Madagascar vs Mozambique: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Madagascar
27.43 million people
in 2050
Mozambique
30.00 million people
in 2050
Madagascar rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
21st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 30.00 million people against 27.43 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 2.57 million people.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mozambique ahead.
Madagascar ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 21st of 238 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 199,999 people | 300,000 people | 100,001 people | Mozambique |
| 1100s | 283,330 people | 439,999 people | 156,669 people | Mozambique |
| 1200s | 366,655 people | 579,995 people | 213,340 people | Mozambique |
| 1300s | 449,957 people | 719,981 people | 270,024 people | Mozambique |
| 1400s | 533,179 people | 859,931 people | 326,752 people | Mozambique |
| 1500s | 699,393 people | 999,758 people | 300,365 people | Mozambique |
| 1600s | 847,790 people | 1.25 million people | 401,300 people | Mozambique |
| 1700s | 992,200 people | 1.50 million people | 504,530 people | Mozambique |
| 1710s | 1.01 million people | 1.55 million people | 535,840 people | Mozambique |
| 1720s | 1.02 million people | 1.60 million people | 571,460 people | Mozambique |
| 1730s | 1.04 million people | 1.64 million people | 606,260 people | Mozambique |
| 1740s | 1.05 million people | 1.69 million people | 640,170 people | Mozambique |
| 1750s | 1.07 million people | 1.74 million people | 673,110 people | Mozambique |
| 1760s | 1.09 million people | 1.79 million people | 704,950 people | Mozambique |
| 1770s | 1.10 million people | 1.84 million people | 735,550 people | Mozambique |
| 1780s | 1.12 million people | 1.89 million people | 764,750 people | Mozambique |
| 1790s | 1.14 million people | 1.94 million people | 792,380 people | Mozambique |
| 1800s | 1.17 million people | 1.99 million people | 818,190 people | Mozambique |
| 1810s | 1.19 million people | 2.03 million people | 841,890 people | Mozambique |
| 1820s | 1.22 million people | 2.08 million people | 863,150 people | Mozambique |
| 1830s | 1.25 million people | 2.12 million people | 868,070 people | Mozambique |
| 1840s | 1.28 million people | 2.35 million people | 1.07 million people | Mozambique |
| 1850s | 1.32 million people | 2.61 million people | 1.29 million people | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 1.36 million people | 2.90 million people | 1.54 million people | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 1.41 million people | 3.07 million people | 1.67 million people | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 1.47 million people | 3.26 million people | 1.80 million people | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 1.53 million people | 3.46 million people | 1.93 million people | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 1.62 million people | 3.68 million people | 2.06 million people | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 1.73 million people | 3.90 million people | 2.17 million people | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 1.88 million people | 4.45 million people | 2.58 million people | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 2.10 million people | 5.08 million people | 2.98 million people | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 2.51 million people | 6.30 million people | 3.79 million people | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 4.04 million people | 6.07 million people | 2.03 million people | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 5.05 million people | 6.98 million people | 1.93 million people | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 6.41 million people | 8.54 million people | 2.13 million people | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 8.23 million people | 10.16 million people | 1.92 million people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 10.66 million people | 11.21 million people | 556,708 people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 13.95 million people | 14.10 million people | 155,220 people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 17.82 million people | 17.83 million people | 12,150 people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 21.76 million people | 22.11 million people | 353,780 people | Mozambique |
| 2030s | 24.96 million people | 25.45 million people | 489,620 people | Mozambique |
| 2040s | 26.93 million people | 28.37 million people | 1.44 million people | Mozambique |
| 2050s | 27.43 million people | 30.00 million people | 2.57 million people | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Madagascar or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 30.00 million people against 27.43 million people in Madagascar as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 2.57 million people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd 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) β 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.