Mozambique
Urban population in Mozambique
Urban population in Mozambique: 2.4% in 1950 and 37.2% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 37.2%
- Since 1950
- +34.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 186 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 52.8%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 52.8% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Mozambique |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.2 |
| 2024 | 36.4 |
| 2023 | 35.7 |
| 2022 | 35.1 |
| 2021 | 34.5 |
| 2020 | 33.9 |
| 2019 | 33.4 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2017 | 32.6 |
| 2016 | 32.4 |
| 2015 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 31.9 |
| 2013 | 31.7 |
| 2012 | 31.4 |
| 2011 | 31.2 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2009 | 30.8 |
| 2008 | 30.6 |
| 2007 | 30.4 |
| 2006 | 30.2 |
| 2005 | 30 |
| 2004 | 29.9 |
| 2003 | 29.7 |
| 2002 | 29.6 |
| 2001 | 29.4 |
| 2000 | 29.2 |
| 1999 | 29.1 |
| 1998 | 28.8 |
| 1997 | 28.6 |
| 1996 | 28.2 |
| 1995 | 27.6 |
| 1994 | 26.9 |
| 1993 | 26.1 |
| 1992 | 25.2 |
| 1991 | 24.2 |
| 1990 | 23.2 |
| 1989 | 22.1 |
| 1988 | 21 |
| 1987 | 19.8 |
| 1986 | 18.7 |
| 1985 | 17.6 |
| 1984 | 16.5 |
| 1983 | 15.5 |
| 1982 | 14.6 |
| 1981 | 13.8 |
| 1980 | 13.1 |
| 1979 | 12.5 |
| 1978 | 11.9 |
| 1977 | 11.3 |
| 1976 | 10.6 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1974 | 9.5 |
| 1973 | 8.9 |
| 1972 | 8.3 |
| 1971 | 7.8 |
| 1970 | 7.3 |
| 1969 | 6.8 |
| 1968 | 6.3 |
| 1967 | 5.8 |
| 1966 | 5.4 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1964 | 4.7 |
| 1963 | 4.4 |
| 1962 | 4.1 |
| 1961 | 3.8 |
| 1960 | 3.6 |
| 1959 | 3.4 |
| 1958 | 3.3 |
| 1957 | 3.1 |
| 1956 | 2.9 |
| 1955 | 2.8 |
| 1954 | 2.6 |
| 1953 | 2.5 |
| 1952 | 2.4 |
| 1951 | 2.4 |
| 1950 | 2.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Mozambique |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 |
| 2027 | 38.9 |
| 2028 | 39.7 |
| 2029 | 40.5 |
| 2030 | 41.2 |
| 2031 | 41.9 |
| 2032 | 42.7 |
| 2033 | 43.4 |
| 2034 | 44.1 |
| 2035 | 44.8 |
| 2036 | 45.5 |
| 2037 | 46.1 |
| 2038 | 46.8 |
| 2039 | 47.4 |
| 2040 | 48 |
| 2041 | 48.6 |
| 2042 | 49.2 |
| 2043 | 49.7 |
| 2044 | 50.2 |
| 2045 | 50.7 |
| 2046 | 51.2 |
| 2047 | 51.6 |
| 2048 | 52.1 |
| 2049 | 52.4 |
| 2050 | 52.8 |
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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- Military spending1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$446M in 2025
- Military spending per person$13 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel11,000 people in 2020
- National power0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports1 million TIV in 1977