Population, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population, female was 18.33 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Mozambique, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Mozambique is 18.33 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Mozambique peaked at 18.33 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.44 million, in 1960.
Mozambique ranks 44th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.75 million | 3.44 million | 4.09 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.86 million | 4.18 million | 5.73 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.38 million | 5.89 million | 6.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.94 million | 6.79 million | 9.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.44 million | 9.37 million | 11.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.61 million | 11.94 million | 15.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.09 million | 15.89 million | 18.33 million | 6 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 451,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 427,932 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 442,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 440,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 454,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 462,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 471,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 474,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 429,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 465,444 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Mozambique?
- Population, female in Mozambique was 18.33 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.33 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 million in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for population, female?
- Mozambique ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.