Mozambique vs Zambia: Long term urban population region

Mozambique
45.7
in 2025
Zambia
44.75
in 2025
Mozambique rank
150th
Zambia rank
153rd

Long term urban population region over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 45.7 against 44.75 in Zambia, a difference of 0.95.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zambia ahead.

Mozambique ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 153rd of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zambia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 0.0005 0.0004 Zambia
1100s 0.0003 0.0016 0.0013 Zambia
1200s 0.001 0.0048 0.0038 Zambia
1300s 0.0029 0.0144 0.0115 Zambia
1400s 0.0087 0.0431 0.0344 Zambia
1500s 0.0262 0.1294 0.1033 Zambia
1600s 0.0785 0.3883 0.3098 Zambia
1700s 0.2356 1.16 0.9293 Zambia
1710s 0.2655 1.31 1.05 Zambia
1720s 0.2908 1.44 1.15 Zambia
1730s 0.3185 1.57 1.26 Zambia
1740s 0.3488 1.72 1.38 Zambia
1750s 0.382 1.89 1.51 Zambia
1760s 0.4184 2.07 1.65 Zambia
1770s 0.4582 2.27 1.81 Zambia
1780s 0.5019 2.48 1.98 Zambia
1790s 0.5497 2.72 2.17 Zambia
1800s 0.602 2.98 2.37 Zambia
1810s 0.6593 3.26 2.6 Zambia
1820s 0.7221 3.57 2.85 Zambia
1830s 0.7909 3.91 3.12 Zambia
1840s 0.8662 4.28 3.42 Zambia
1850s 0.9487 4.69 3.74 Zambia
1860s 1.04 5.14 4.1 Zambia
1870s 1.14 5.63 4.49 Zambia
1880s 1.25 6.16 4.92 Zambia
1890s 1.37 6.75 5.38 Zambia
1900s 1.5 7.39 5.9 Zambia
1910s 1.64 8.1 6.46 Zambia
1920s 1.79 8.87 7.07 Zambia
1930s 1.96 9.71 7.75 Zambia
1940s 2.15 10.64 8.48 Zambia
1950s 2.87 14.39 11.52 Zambia
1960s 4.44 22.98 18.53 Zambia
1970s 8.15 34.35 26.2 Zambia
1980s 15.59 39.67 24.08 Zambia
1990s 24.25 37.97 13.73 Zambia
2000s 32.4 35.71 3.31 Zambia
2010s 39.28 38.46 0.8222 Mozambique
2020s 44.26 43.29 0.9757 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Mozambique or Zambia?
Mozambique, at 45.7 against 44.75 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Mozambique and Zambia?
0.95, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for long term urban population region?
Mozambique ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 153rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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