Mozambique vs Nepal: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Mozambique
2.93 million people
in 2020
Nepal
3.08 million people
in 2020
Mozambique rank
73rd
Nepal rank
71st
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Mozambique
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 3.08 million people against 2.93 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 155,250 people.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Mozambique ranks 73rd and Nepal ranks 71st of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.21 million people | 585,760 people | 625,905 people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 1.63 million people | 1.70 million people | 72,545 people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.31 million people | 2.51 million people | 195,910 people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.93 million people | 3.08 million people | 155,250 people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Mozambique or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 3.08 million people against 2.93 million people in Mozambique as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Mozambique and Nepal?
- 155,250 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nepal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Mozambique and Nepal rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Mozambique ranks 73rd and Nepal ranks 71st of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.