Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3721 people per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mozambique, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.3721 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.3721 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0362 people per person, in 1960.
That places Mozambique 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0362 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0383 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0408 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0436 people per person | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0468 people per person | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0504 people per person | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0542 people per person | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0584 people per person | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0629 people per person | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0676 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0726 people per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0778 people per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0832 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0888 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0945 people per person | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1004 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1064 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1125 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1187 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.125 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1313 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1382 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1462 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1553 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1652 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1758 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1868 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1981 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2095 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2209 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2319 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2424 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2523 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2614 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2694 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2763 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2817 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2855 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2882 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2905 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2924 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2941 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2957 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2971 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2986 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3001 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3017 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3036 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3056 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3077 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3099 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3121 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3143 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3166 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.319 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3214 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3238 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3263 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3299 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3342 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.339 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3445 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3505 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3572 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3643 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3721 people per person | +2.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3721 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3721 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0499 people per person | 0.0362 people per person | 0.0676 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.098 people per person | 0.0726 people per person | 0.125 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1727 people per person | 0.1313 people per person | 0.2209 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.268 people per person | 0.2319 people per person | 0.2905 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2997 people per person | 0.2924 people per person | 0.3077 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3207 people per person | 0.3099 people per person | 0.3342 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3546 people per person | 0.339 people per person | 0.3721 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More population data for Mozambique
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 63,044 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.61 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.401 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 132.69 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7.33 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mozambique?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mozambique was 0.3721 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3721 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0362 people per person in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.