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Kenya vs Mozambique: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Kenya
36.57 million people
in 2050
Mozambique
30.00 million people
in 2050
Kenya rank
18th
Mozambique rank
21st

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Kenya
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 36.57 million people against 30.00 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 6.56 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kenya ahead.

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

Across the 43 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 32 and Mozambique in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mozambique Difference Ahead
1000s 799,998 people 300,000 people 499,998 people Kenya
1100s 939,993 people 439,999 people 499,994 people Kenya
1200s 1.08 million people 579,995 people 499,985 people Kenya
1300s 1.22 million people 719,981 people 499,939 people Kenya
1400s 1.36 million people 859,931 people 499,789 people Kenya
1500s 1.50 million people 999,758 people 499,312 people Kenya
1600s 1.75 million people 1.25 million people 497,650 people Kenya
1700s 1.99 million people 1.50 million people 492,090 people Kenya
1710s 2.03 million people 1.55 million people 489,090 people Kenya
1720s 2.06 million people 1.60 million people 461,820 people Kenya
1730s 2.08 million people 1.64 million people 435,770 people Kenya
1740s 2.10 million people 1.69 million people 411,050 people Kenya
1750s 2.13 million people 1.74 million people 387,790 people Kenya
1760s 2.16 million people 1.79 million people 366,170 people Kenya
1770s 2.19 million people 1.84 million people 346,380 people Kenya
1780s 2.22 million people 1.89 million people 328,660 people Kenya
1790s 2.25 million people 1.94 million people 313,280 people Kenya
1800s 2.29 million people 1.99 million people 300,580 people Kenya
1810s 2.32 million people 2.03 million people 290,970 people Kenya
1820s 2.37 million people 2.08 million people 284,950 people Kenya
1830s 2.41 million people 2.12 million people 296,600 people Kenya
1840s 2.46 million people 2.35 million people 114,170 people Kenya
1850s 2.52 million people 2.61 million people 87,940 people Mozambique
1860s 2.59 million people 2.90 million people 311,060 people Mozambique
1870s 2.66 million people 3.07 million people 415,650 people Mozambique
1880s 2.74 million people 3.26 million people 518,830 people Mozambique
1890s 2.85 million people 3.46 million people 617,040 people Mozambique
1900s 2.97 million people 3.68 million people 704,310 people Mozambique
1910s 3.13 million people 3.90 million people 770,100 people Mozambique
1920s 3.34 million people 4.45 million people 1.11 million people Mozambique
1930s 3.66 million people 5.08 million people 1.42 million people Mozambique
1940s 4.21 million people 6.30 million people 2.09 million people Mozambique
1950s 6.04 million people 6.07 million people 27,897 people Mozambique
1960s 8.38 million people 6.98 million people 1.40 million people Kenya
1970s 11.60 million people 8.54 million people 3.06 million people Kenya
1980s 15.69 million people 10.16 million people 5.53 million people Kenya
1990s 21.37 million people 11.21 million people 10.16 million people Kenya
2000s 26.01 million people 14.10 million people 11.91 million people Kenya
2010s 31.79 million people 17.83 million people 13.95 million people Kenya
2020s 38.59 million people 22.11 million people 16.48 million people Kenya
2030s 42.07 million people 25.45 million people 16.62 million people Kenya
2040s 40.10 million people 28.37 million people 11.73 million people Kenya
2050s 36.57 million people 30.00 million people 6.56 million people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Kenya or Mozambique?
Kenya, at 36.57 million people against 30.00 million people in Mozambique as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Kenya and Mozambique?
6.56 million people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Kenya ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.