Rural population, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Rural population, per capita was 0.6279 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Mozambique, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Mozambique 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 peaked at 0.9638 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6279 units per person, in 2025.
Mozambique ranks 39th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9638 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9617 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9592 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9564 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9532 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9496 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9458 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9416 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9371 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9324 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9274 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9222 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9168 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9112 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9055 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8996 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8936 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8875 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8813 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.875 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8687 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8618 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8538 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8447 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8348 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8242 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8132 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8018 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7904 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7791 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7681 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7576 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7477 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7386 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7306 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7237 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7183 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7145 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7118 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7095 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7076 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7059 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7043 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7029 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7014 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6999 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6983 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6964 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6944 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6923 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6901 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6879 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6857 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6834 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.681 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6786 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6762 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6737 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6701 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6658 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.661 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6555 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6495 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6429 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6357 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6279 units per person | -1.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.6279 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.6279 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (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?
- Rural population, per capita in Mozambique was 0.6279 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9638 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6279 units per person in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for rural population, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 39th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.