Rural population, per capita in Mozambique, Republic of
Mozambique, Republic of: Rural population, per capita was 0.6279 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Mozambique, Republic of, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Mozambique, Republic of stood at 0.6279 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Mozambique, Republic of peaked at 0.9638 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6279 units per person, in 2025.
Mozambique, Republic of ranks 40th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9501 units per person | 0.9324 units per person | 0.9638 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.902 units per person | 0.875 units per person | 0.9274 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8273 units per person | 0.7791 units per person | 0.8687 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.732 units per person | 0.7095 units per person | 0.7681 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7003 units per person | 0.6923 units per person | 0.7076 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6793 units per person | 0.6658 units per person | 0.6901 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6454 units per person | 0.6279 units per person | 0.661 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique, Republic of
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique, Republic of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.57 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.57 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Mozambique, Republic of?
- Rural population, per capita in Mozambique, Republic of was 0.6279 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Mozambique, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9638 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Mozambique, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6279 units per person in 2025.
- How does Mozambique, Republic of rank for rural population, per capita?
- Mozambique, Republic of ranks 40th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.