3,589,626 25.98 3.78%
1991 3,456,337 25.49 3.85%
1990 3,325,865 25.00 7.63%
1989 3,081,476 23.55 7.10%
1988 2,870,184 22.15 6.16%
1987 2,698,622 20.82 6.74%
1986 2,522,703 19.54 8.21%
1985 2,323,749 18.33 8.53%
1984 2,133,831 17.17 8.75%
1983 1,955,133 16.07 8.86%
1982 1,789,440 15.04 8.99%
1981 1,635,539 14.05 8.53%
1980 1,501,800 13.16 6.32%
1979 1,409,787 12.67 7.33%
1978 1,310,095 12.20 7.41%
1977 1,216,580 11.74 7.22%
1976 1,131,870 11.30 7.06%
1975 1,054,699 10.87 7.01%
1974 983,305 10.46 6.93%
1973 917,476 10.06 6.83%
1972 856,907 9.67 6.65%
1971 801,756 9.30 5.85%
1970 756,210 8.99 5.00%
1969 719,315 8.75 4.92%
1968 684,788 8.52 4.90%
1967 652,022 8.30 4.88%
1966 620,939 8.08 4.87%
1965 591,399 7.86 4.86%
1964 563,318 7.65 4.83%
1963 536,770 7.45 4.80%
1962 511,595 7.25 4.77%
1961 487,754 7.05 4.51%
1960 466,226 6.87 %