Mozambique vs Niger: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Mozambique
30.00 million people
in 2050
Niger
34.75 million people
in 2050
Mozambique rank
21st
Niger rank
20th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Mozambique
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 34.75 million people against 30.00 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 4.74 million people.
That makes Niger'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 Niger ahead.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Niger ranks 20th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 36 and Niger in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 300,000 people | 547,999 people | 247,999 people | Niger |
| 1100s | 439,999 people | 589,096 people | 149,097 people | Niger |
| 1200s | 579,995 people | 630,188 people | 50,193 people | Niger |
| 1300s | 719,981 people | 699,960 people | 20,021 people | Mozambique |
| 1400s | 859,931 people | 749,870 people | 110,061 people | Mozambique |
| 1500s | 999,758 people | 821,573 people | 178,185 people | Mozambique |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 957,507 people | 291,583 people | Mozambique |
| 1700s | 1.50 million people | 1.09 million people | 405,850 people | Mozambique |
| 1710s | 1.55 million people | 1.15 million people | 391,410 people | Mozambique |
| 1720s | 1.60 million people | 1.16 million people | 431,470 people | Mozambique |
| 1730s | 1.64 million people | 1.17 million people | 471,030 people | Mozambique |
| 1740s | 1.69 million people | 1.18 million people | 510,020 people | Mozambique |
| 1750s | 1.74 million people | 1.19 million people | 548,400 people | Mozambique |
| 1760s | 1.79 million people | 1.20 million people | 586,110 people | Mozambique |
| 1770s | 1.84 million people | 1.22 million people | 623,050 people | Mozambique |
| 1780s | 1.89 million people | 1.23 million people | 659,150 people | Mozambique |
| 1790s | 1.94 million people | 1.24 million people | 694,280 people | Mozambique |
| 1800s | 1.99 million people | 1.26 million people | 728,320 people | Mozambique |
| 1810s | 2.03 million people | 1.27 million people | 761,100 people | Mozambique |
| 1820s | 2.08 million people | 1.29 million people | 792,430 people | Mozambique |
| 1830s | 2.12 million people | 1.31 million people | 808,630 people | Mozambique |
| 1840s | 2.35 million people | 1.33 million people | 1.02 million people | Mozambique |
| 1850s | 2.61 million people | 1.35 million people | 1.26 million people | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 2.90 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.52 million people | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 3.07 million people | 1.40 million people | 1.67 million people | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 3.26 million people | 1.44 million people | 1.83 million people | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 3.46 million people | 1.48 million people | 1.99 million people | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 3.68 million people | 1.52 million people | 2.15 million people | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 3.90 million people | 1.58 million people | 2.32 million people | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 4.45 million people | 1.66 million people | 2.79 million people | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 5.08 million people | 1.77 million people | 3.31 million people | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 6.30 million people | 1.96 million people | 4.34 million people | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 6.07 million people | 2.84 million people | 3.24 million people | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 6.98 million people | 3.73 million people | 3.26 million people | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 8.54 million people | 4.66 million people | 3.89 million people | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 10.16 million people | 6.01 million people | 4.15 million people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 11.21 million people | 8.10 million people | 3.12 million people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 14.10 million people | 11.39 million people | 2.71 million people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 17.83 million people | 16.43 million people | 1.41 million people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 22.11 million people | 22.47 million people | 364,070 people | Niger |
| 2030s | 25.45 million people | 28.45 million people | 3.00 million people | Niger |
| 2040s | 28.37 million people | 33.03 million people | 4.66 million people | Niger |
| 2050s | 30.00 million people | 34.75 million people | 4.74 million people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Mozambique or Niger?
- Niger, at 34.75 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 Niger?
- 4.74 million people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Niger?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Mozambique and Niger rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Niger ranks 20th 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.