Mozambique Urban Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 13,136,242, a 4.34% increase from 2022.
  • Mozambique urban population for 2022 was 12,590,070, a 4.31% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 48,517,567
Ethiopia 29,299,871
Tanzania 25,227,921
North Korea 16,534,424
Yemen 13,721,710
Syrian Arab Republic 13,334,396
Mozambique 13,136,242
Uganda 13,005,977
Madagascar 12,298,904
Afghanistan 11,376,460
Mali 10,759,126
Senegal 8,806,799
Somalia 8,694,307
Burkina Faso 7,561,383
Haiti 6,994,525
Benin 6,870,127
Nepal 6,767,280
Zimbabwe 5,419,091
Guinea 5,404,495
Niger 4,639,173
Chad 4,453,756
Togo 4,028,035
Sierra Leone 3,894,454
Malawi 3,826,324
Liberia 2,902,462
Tajikistan 2,863,928
Rwanda 2,521,821
Central African Republic 2,504,453
South Sudan 2,350,270
Burundi 1,957,189
Gambia 1,787,917
Eritrea 1,622,037
Guinea-Bissau 977,902
Comoros 256,747
Mozambique Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 13,136,242 38.75 4.25%
2022 12,590,070 38.19 4.22%
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 %