Population density rose 2.53% to 32.1 km per capita in Mozambique in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Mozambique reached an all time high of 32.9 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 9.92 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Mozambique's main peers, population density in Malawi amounted to 169 km per capita, 43.2 km per capita in South Africa, 54.0 km per capita in Tanzania and 18.9 km per capita in Zambia in 2015.
Mozambique has been ranked 132nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | km per capita | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | km per capita | 3.44 | 3.47 | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | km per capita | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | km per capita | 70.0 | 71.9 | 73.8 | 75.9 | 77.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | km per capita | 65.5 | 66.2 | 66.8 | 67.6 | 68.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | km per capita | 155 | 159 | 164 | 169 | 174 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | km per capita | 29.7 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 32.0 | 32.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | km per capita | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.74 | 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | km per capita | 41.3 | 41.9 | 42.5 | 43.1 | 43.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | km per capita | 68.2 | 69.4 | 70.5 | 71.6 | 72.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | km per capita | 49.3 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 55.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | km per capita | 164 | 170 | 176 | 182 | 188 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | km per capita | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | km per capita | 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 36.6 |
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