Urban population growth in Mozambique
Mozambique: Urban population growth was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in Mozambique, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 4.9% for urban population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Mozambique peaked at 9.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2003.
That places Mozambique 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Mozambique
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 35.63 million (2025)
- Urban population 13.26 million (2025)
- Urban population 37.2% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 9.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.47 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 29.5% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 18.0% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Mozambique?
- Urban population growth in Mozambique was 4.9% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2003.
- How does Mozambique rank for urban population growth?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.