Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of urban population who live in the largest city was 19.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Mozambique, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population who live in the largest city in Mozambique is 19.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Mozambique peaked at 19.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1950.
Mozambique ranks 122nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 1960s | 8.9% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.7% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
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More population data for Mozambique
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7.33 million people (2100)
- Population density 132.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.69 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5,370 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.69 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.69 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 3.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population who live in the largest city in Mozambique?
- Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Mozambique was 19.0% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1950.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Mozambique ranks 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of urban population who live in the largest city rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.