Mozambique vs Zambia: Population growth
Mozambique
2.8%
in 2025
Zambia
2.8%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
17th
Zambia rank
19th
Population growth over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Mozambique ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 3.2% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.3% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Mozambique, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for population growth?
- Mozambique ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 19th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.