Urban population growth in Mozambique
The urban population of Mozambique changed by 4.95% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1996.
Mozambique, 2025
4.95%
Change from 2024
+0.04percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
5th of 217
Urban population growth in Mozambique over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.95% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.91% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.82% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 4.68% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 4.55% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 4.41% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 4.23% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 4.09% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.74% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.69% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 3.65% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 3.64% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 3.62% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.59% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.49% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.37% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.27% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.13% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.99% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.89% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.82% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 2.77% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 2.76% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 2.77% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2.81% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.04 percentage points from 4.91% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.65%, the figure has changed by +1.30 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Mozambique has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Mozambique
All statistics for Mozambique
Urban population share
37.2%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.85%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
33,635,160 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
16.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.76 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.94%
2023 · UN Population Division