Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 9.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mozambique, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mozambique is 9.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mozambique peaked at 9.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1960.
That places Mozambique 111th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.0% | — |
| 1961 | 3.2% | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 3.3% | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 3.7% | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 4.0% | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 4.2% | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 4.4% | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 4.7% | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 5.0% | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 5.2% | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 5.5% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.1% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 6.2% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 6.8% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +0.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 9.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.1%, 75% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 9.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.8%, 61% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mozambique?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mozambique was 9.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Mozambique ranks 111th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.