Mozambique vs Zambia: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Mozambique
2.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
2.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mozambique rank
17th
Zambia rank
19th
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.89 % change on previous year against 2.81 % change on previous year in Zambia, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Mozambique ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 0.1942 % change on previous year | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 0.7169 % change on previous year | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 0.9521 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 0.2876 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 0.1251 % change on previous year | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Mozambique, at 2.89 % change on previous year against 2.81 % change on previous year in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Mozambique ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.