Mozambique vs Rwanda: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Mozambique
9.0%
in 2025
Rwanda
9.1%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
111th
Rwanda rank
110th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Mozambique
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 9.1% against 9.0% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 111th and Rwanda ranks 110th of 121 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 1.3% | 2.6% | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 1.9% | 4.0% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 2.6% | 4.6% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 4.3% | 4.1% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 1.2% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 0.9% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Mozambique or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 9.1% against 9.0% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Mozambique and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Rwanda rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Mozambique ranks 111th and Rwanda ranks 110th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.