Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Mozambique	788,076.5 km²
Population	27.6 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+173.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+53.9%
Timezone	Central Africa Time

Map of Mozambique

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	10,096,096	13,029,391	17,927,206	27,583,387
Population Density	12.8 / km²	16.5 / km²	22.7 / km²	35.0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1300	671,694	n/a	n/a
1400	802,002	1.8%	13,030
1500	930,007	1.5%	12,800
1600	1,161,355	2.2%	23,134
1700	1,392,714	1.8%	23,135
1800	1,856,703	2.9%	46,398
1900	3,503,739	6.6%	164,703
1910	3,726,229	6.4%	222,490
1920	4,261,618	14.4%	535,389
1930	4,874,678	14.4%	613,060
1940	6,067,146	24.5%	1,192,468
1950	6,054,519	-0.2%	-12,627
1960	7,161,325	18.3%	1,106,806
1970	8,896,526	24.2%	1,735,201
1990	13,029,391	21%	2,066,432
2000	17,927,206	37.6%	4,897,815
2020	30,374,349	30.2%	6,223,571
2030	35,882,787	18.1%	5,508,438
2040	40,882,324	13.9%	4,999,537
2050	44,997,782	10.1%	4,115,458
2060	48,338,673	7.4%	3,340,891
2070	50,930,131	5.4%	2,591,458
2080	52,695,829	3.5%	1,765,698
2090	53,568,904	1.7%	873,075
2100	53,646,400	0.1%	77,496

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Provinces in Mozambique

Provinces in Mozambique

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Cabo Delgado Province	77,896.1 km²	2.1 million	71.1 / mi²
Gaza Province	75,496.3 km²	1.5 million	51.5 / mi²
Inhambane Province	68,798.2 km²	1.5 million	56.7 / mi²
Manica Province	62,316.7 km²	2.0 million	84.6 / mi²
Maputo City, Mozambique	1,426.2 km²	1.2 million	2,242 / mi²
Maputo, Mozambique	23,268.5 km²	1.9 million	210.8 / mi²
Nampula Province	78,203 km²	5.4 million	179.1 / mi²
Niassa Province	129,393.8 km²	1.9 million	37.2 / mi²
Sofala	67,775.4 km²	2.2 million	82.8 / mi²
Tete Province	100,455 km²	2.8 million	73.0 / mi²
Zambezia Province	103,048.1 km²	5.1 million	129.3 / mi²

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