Urban population rose 4.44% to 12.1 mil in Mozambique in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Mozambique reached an all time high of 12.1 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.493 mil in 1960. When compared to Mozambique's main peers, urban population in Malawi amounted to 3.48 mil, 40.7 mil in South Africa, 22.1 mil in Tanzania and 8.55 mil in Zambia in 2021.
Mozambique has been ranked 52nd within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 17.8 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 33.6 | 35.3 | 37.0 | 38.7 | 40.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 0.570 | 0.586 | 0.602 | 0.619 | 0.636 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | mil | 2.76 | 2.87 | 2.99 | 3.11 | 3.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 9.23 | 9.67 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 36.2 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 38.0 | 38.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.264 | 0.268 | 0.272 | 0.276 | 0.280 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 16.6 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 8.27 | 8.77 | 9.31 | 9.87 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.81 | 7.12 | 7.43 | 7.76 | 8.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 4.58 | 4.67 | 4.76 | 4.85 | 4.95 |
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