Urban population, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Urban population, male was 16.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Mozambique, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Mozambique is 16.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Mozambique peaked at 16.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1980.
Mozambique ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.0% | — |
| 1985 | 9.8% | +40.4% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.0% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.4% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More gender data for Mozambique
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,379 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 617,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 625,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 598,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 605,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 591,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 572,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 578,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Mozambique?
- Urban population, male in Mozambique was 16.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for urban population, male?
- Mozambique ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.