Chad vs Mozambique

Chad vs Mozambique: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 37.2% in Mozambique, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 9.6 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Chad.

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% of people · UN

Chad vs Mozambique: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 37.2% in Mozambique, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 9.6 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Chad.
ChadMozambiqueUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Mozambique has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Chad.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 210 and Mozambique ranked 186 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Chad at 52.4% and Mozambique at 52.8% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearChadMozambique
202527.637.2
202426.936.4
202326.335.7
202225.835.1
202125.234.5
202024.733.9
201924.333.4
201823.933
201723.532.6
201623.132.4
201522.832.1
201422.531.9
201322.331.7
201222.131.4
20112231.2
201021.931
200921.830.8
200821.830.6
200721.830.4
200621.830.2
200521.830
200421.729.9
200321.729.7
200221.729.6
200121.729.4
200021.729.2
199921.629.1
199821.628.8
199721.628.6
199621.528.2
199521.527.6
199421.526.9
199321.426.1
199221.425.2
199121.324.2
199021.223.2
198921.122.1
19882121
198720.819.8
198620.618.7
198520.417.6
198420.216.5
19832015.5
198219.714.6
198119.413.8
198019.113.1
197918.812.5
197818.411.9
197717.811.3
197616.810.6
197515.710
197414.59.5
197313.38.9
197212.58.3
197111.97.8
197011.37.3
196910.76.8
196810.16.3
19679.55.8
19668.95.4
19658.45
196484.7
19637.64.4
19627.34.1
19616.93.8
19606.63.6
19596.33.4
195863.3
19575.73.1
19565.42.9
19555.22.8
195452.6
19534.82.5
19524.72.4
19514.62.4
19504.52.4
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearChadMozambique
202628.238
202728.938.9
202829.739.7
202930.440.5
203031.241.2
20313241.9
203232.942.7
203333.843.4
203434.744.1
203535.644.8
203636.645.5
203737.546.1
203838.646.8
203939.647.4
204040.648
204141.748.6
204242.849.2
20434449.7
204445.150.2
204546.350.7
204647.551.2
204748.751.6
204849.952.1
204951.152.4
205052.452.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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