Population and Demographics of Mozambique
A very young population · 44.48% under age 15 in 2024
Annual population movement in Mozambique is +2.96% in 2024, while the 2050 medium projection reaches 63.53 million. Compared with 2000, the 2024 population is 91.0% larger, showing the scale of the longer shift.
Population Over Time in Mozambique
Mozambique's population stood at 18.130M in 2000 and 34.632M in 2024, equivalent to a +91.0% change over that period. By 2050, the medium path reaches 63.531M, which would make the population substantially larger than in 2024. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
Broad age shares place Mozambique in a very young demographic position in 2024. Under-15s account for 44.48% of residents and people 65+ for 2.75%, leaving 52.77% in the broad 15 to 64 range. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
In the World Bank 2024 series, females account for 51.5% of Mozambique's population and males 48.5%. Females exceed males by 3.0 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Females made up 51.5% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 48.5% males.
What Is Shaping Population Change
The 2024 population series for Mozambique records +2.96% annual change and a fertility rate of 4.7, within a population where the under-15 and 65-plus shares differ by 41.73 percentage points.
The difference between the 2000 and 2024 population points is +91.0% in Mozambique, before a projected +83.4% shift to 2050 under the medium scenario; the page therefore distinguishes measured direction from unmeasured demographic drivers.
2024 estimate for Mozambique. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Mozambique vs. World
The comparison puts Mozambique's +2.96% annual change beside a world rate of +0.87%, a fertility rate of 4.7 beside 2.25, and a median age of 16 years beside 30.6 globally.
| Indicator | Mozambique | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +2.96% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 4.7 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 16 | 30.6 | 2024 |
The table is built for like-for-like comparison, using 2024 values from a single harmonized source context linked to UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Key Takeaways
Mozambique has 34,631,766 people in the 2024 estimate, with the population changing +2.96% over the year.
The 2024 age structure is 44.48% under 15, 52.77% aged 15 to 64 and 2.75% aged 65 or older.
The World Bank 2024 sex-share series is 51.5% female and 48.5% male.
The 2050 medium projection is 63.531M, 83.4% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Mozambique?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Mozambique is 34,631,766 people.
Is the population of Mozambique growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Mozambique's population is growing, with annual change of +2.96%.
What percentage of the population of Mozambique is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 2.75% of Mozambique's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Mozambique in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Mozambique's 2050 population at 63,530,952.
What is the fertility rate in Mozambique?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Mozambique is 4.7 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.