Mozambique vs Myanmar: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Mozambique
30.00 million people
in 2050
Myanmar
35.49 million people
in 2050
Mozambique rank
21st
Myanmar rank
19th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 35.49 million people against 30.00 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 5.49 million people.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 19th of 238 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 300,000 people | 2.00 million people | 1.70 million people | Myanmar |
| 1100s | 439,999 people | 2.50 million people | 2.06 million people | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 579,995 people | 3.00 million people | 2.42 million people | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 719,981 people | 2.90 million people | 2.18 million people | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 859,931 people | 3.45 million people | 2.59 million people | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 999,758 people | 3.99 million people | 2.99 million people | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 4.48 million people | 3.23 million people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 1.50 million people | 4.92 million people | 3.42 million people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 1.55 million people | 5.01 million people | 3.46 million people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 1.60 million people | 5.10 million people | 3.50 million people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 1.64 million people | 5.18 million people | 3.54 million people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 1.69 million people | 5.27 million people | 3.58 million people | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 1.74 million people | 5.36 million people | 3.61 million people | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 1.79 million people | 5.44 million people | 3.65 million people | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 1.84 million people | 5.52 million people | 3.68 million people | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 1.89 million people | 5.60 million people | 3.71 million people | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 1.94 million people | 5.68 million people | 3.74 million people | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 1.99 million people | 5.75 million people | 3.77 million people | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 2.03 million people | 6.11 million people | 4.08 million people | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 2.08 million people | 6.46 million people | 4.38 million people | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 2.12 million people | 6.81 million people | 4.69 million people | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 2.35 million people | 7.15 million people | 4.80 million people | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 2.61 million people | 7.48 million people | 4.87 million people | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 2.90 million people | 8.27 million people | 5.37 million people | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 3.07 million people | 9.03 million people | 5.96 million people | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 3.26 million people | 9.79 million people | 6.52 million people | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 3.46 million people | 10.51 million people | 7.05 million people | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 3.68 million people | 11.22 million people | 7.54 million people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 3.90 million people | 12.25 million people | 8.35 million people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 4.45 million people | 13.24 million people | 8.79 million people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 5.08 million people | 14.19 million people | 9.11 million people | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 6.30 million people | 15.09 million people | 8.79 million people | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 6.07 million people | 16.18 million people | 10.10 million people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 6.98 million people | 18.97 million people | 11.99 million people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 8.54 million people | 22.70 million people | 14.16 million people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 10.16 million people | 27.15 million people | 16.99 million people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 11.21 million people | 31.07 million people | 19.86 million people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 14.10 million people | 33.80 million people | 19.70 million people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 17.83 million people | 35.78 million people | 17.95 million people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 22.11 million people | 37.89 million people | 15.79 million people | Myanmar |
| 2030s | 25.45 million people | 38.47 million people | 13.02 million people | Myanmar |
| 2040s | 28.37 million people | 36.98 million people | 8.61 million people | Myanmar |
| 2050s | 30.00 million people | 35.49 million people | 5.49 million people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Mozambique or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 35.49 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 Mozambique and Myanmar?
- 5.49 million people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Myanmar?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Mozambique and Myanmar rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 19th 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.