Population growth rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population growth rate was 0.372 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.372
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 239 countries
All-time high
8.81
in 1994
All-time low
-0.904
in 1905
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Mozambique, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.372 for population growth rate in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Mozambique peaked at 8.81 in 1994 and was at its lowest, -0.904, in 1905.
Mozambique ranks 37th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1823 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2464 | +35.2% |
| 1900 | -0.6607 | -368.1% |
| 1905 | -0.904 | +36.8% |
| 1910 | -0.7451 | -17.6% |
| 1915 | -0.5026 | -32.5% |
| 1920 | 0.3591 | -171.4% |
| 1925 | 1.49 | +314.6% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 1.08 | -39.7% |
| 1951 | 1.21 | +12.4% |
| 1952 | 1.21 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.17 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 1.23 | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 1.26 | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 1.29 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 1.31 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 1.26 | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 1.44 | +13.8% |
| 1960 | 1.66 | +15.3% |
| 1961 | 1.92 | +15.5% |
| 1962 | 1.98 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 2.01 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.03 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.1 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.09 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.14 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 2.16 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.21 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.29 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 2.63 | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 2.88 | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 3.04 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 3.16 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3.33 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 3.4 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.72 | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 3.83 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 3.76 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.76 | -53.1% |
| 1981 | 2.28 | +29.3% |
| 1982 | 2.1 | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 2.07 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.9 | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 1.85 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.65 | -10.5% |
| 1987 | -0.837 | -150.6% |
| 1988 | 0.494 | -159.0% |
| 1989 | 1.16 | +134.2% |
| 1990 | 1.73 | +49.2% |
| 1991 | 2.17 | +25.4% |
| 1992 | 1.72 | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 4.57 | +166.6% |
| 1994 | 8.81 | +92.6% |
| 1995 | 3.32 | -62.3% |
| 1996 | 3.23 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.25 | -30.4% |
| 1998 | 2.3 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.19 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.22 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.24 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.25 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.28 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.29 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.34 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.36 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.53 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.65 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.7 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.87 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.88 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.9 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.89 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.91 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.95 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.02 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.94 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.99 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.93 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.97 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.94 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.9 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 2.79 | -3.7% |
| 2026 | 2.79 | -0.3% |
| 2027 | 2.75 | -1.2% |
| 2028 | 2.72 | -1.1% |
| 2029 | 2.68 | -1.4% |
| 2030 | 2.63 | -1.9% |
| 2031 | 2.61 | -1.0% |
| 2032 | 2.58 | -1.0% |
| 2033 | 2.52 | -2.2% |
| 2034 | 2.53 | +0.3% |
| 2035 | 2.44 | -3.6% |
| 2036 | 2.4 | -1.5% |
| 2037 | 2.32 | -3.4% |
| 2038 | 2.3 | -0.9% |
| 2039 | 2.26 | -1.6% |
| 2040 | 2.21 | -2.2% |
| 2041 | 2.14 | -3.3% |
| 2042 | 2.14 | +0.0% |
| 2043 | 2.05 | -4.3% |
| 2044 | 2.02 | -1.4% |
| 2045 | 1.94 | -3.8% |
| 2046 | 1.92 | -1.1% |
| 2047 | 1.9 | -1.5% |
| 2048 | 1.85 | -2.2% |
| 2049 | 1.84 | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 1.76 | -4.5% |
| 2051 | 1.72 | -2.0% |
| 2052 | 1.71 | -0.6% |
| 2053 | 1.64 | -4.3% |
| 2054 | 1.63 | -0.7% |
| 2055 | 1.62 | -0.5% |
| 2056 | 1.61 | -0.4% |
| 2057 | 1.56 | -3.2% |
| 2058 | 1.53 | -2.1% |
| 2059 | 1.49 | -2.4% |
| 2060 | 1.42 | -4.7% |
| 2061 | 1.43 | +0.8% |
| 2062 | 1.35 | -5.6% |
| 2063 | 1.27 | -6.1% |
| 2064 | 1.27 | -0.3% |
| 2065 | 1.22 | -3.4% |
| 2066 | 1.22 | -0.2% |
| 2067 | 1.16 | -4.8% |
| 2068 | 1.15 | -1.5% |
| 2069 | 1.17 | +1.7% |
| 2070 | 1.09 | -6.6% |
| 2071 | 1.07 | -1.7% |
| 2072 | 1.03 | -3.7% |
| 2073 | 1 | -2.8% |
| 2074 | 0.95 | -5.0% |
| 2075 | 0.942 | -0.8% |
| 2076 | 0.912 | -3.2% |
| 2077 | 0.892 | -2.2% |
| 2078 | 0.885 | -0.8% |
| 2079 | 0.84 | -5.1% |
| 2080 | 0.795 | -5.4% |
| 2081 | 0.779 | -2.0% |
| 2082 | 0.777 | -0.3% |
| 2083 | 0.759 | -2.3% |
| 2084 | 0.703 | -7.4% |
| 2085 | 0.693 | -1.4% |
| 2086 | 0.664 | -4.2% |
| 2087 | 0.656 | -1.2% |
| 2088 | 0.618 | -5.8% |
| 2089 | 0.615 | -0.5% |
| 2090 | 0.574 | -6.7% |
| 2091 | 0.511 | -11.0% |
| 2092 | 0.524 | +2.5% |
| 2093 | 0.511 | -2.5% |
| 2094 | 0.476 | -6.8% |
| 2095 | 0.465 | -2.3% |
| 2096 | 0.447 | -3.9% |
| 2097 | 0.412 | -7.8% |
| 2098 | 0.411 | -0.2% |
| 2099 | 0.373 | -9.2% |
| 2100 | 0.372 | -0.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.372 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.271, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.372 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -368.1% | 0.2464 | -0.6607 |
| 1925 | +314.6% | 0.3591 | 1.49 |
| 1920 | +171.4% | -0.5026 | 0.3591 |
| 1993 | +166.6% | 1.72 | 4.57 |
| 1988 | +159.0% | -0.837 | 0.494 |
| 1987 | -150.6% | 1.65 | -0.837 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2464 | 0.2464 | 0.2464 | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.7823 | -0.904 | -0.6607 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.6238 | -0.7451 | -0.5026 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.924 | 0.3591 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.25 | 1.08 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.03 | 1.66 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2 | 2.29 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 | -0.837 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 | 1.72 | 8.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 | 2.22 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 | 2.68 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.46 | 2.26 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2040s | 2 | 1.84 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.63 | 1.49 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.27 | 1.15 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.9607 | 0.84 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.7059 | 0.615 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.4704 | 0.373 | 0.574 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.372 | 0.372 | 0.372 | 1 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
- Population density 132.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 7.33 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.372 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Mozambique?
- Population growth rate in Mozambique was 0.372 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 8.81 in 1994.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.904 in 1905.
- How does Mozambique rank for population growth rate?
- Mozambique ranks 37th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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