Mozambique vs Russia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Mozambique
30.00 million people
in 2050
Russia
25.81 million people
in 2050
Mozambique rank
21st
Russia rank
23rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Mozambique
- Russia
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 30.00 million people against 25.81 million people in Russia, a difference of 4.19 million people.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Russia ahead.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Russia ranks 23rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 300,000 people | 2.52 million people | 2.22 million people | Russia |
| 1100s | 439,999 people | 3.78 million people | 3.34 million people | Russia |
| 1200s | 579,995 people | 5.67 million people | 5.09 million people | Russia |
| 1300s | 719,981 people | 5.87 million people | 5.15 million people | Russia |
| 1400s | 859,931 people | 5.86 million people | 5.00 million people | Russia |
| 1500s | 999,758 people | 7.54 million people | 6.54 million people | Russia |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 9.39 million people | 8.14 million people | Russia |
| 1700s | 1.50 million people | 10.50 million people | 9.00 million people | Russia |
| 1710s | 1.55 million people | 12.78 million people | 11.23 million people | Russia |
| 1720s | 1.60 million people | 15.06 million people | 13.46 million people | Russia |
| 1730s | 1.64 million people | 17.34 million people | 15.69 million people | Russia |
| 1740s | 1.69 million people | 19.62 million people | 17.93 million people | Russia |
| 1750s | 1.74 million people | 21.90 million people | 20.16 million people | Russia |
| 1760s | 1.79 million people | 24.18 million people | 22.39 million people | Russia |
| 1770s | 1.84 million people | 26.46 million people | 24.62 million people | Russia |
| 1780s | 1.89 million people | 28.74 million people | 26.85 million people | Russia |
| 1790s | 1.94 million people | 31.02 million people | 29.09 million people | Russia |
| 1800s | 1.99 million people | 33.30 million people | 31.32 million people | Russia |
| 1810s | 2.03 million people | 35.61 million people | 33.57 million people | Russia |
| 1820s | 2.08 million people | 37.76 million people | 35.68 million people | Russia |
| 1830s | 2.12 million people | 40.08 million people | 37.96 million people | Russia |
| 1840s | 2.35 million people | 47.07 million people | 44.72 million people | Russia |
| 1850s | 2.61 million people | 50.48 million people | 47.88 million people | Russia |
| 1860s | 2.90 million people | 57.25 million people | 54.35 million people | Russia |
| 1870s | 3.07 million people | 61.09 million people | 58.01 million people | Russia |
| 1880s | 3.26 million people | 68.91 million people | 65.65 million people | Russia |
| 1890s | 3.46 million people | 77.19 million people | 73.72 million people | Russia |
| 1900s | 3.68 million people | 83.86 million people | 80.19 million people | Russia |
| 1910s | 3.90 million people | 99.98 million people | 96.08 million people | Russia |
| 1920s | 4.45 million people | 86.75 million people | 82.30 million people | Russia |
| 1930s | 5.08 million people | 89.59 million people | 84.52 million people | Russia |
| 1940s | 6.30 million people | 100.34 million people | 94.05 million people | Russia |
| 1950s | 6.07 million people | 56.67 million people | 50.60 million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 6.98 million people | 52.71 million people | 45.72 million people | Russia |
| 1970s | 8.54 million people | 45.19 million people | 36.64 million people | Russia |
| 1980s | 10.16 million people | 40.33 million people | 30.17 million people | Russia |
| 1990s | 11.21 million people | 39.72 million people | 28.51 million people | Russia |
| 2000s | 14.10 million people | 38.69 million people | 24.59 million people | Russia |
| 2010s | 17.83 million people | 37.46 million people | 19.62 million people | Russia |
| 2020s | 22.11 million people | 35.78 million people | 13.67 million people | Russia |
| 2030s | 25.45 million people | 32.30 million people | 6.85 million people | Russia |
| 2040s | 28.37 million people | 28.26 million people | 110,190 people | Mozambique |
| 2050s | 30.00 million people | 25.81 million people | 4.19 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, Mozambique or Russia?
- Mozambique, at 30.00 million people against 25.81 million people in Russia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Mozambique and Russia?
- 4.19 million people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Russia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Mozambique and Russia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Russia ranks 23rd 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.