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Mozambique: area, population and density
Mozambique has 786,380 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 35,631,653; calculated population density is 45 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Mozambique ranks 34th of 196 by land area, 46th by population and 142nd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 786,380 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 35,631,653World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 45 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Mozambique in the country comparison set
Mozambique has 786,380 sq km of land area and a population value of 35,631,653 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 34th by land area, 46th by population, and 142nd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Mozambique first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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