Madagascar vs Mozambique: Population, male
Madagascar
16.42 million
in 2025
Mozambique
17.30 million
in 2025
Madagascar rank
50th
Mozambique rank
47th
Population, male over time
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 17.30 million against 16.42 million in Madagascar, a difference of 879,000.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mozambique ahead.
Madagascar ranks 50th and Mozambique ranks 47th of 218 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.93 million | 3.61 million | 678,579 | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 3.87 million | 4.63 million | 758,676 | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 5.19 million | 5.92 million | 725,501 | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 6.98 million | 7.43 million | 444,179 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 9.50 million | 9.70 million | 200,155 | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 12.61 million | 12.67 million | 64,220 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 15.46 million | 16.08 million | 616,583 | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Madagascar or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 17.30 million against 16.42 million in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 879,000, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for population, male?
- Madagascar ranks 50th and Mozambique ranks 47th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.