Population density in Mozambique

Mozambique: Population density was 132.69 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
132.69 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 235 countries
All-time high
132.69 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.3815 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Mozambique, 1000–2100

050100150100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 132.69 people per km² for population density in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Mozambique peaked at 132.69 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.3815 people per km², in 1000.

That places Mozambique 105th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Mozambique, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.3815 people per km²
1100 0.5595 people per km² +46.7%
1200 0.7376 people per km² +31.8%
1300 0.9156 people per km² +24.1%
1400 1.09 people per km² +19.4%
1500 1.27 people per km² +16.3%
1600 1.59 people per km² +25.0%
1700 1.91 people per km² +20.0%
1710 1.97 people per km² +3.3%
1720 2.03 people per km² +3.2%
1730 2.1 people per km² +3.1%
1740 2.16 people per km² +3.0%
1750 2.22 people per km² +2.9%
1760 2.29 people per km² +2.8%
1770 2.35 people per km² +2.8%
1780 2.41 people per km² +2.7%
1790 2.48 people per km² +2.6%
1800 2.54 people per km² +2.7%
1801 2.55 people per km² +0.2%
1802 2.56 people per km² +0.2%
1803 2.56 people per km² +0.2%
1804 2.57 people per km² +0.2%
1805 2.57 people per km² +0.2%
1806 2.58 people per km² +0.2%
1807 2.59 people per km² +0.2%
1808 2.59 people per km² +0.2%
1809 2.6 people per km² +0.2%
1810 2.6 people per km² +0.2%
1811 2.61 people per km² +0.2%
1812 2.62 people per km² +0.2%
1813 2.62 people per km² +0.2%
1814 2.63 people per km² +0.2%
1815 2.63 people per km² +0.2%
1816 2.64 people per km² +0.2%
1817 2.65 people per km² +0.2%
1818 2.65 people per km² +0.2%
1819 2.67 people per km² +0.7%
1820 2.71 people per km² +1.3%
1821 2.75 people per km² +1.8%
1822 2.82 people per km² +2.3%
1823 2.89 people per km² +2.8%
1824 2.97 people per km² +2.8%
1825 3.06 people per km² +2.8%
1826 3.14 people per km² +2.8%
1827 3.23 people per km² +2.8%
1828 3.32 people per km² +2.8%
1829 3.41 people per km² +2.8%
1830 3.5 people per km² +2.8%
1831 3.6 people per km² +2.8%
1832 3.7 people per km² +2.8%
1833 3.8 people per km² +2.8%
1834 3.91 people per km² +2.8%
1835 4.02 people per km² +2.8%
1836 4.13 people per km² +2.8%
1837 4.24 people per km² +2.8%
1838 4.36 people per km² +2.8%
1839 4.48 people per km² +2.8%
1840 4.6 people per km² +2.8%
1841 4.73 people per km² +2.8%
1842 4.86 people per km² +2.8%
1843 5 people per km² +2.8%
1844 5.13 people per km² +2.8%
1845 5.28 people per km² +2.8%
1846 5.42 people per km² +2.8%
1847 5.57 people per km² +2.8%
1848 5.73 people per km² +2.8%
1849 5.85 people per km² +2.2%
1850 5.95 people per km² +1.6%
1851 6.01 people per km² +1.0%
1852 6.03 people per km² +0.4%
1853 6.03 people per km² -0.1%
1854 6.02 people per km² -0.1%
1855 6.01 people per km² -0.1%
1856 6.01 people per km² -0.1%
1857 6 people per km² -0.1%
1858 6 people per km² -0.1%
1859 5.99 people per km² -0.1%
1860 5.98 people per km² -0.1%
1861 5.97 people per km² -0.2%
1862 5.96 people per km² -0.2%
1863 5.95 people per km² -0.2%
1864 5.94 people per km² -0.2%
1865 5.93 people per km² -0.2%
1866 5.92 people per km² -0.2%
1867 5.9 people per km² -0.2%
1868 5.89 people per km² -0.2%
1869 5.88 people per km² -0.2%
1870 5.87 people per km² -0.2%
1871 5.85 people per km² -0.3%
1872 5.83 people per km² -0.3%
1873 5.82 people per km² -0.3%
1874 5.8 people per km² -0.3%
1875 5.78 people per km² -0.3%
1876 5.76 people per km² -0.3%
1877 5.75 people per km² -0.3%
1878 5.73 people per km² -0.3%
1879 5.72 people per km² -0.2%
1880 5.71 people per km² -0.2%
1881 5.7 people per km² -0.1%
1882 5.7 people per km² -0.1%
1883 5.7 people per km² +0.0%
1884 5.7 people per km² +0.0%
1885 5.7 people per km² +0.0%
1886 5.7 people per km² +0.0%
1887 5.7 people per km² +0.0%
1888 5.7 people per km² +0.0%
1889 5.69 people per km² -0.1%
1890 5.68 people per km² -0.2%
1891 5.66 people per km² -0.3%
1892 5.64 people per km² -0.4%
1893 5.61 people per km² -0.5%
1894 5.58 people per km² -0.5%
1895 5.56 people per km² -0.5%
1896 5.53 people per km² -0.5%
1897 5.5 people per km² -0.5%
1898 5.47 people per km² -0.5%
1899 5.44 people per km² -0.6%
1900 5.41 people per km² -0.7%
1901 5.37 people per km² -0.7%
1902 5.32 people per km² -0.8%
1903 5.27 people per km² -0.9%
1904 5.23 people per km² -0.9%
1905 5.18 people per km² -0.9%
1906 5.13 people per km² -0.9%
1907 5.09 people per km² -0.9%
1908 5.04 people per km² -0.9%
1909 5 people per km² -0.8%
1910 4.96 people per km² -0.7%
1911 4.93 people per km² -0.7%
1912 4.9 people per km² -0.6%
1913 4.88 people per km² -0.5%
1914 4.85 people per km² -0.5%
1915 4.83 people per km² -0.5%
1916 4.8 people per km² -0.5%
1917 4.78 people per km² -0.5%
1918 4.76 people per km² -0.4%
1919 4.76 people per km² -0.0%
1920 4.78 people per km² +0.4%
1921 4.81 people per km² +0.7%
1922 4.87 people per km² +1.1%
1923 4.94 people per km² +1.5%
1924 5.01 people per km² +1.5%
1925 5.09 people per km² +1.5%
1926 5.16 people per km² +1.5%
1927 5.24 people per km² +1.5%
1928 5.32 people per km² +1.5%
1929 5.4 people per km² +1.5%
1930 5.48 people per km² +1.5%
1931 5.56 people per km² +1.4%
1932 5.64 people per km² +1.4%
1933 5.72 people per km² +1.4%
1934 5.8 people per km² +1.4%
1935 5.88 people per km² +1.4%
1936 5.96 people per km² +1.4%
1937 6.04 people per km² +1.4%
1938 6.13 people per km² +1.4%
1939 6.22 people per km² +1.5%
1940 6.31 people per km² +1.6%
1941 6.42 people per km² +1.6%
1942 6.53 people per km² +1.7%
1943 6.65 people per km² +1.8%
1944 6.77 people per km² +1.8%
1945 6.89 people per km² +1.8%
1946 7.01 people per km² +1.8%
1947 7.14 people per km² +1.8%
1948 7.27 people per km² +1.8%
1949 7.4 people per km² +1.8%
1950 7.52 people per km² +1.6%
1951 7.6 people per km² +1.1%
1952 7.69 people per km² +1.2%
1953 7.79 people per km² +1.2%
1954 7.88 people per km² +1.2%
1955 7.98 people per km² +1.3%
1956 8.08 people per km² +1.3%
1957 8.19 people per km² +1.3%
1958 8.29 people per km² +1.3%
1959 8.41 people per km² +1.4%
1960 8.54 people per km² +1.6%
1961 8.69 people per km² +1.8%
1962 8.86 people per km² +2.0%
1963 9.04 people per km² +2.0%
1964 9.23 people per km² +2.0%
1965 9.42 people per km² +2.1%
1966 9.62 people per km² +2.1%
1967 9.82 people per km² +2.1%
1968 10.04 people per km² +2.2%
1969 10.26 people per km² +2.2%
1970 10.49 people per km² +2.3%
1971 10.75 people per km² +2.5%
1972 11.05 people per km² +2.8%
1973 11.39 people per km² +3.0%
1974 11.75 people per km² +3.1%
1975 12.13 people per km² +3.3%
1976 12.55 people per km² +3.4%
1977 13 people per km² +3.6%
1978 13.5 people per km² +3.8%
1979 14.02 people per km² +3.9%
1980 14.42 people per km² +2.8%
1981 14.71 people per km² +2.0%
1982 15.04 people per km² +2.2%
1983 15.35 people per km² +2.1%
1984 15.66 people per km² +2.0%
1985 15.96 people per km² +1.9%
1986 16.24 people per km² +1.8%
1987 16.31 people per km² +0.4%
1988 16.28 people per km² -0.2%
1989 16.41 people per km² +0.8%
1990 16.65 people per km² +1.5%
1991 16.98 people per km² +2.0%
1992 17.31 people per km² +2.0%
1993 17.87 people per km² +3.2%
1994 19.12 people per km² +7.0%
1995 20.3 people per km² +6.2%
1996 20.97 people per km² +3.3%
1997 21.55 people per km² +2.8%
1998 22.05 people per km² +2.3%
1999 22.55 people per km² +2.3%
2000 23.05 people per km² +2.2%
2001 23.57 people per km² +2.3%
2002 24.11 people per km² +2.3%
2003 24.66 people per km² +2.3%
2004 25.23 people per km² +2.3%
2005 25.82 people per km² +2.3%
2006 26.43 people per km² +2.4%
2007 27.07 people per km² +2.4%
2008 27.75 people per km² +2.5%
2009 28.47 people per km² +2.6%
2010 29.25 people per km² +2.7%
2011 30.07 people per km² +2.8%
2012 30.95 people per km² +2.9%
2013 31.86 people per km² +2.9%
2014 32.79 people per km² +2.9%
2015 33.76 people per km² +2.9%
2016 34.76 people per km² +3.0%
2017 35.82 people per km² +3.0%
2018 36.9 people per km² +3.0%
2019 38 people per km² +3.0%
2020 39.15 people per km² +3.0%
2021 40.32 people per km² +3.0%
2022 41.53 people per km² +3.0%
2023 42.77 people per km² +3.0%
2024 44.04 people per km² +3.0%
2025 45.31 people per km² +2.9%
2026 46.59 people per km² +2.8%
2027 47.9 people per km² +2.8%
2028 49.23 people per km² +2.8%
2029 50.58 people per km² +2.7%
2030 51.94 people per km² +2.7%
2031 53.32 people per km² +2.7%
2032 54.72 people per km² +2.6%
2033 56.14 people per km² +2.6%
2034 57.57 people per km² +2.6%
2035 59.02 people per km² +2.5%
2036 60.47 people per km² +2.4%
2037 61.91 people per km² +2.4%
2038 63.36 people per km² +2.3%
2039 64.82 people per km² +2.3%
2040 66.28 people per km² +2.3%
2041 67.74 people per km² +2.2%
2042 69.21 people per km² +2.2%
2043 70.67 people per km² +2.1%
2044 72.12 people per km² +2.1%
2045 73.57 people per km² +2.0%
2046 75 people per km² +2.0%
2047 76.45 people per km² +1.9%
2048 77.89 people per km² +1.9%
2049 79.35 people per km² +1.9%
2050 80.79 people per km² +1.8%
2051 82.21 people per km² +1.8%
2052 83.63 people per km² +1.7%
2053 85.05 people per km² +1.7%
2054 86.45 people per km² +1.6%
2055 87.86 people per km² +1.6%
2056 89.3 people per km² +1.6%
2057 90.72 people per km² +1.6%
2058 92.14 people per km² +1.6%
2059 93.54 people per km² +1.5%
2060 94.91 people per km² +1.5%
2061 96.28 people per km² +1.4%
2062 97.63 people per km² +1.4%
2063 98.92 people per km² +1.3%
2064 100.18 people per km² +1.3%
2065 101.44 people per km² +1.3%
2066 102.69 people per km² +1.2%
2067 103.92 people per km² +1.2%
2068 105.12 people per km² +1.2%
2069 106.34 people per km² +1.2%
2070 107.55 people per km² +1.1%
2071 108.71 people per km² +1.1%
2072 109.86 people per km² +1.1%
2073 110.98 people per km² +1.0%
2074 112.07 people per km² +1.0%
2075 113.13 people per km² +1.0%
2076 114.19 people per km² +0.9%
2077 115.22 people per km² +0.9%
2078 116.25 people per km² +0.9%
2079 117.26 people per km² +0.9%
2080 118.22 people per km² +0.8%
2081 119.15 people per km² +0.8%
2082 120.08 people per km² +0.8%
2083 121.01 people per km² +0.8%
2084 121.9 people per km² +0.7%
2085 122.75 people per km² +0.7%
2086 123.59 people per km² +0.7%
2087 124.41 people per km² +0.7%
2088 125.2 people per km² +0.6%
2089 125.97 people per km² +0.6%
2090 126.72 people per km² +0.6%
2091 127.41 people per km² +0.5%
2092 128.07 people per km² +0.5%
2093 128.74 people per km² +0.5%
2094 129.38 people per km² +0.5%
2095 129.99 people per km² +0.5%
2096 130.58 people per km² +0.5%
2097 131.14 people per km² +0.4%
2098 131.68 people per km² +0.4%
2099 132.2 people per km² +0.4%
2100 132.69 people per km² +0.4%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 132.69 people per km² is below the median for low income countries, which is 165.91 people per km², 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 132.69 people per km² is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3 people per km², 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1100 +46.7% 0.3815 people per km² 0.5595 people per km²
1200 +31.8% 0.5595 people per km² 0.7376 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.3815 people per km² 0.3815 people per km² 0.3815 people per km² 1
1100s 0.5595 people per km² 0.5595 people per km² 0.5595 people per km² 1
1200s 0.7376 people per km² 0.7376 people per km² 0.7376 people per km² 1
1300s 0.9156 people per km² 0.9156 people per km² 0.9156 people per km² 1
1400s 1.09 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 1
1500s 1.27 people per km² 1.27 people per km² 1.27 people per km² 1
1600s 1.59 people per km² 1.59 people per km² 1.59 people per km² 1
1700s 1.91 people per km² 1.91 people per km² 1.91 people per km² 1
1710s 1.97 people per km² 1.97 people per km² 1.97 people per km² 1
1720s 2.03 people per km² 2.03 people per km² 2.03 people per km² 1
1730s 2.1 people per km² 2.1 people per km² 2.1 people per km² 1
1740s 2.16 people per km² 2.16 people per km² 2.16 people per km² 1
1750s 2.22 people per km² 2.22 people per km² 2.22 people per km² 1
1760s 2.29 people per km² 2.29 people per km² 2.29 people per km² 1
1770s 2.35 people per km² 2.35 people per km² 2.35 people per km² 1
1780s 2.41 people per km² 2.41 people per km² 2.41 people per km² 1
1790s 2.48 people per km² 2.48 people per km² 2.48 people per km² 1
1800s 2.57 people per km² 2.54 people per km² 2.6 people per km² 10
1810s 2.63 people per km² 2.6 people per km² 2.67 people per km² 10
1820s 3.03 people per km² 2.71 people per km² 3.41 people per km² 10
1830s 3.97 people per km² 3.5 people per km² 4.48 people per km² 10
1840s 5.22 people per km² 4.6 people per km² 5.85 people per km² 10
1850s 6 people per km² 5.95 people per km² 6.03 people per km² 10
1860s 5.93 people per km² 5.88 people per km² 5.98 people per km² 10
1870s 5.79 people per km² 5.72 people per km² 5.87 people per km² 10
1880s 5.7 people per km² 5.69 people per km² 5.71 people per km² 10
1890s 5.57 people per km² 5.44 people per km² 5.68 people per km² 10
1900s 5.2 people per km² 5 people per km² 5.41 people per km² 10
1910s 4.85 people per km² 4.76 people per km² 4.96 people per km² 10
1920s 5.06 people per km² 4.78 people per km² 5.4 people per km² 10
1930s 5.84 people per km² 5.48 people per km² 6.22 people per km² 10
1940s 6.84 people per km² 6.31 people per km² 7.4 people per km² 10
1950s 7.94 people per km² 7.52 people per km² 8.41 people per km² 10
1960s 9.35 people per km² 8.54 people per km² 10.26 people per km² 10
1970s 12.06 people per km² 10.49 people per km² 14.02 people per km² 10
1980s 15.64 people per km² 14.42 people per km² 16.41 people per km² 10
1990s 19.54 people per km² 16.65 people per km² 22.55 people per km² 10
2000s 25.62 people per km² 23.05 people per km² 28.47 people per km² 10
2010s 33.42 people per km² 29.25 people per km² 38 people per km² 10
2020s 44.74 people per km² 39.15 people per km² 50.58 people per km² 10
2030s 58.33 people per km² 51.94 people per km² 64.82 people per km² 10
2040s 72.83 people per km² 66.28 people per km² 79.35 people per km² 10
2050s 87.17 people per km² 80.79 people per km² 93.54 people per km² 10
2060s 100.74 people per km² 94.91 people per km² 106.34 people per km² 10
2070s 112.52 people per km² 107.55 people per km² 117.26 people per km² 10
2080s 122.23 people per km² 118.22 people per km² 125.97 people per km² 10
2090s 129.59 people per km² 126.72 people per km² 132.2 people per km² 10
2100s 132.69 people per km² 132.69 people per km² 132.69 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 102 Cyprus 138.03 people per km² compare
  2. 103 Samoa 137.97 people per km² compare
  3. 104 Malaysia 134 people per km² compare
  4. 106 East Timor 132.68 people per km² compare
  5. 107 Marshall Islands 132.37 people per km² compare
  6. 108 Liberia 131.49 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Mozambique?
Population density in Mozambique was 132.69 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 132.69 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3815 people per km² in 1000.
How does Mozambique rank for population density?
Mozambique ranks 105th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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