Rural population rose 2.00% to 21.0 mil in Mozambique in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Mozambique reached an all time high of 21.0 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 6.25 mil in 1960. When compared to Mozambique's main peers, rural population in Malawi amounted to 17.6 mil, 19.7 mil in South Africa, 42.4 mil in Tanzania and 11.3 mil in Zambia in 2024.
Mozambique has been ranked 26th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Angola | mil | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 0.702 | 0.696 | 0.689 | 0.683 | 0.678 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | mil | 50.0 | 51.1 | 52.2 | 53.3 | 54.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 36.6 | 37.1 | 37.6 | 38.1 | 38.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | mil | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 20.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.891 | 0.897 | 0.904 | 0.913 | 0.919 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 38.0 | 38.8 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 41.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 31.7 | 32.5 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 34.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
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