Guinea vs Mozambique: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Guinea
38.5%
in 2025
Mozambique
37.2%
in 2025
Guinea rank
192nd
Mozambique rank
194th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Guinea
- Mozambique
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 38.5% against 37.2% in Mozambique, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 192nd and Mozambique ranks 194th of 238 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Guinea |
| 1700s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Guinea |
| 1710s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Guinea |
| 1720s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Guinea |
| 1730s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Guinea |
| 1740s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Guinea |
| 1750s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Guinea |
| 1760s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Guinea |
| 1770s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Guinea |
| 1780s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Guinea |
| 1790s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Guinea |
| 1800s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Guinea |
| 1810s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Guinea |
| 1820s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Guinea |
| 1830s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Guinea |
| 1840s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Guinea |
| 1850s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Guinea |
| 1860s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Guinea |
| 1870s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Guinea |
| 1880s | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1.8% | Guinea |
| 1890s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Guinea |
| 1900s | 3.6% | 1.4% | 2.2% | Guinea |
| 1910s | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | Guinea |
| 1920s | 4.3% | 1.7% | 2.6% | Guinea |
| 1930s | 4.7% | 1.9% | 2.9% | Guinea |
| 1940s | 5.2% | 2.0% | 3.2% | Guinea |
| 1950s | 8.5% | 2.8% | 5.7% | Guinea |
| 1960s | 12.7% | 5.0% | 7.7% | Guinea |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 9.8% | 11.0% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 26.5% | 17.3% | 9.3% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 26.8% | 2.6% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 30.0% | 2.3% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.1% | 2.9% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 35.5% | 2.0% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Guinea or Mozambique?
- Guinea, at 38.5% against 37.2% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Guinea and Mozambique?
- 1.3%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mozambique?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Mozambique rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Guinea ranks 192nd and Mozambique ranks 194th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.