Mozambique's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 33.9 million in 2021.
The population of Mozambique grew at 2.9% in the last year and is ranked the 14th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Madagascar.
Mozambique last conducted a national census in 2017 and 55% of births in Mozambique are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Mozambique compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Mozambique's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London