Mozambique vs Peru: Population, total

Mozambique

35.63 million

in 2025

Peru

34.58 million

in 2025

Mozambique rank

46th

Peru rank

48th

Population, total over time

Mozambique
Peru

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 35.63 million against 34.58 million in Peru, a difference of 1.05 million.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Globally, Mozambique ranks 46th and Peru ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population, total in Mozambique
Population, total in Peru
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.