Rural population in Mozambique
Mozambique: Rural population was 22.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Mozambique, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population in Mozambique is 22.37 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Mozambique peaked at 22.37 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.47 million, in 1960.
That places Mozambique 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 6.98 million | 6.47 million | 7.52 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.54 million | 7.65 million | 9.65 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.16 million | 9.85 million | 10.38 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.21 million | 10.06 million | 12.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.10 million | 12.83 million | 15.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.83 million | 15.87 million | 19.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.39 million | 20.35 million | 22.37 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 776.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.66 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 15.13 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Mozambique?
- Rural population in Mozambique was 22.37 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 22.37 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.47 million in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for rural population?
- Mozambique ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.