In 2023, the share of urban population in Mozambique remained nearly unchanged at around 38.75 percent. Nevertheless, 2023 still represents a peak in the share in Mozambique. A country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. International comparisons of urbanization rates may be inconsistent, due to discrepancies between definitions of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others).
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World Bank. (March 24, 2025). Mozambique: Urbanization from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455889/urbanization-in-mozambique/
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