Guinea vs Mozambique: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Guinea

38.5%

in 2025

Mozambique

37.2%

in 2025

Guinea rank

192nd

Mozambique rank

194th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

Guinea currently reports 38.5% against 37.2% in Mozambique, a difference of 1.3%.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 192nd and Mozambique ranks 194th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.