Malawi vs Mozambique: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Malawi
24.30 million people
in 2050
Mozambique
30.00 million people
in 2050
Malawi rank
24th
Mozambique rank
21st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 30.00 million people against 24.30 million people in Malawi, a difference of 5.70 million people.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 24th 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 | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 178,500 people | 300,000 people | 121,500 people | Mozambique |
| 1100s | 214,199 people | 439,999 people | 225,800 people | Mozambique |
| 1200s | 249,896 people | 579,995 people | 330,099 people | Mozambique |
| 1300s | 285,588 people | 719,981 people | 434,393 people | Mozambique |
| 1400s | 321,259 people | 859,931 people | 538,672 people | Mozambique |
| 1500s | 356,864 people | 999,758 people | 642,894 people | Mozambique |
| 1600s | 386,904 people | 1.25 million people | 862,186 people | Mozambique |
| 1700s | 416,262 people | 1.50 million people | 1.08 million people | Mozambique |
| 1710s | 433,419 people | 1.55 million people | 1.11 million people | Mozambique |
| 1720s | 441,538 people | 1.60 million people | 1.15 million people | Mozambique |
| 1730s | 450,168 people | 1.64 million people | 1.19 million people | Mozambique |
| 1740s | 459,365 people | 1.69 million people | 1.23 million people | Mozambique |
| 1750s | 469,196 people | 1.74 million people | 1.27 million people | Mozambique |
| 1760s | 479,741 people | 1.79 million people | 1.31 million people | Mozambique |
| 1770s | 491,094 people | 1.84 million people | 1.35 million people | Mozambique |
| 1780s | 503,365 people | 1.89 million people | 1.39 million people | Mozambique |
| 1790s | 516,690 people | 1.94 million people | 1.42 million people | Mozambique |
| 1800s | 531,235 people | 1.99 million people | 1.45 million people | Mozambique |
| 1810s | 547,206 people | 2.03 million people | 1.49 million people | Mozambique |
| 1820s | 564,858 people | 2.08 million people | 1.52 million people | Mozambique |
| 1830s | 584,522 people | 2.12 million people | 1.53 million people | Mozambique |
| 1840s | 606,624 people | 2.35 million people | 1.74 million people | Mozambique |
| 1850s | 631,732 people | 2.61 million people | 1.98 million people | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 660,620 people | 2.90 million people | 2.24 million people | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 694,376 people | 3.07 million people | 2.38 million people | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 734,586 people | 3.26 million people | 2.53 million people | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 783,677 people | 3.46 million people | 2.68 million people | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 845,588 people | 3.68 million people | 2.83 million people | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 927,254 people | 3.90 million people | 2.97 million people | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 1.04 million people | 4.45 million people | 3.41 million people | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 1.22 million people | 5.08 million people | 3.85 million people | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 1.57 million people | 6.30 million people | 4.72 million people | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 3.11 million people | 6.07 million people | 2.96 million people | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 3.87 million people | 6.98 million people | 3.11 million people | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 4.86 million people | 8.54 million people | 3.68 million people | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 6.80 million people | 10.16 million people | 3.36 million people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 8.92 million people | 11.21 million people | 2.30 million people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 10.82 million people | 14.10 million people | 3.28 million people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 14.21 million people | 17.83 million people | 3.62 million people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 18.10 million people | 22.11 million people | 4.01 million people | Mozambique |
| 2030s | 21.64 million people | 25.45 million people | 3.80 million people | Mozambique |
| 2040s | 23.82 million people | 28.37 million people | 4.55 million people | Mozambique |
| 2050s | 24.30 million people | 30.00 million people | 5.70 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, Malawi or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 30.00 million people against 24.30 million people in Malawi as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 5.70 million people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Malawi ranks 24th 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.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.