Years colonized in Mozambique

Mozambique: Years colonized was 91 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 159 countries
All-time high
91
in 1975
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Mozambique, 1462–2022

020406080100146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Mozambique stood at 91. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Mozambique peaked at 91 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Mozambique 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Mozambique, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 1 —
1886 2 +100.0%
1887 3 +50.0%
1888 4 +33.3%
1889 5 +25.0%
1890 6 +20.0%
1891 7 +16.7%
1892 8 +14.3%
1893 9 +12.5%
1894 10 +11.1%
1895 11 +10.0%
1896 12 +9.1%
1897 13 +8.3%
1898 14 +7.7%
1899 15 +7.1%
1900 16 +6.7%
1901 17 +6.2%
1902 18 +5.9%
1903 19 +5.6%
1904 20 +5.3%
1905 21 +5.0%
1906 22 +4.8%
1907 23 +4.5%
1908 24 +4.3%
1909 25 +4.2%
1910 26 +4.0%
1911 27 +3.8%
1912 28 +3.7%
1913 29 +3.6%
1914 30 +3.4%
1915 31 +3.3%
1916 32 +3.2%
1917 33 +3.1%
1918 34 +3.0%
1919 35 +2.9%
1920 36 +2.9%
1921 37 +2.8%
1922 38 +2.7%
1923 39 +2.6%
1924 40 +2.6%
1925 41 +2.5%
1926 42 +2.4%
1927 43 +2.4%
1928 44 +2.3%
1929 45 +2.3%
1930 46 +2.2%
1931 47 +2.2%
1932 48 +2.1%
1933 49 +2.1%
1934 50 +2.0%
1935 51 +2.0%
1936 52 +2.0%
1937 53 +1.9%
1938 54 +1.9%
1939 55 +1.9%
1940 56 +1.8%
1941 57 +1.8%
1942 58 +1.8%
1943 59 +1.7%
1944 60 +1.7%
1945 61 +1.7%
1946 62 +1.6%
1947 63 +1.6%
1948 64 +1.6%
1949 65 +1.6%
1950 66 +1.5%
1951 67 +1.5%
1952 68 +1.5%
1953 69 +1.5%
1954 70 +1.4%
1955 71 +1.4%
1956 72 +1.4%
1957 73 +1.4%
1958 74 +1.4%
1959 75 +1.4%
1960 76 +1.3%
1961 77 +1.3%
1962 78 +1.3%
1963 79 +1.3%
1964 80 +1.3%
1965 81 +1.2%
1966 82 +1.2%
1967 83 +1.2%
1968 84 +1.2%
1969 85 +1.2%
1970 86 +1.2%
1971 87 +1.2%
1972 88 +1.1%
1973 89 +1.1%
1974 90 +1.1%
1975 91 +1.1%
1976 91 +0.0%
1977 91 +0.0%
1978 91 +0.0%
1979 91 +0.0%
1980 91 +0.0%
1981 91 +0.0%
1982 91 +0.0%
1983 91 +0.0%
1984 91 +0.0%
1985 91 +0.0%
1986 91 +0.0%
1987 91 +0.0%
1988 91 +0.0%
1989 91 +0.0%
1990 91 +0.0%
1991 91 +0.0%
1992 91 +0.0%
1993 91 +0.0%
1994 91 +0.0%
1995 91 +0.0%
1996 91 +0.0%
1997 91 +0.0%
1998 91 +0.0%
1999 91 +0.0%
2000 91 +0.0%
2001 91 +0.0%
2002 91 +0.0%
2003 91 +0.0%
2004 91 +0.0%
2005 91 +0.0%
2006 91 +0.0%
2007 91 +0.0%
2008 91 +0.0%
2009 91 +0.0%
2010 91 +0.0%
2011 91 +0.0%
2012 91 +0.0%
2013 91 +0.0%
2014 91 +0.0%
2015 91 +0.0%
2016 91 +0.0%
2017 91 +0.0%
2018 91 +0.0%
2019 91 +0.0%
2020 91 +0.0%
2021 91 +0.0%
2022 91 +0.0%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 91 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1886 +100.0% 1 2
1887 +50.0% 2 3
1888 +33.3% 3 4
1889 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 1.5 0 5 10
1890s 10.5 6 15 10
1900s 20.5 16 25 10
1910s 30.5 26 35 10
1920s 40.5 36 45 10
1930s 50.5 46 55 10
1940s 60.5 56 65 10
1950s 70.5 66 75 10
1960s 80.5 76 85 10
1970s 89.5 86 91 10
1980s 91 91 91 10
1990s 91 91 91 10
2000s 91 91 91 10
2010s 91 91 91 10
2020s 91 91 91 3

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 60 Morocco 92 compare
  2. 61 Australia 91 compare
  3. 61 Bangladesh 91 compare
  4. 61 India 91 compare
  5. 61 Pakistan 91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Mozambique?
Years colonized in Mozambique was 91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 91 in 1975.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Mozambique rank for years colonized?
Mozambique ranks 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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