Mozambique vs Uganda: Population by world region

Mozambique
104.35 million people
in 2100
Uganda
120.83 million people
in 2100
Mozambique rank
21st
Uganda rank
18th

Population by world region over time

  • Mozambique
  • Uganda
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M100015502100

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 120.83 million people against 104.35 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 16.49 million people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uganda ahead.

Mozambique ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 18th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 13 and Uganda in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Uganda Difference Ahead
1000s 300,000 people 800,000 people 500,000 people Uganda
1100s 440,000 people 940,000 people 500,000 people Uganda
1200s 580,000 people 1.08 million people 500,000 people Uganda
1300s 720,000 people 1.22 million people 500,000 people Uganda
1400s 860,000 people 1.36 million people 500,000 people Uganda
1500s 1.00 million people 1.50 million people 500,000 people Uganda
1600s 1.25 million people 1.75 million people 500,000 people Uganda
1700s 1.50 million people 2.00 million people 500,000 people Uganda
1710s 1.55 million people 2.02 million people 469,600 people Uganda
1720s 1.60 million people 2.04 million people 439,910 people Uganda
1730s 1.65 million people 2.06 million people 411,290 people Uganda
1740s 1.70 million people 2.08 million people 383,860 people Uganda
1750s 1.75 million people 2.11 million people 357,770 people Uganda
1760s 1.80 million people 2.13 million people 333,140 people Uganda
1770s 1.85 million people 2.16 million people 310,160 people Uganda
1780s 1.90 million people 2.19 million people 289,050 people Uganda
1790s 1.95 million people 2.22 million people 270,020 people Uganda
1800s 2.02 million people 2.40 million people 383,678 people Uganda
1810s 2.07 million people 2.21 million people 135,632 people Uganda
1820s 2.38 million people 2.22 million people 165,889 people Mozambique
1830s 3.13 million people 2.48 million people 643,611 people Mozambique
1840s 4.10 million people 2.78 million people 1.32 million people Mozambique
1850s 4.72 million people 3.03 million people 1.69 million people Mozambique
1860s 4.67 million people 3.21 million people 1.45 million people Mozambique
1870s 4.55 million people 3.41 million people 1.14 million people Mozambique
1880s 4.48 million people 3.64 million people 841,912 people Mozambique
1890s 4.38 million people 3.78 million people 601,548 people Mozambique
1900s 4.09 million people 3.68 million people 413,091 people Mozambique
1910s 3.81 million people 3.54 million people 267,824 people Mozambique
1920s 3.98 million people 3.80 million people 178,419 people Mozambique
1930s 4.59 million people 4.43 million people 159,856 people Mozambique
1940s 5.38 million people 5.19 million people 185,236 people Mozambique
1950s 6.25 million people 6.55 million people 301,434 people Uganda
1960s 7.35 million people 8.76 million people 1.41 million people Uganda
1970s 9.49 million people 11.62 million people 2.13 million people Uganda
1980s 12.30 million people 14.95 million people 2.65 million people Uganda
1990s 15.36 million people 20.36 million people 5.00 million people Uganda
2000s 20.14 million people 27.62 million people 7.47 million people Uganda
2010s 26.28 million people 37.29 million people 11.01 million people Uganda
2020s 35.18 million people 50.71 million people 15.53 million people Uganda
2030s 45.87 million people 64.51 million people 18.64 million people Uganda
2040s 57.27 million people 78.10 million people 20.83 million people Uganda
2050s 68.55 million people 91.04 million people 22.49 million people Uganda
2060s 79.22 million people 102.21 million people 22.99 million people Uganda
2070s 88.48 million people 110.99 million people 22.51 million people Uganda
2080s 96.12 million people 117.06 million people 20.94 million people Uganda
2090s 101.91 million people 120.20 million people 18.29 million people Uganda
2100s 104.35 million people 120.83 million people 16.49 million people Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Mozambique or Uganda?
Uganda, at 120.83 million people against 104.35 million people in Mozambique as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Mozambique and Uganda?
16.49 million people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Mozambique and Uganda rank globally for population by world region?
Mozambique ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 18th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.