Monday 14 January 2008

MOZAMBIQUE: Preliminary results of the Population Census 2007

The present population compared to 1997 increased of about 28%. In absolute value increased of 4,454,000 persons (about the population of Nampula province).

At provincial level, the increasing was not homogeneous. The population of the provinces of Niassa, Tete and Maputo increased between 46 and 51%. While a minor vatiation was found in Gaza (9%) and Inhambane (10%), as well as in the city of Maputo (11%).

In the case of the City of Maputo, we can see that in the last years it lost population in favor of the Province of Maputo, mainly because of the new residential areas expansion of the city of Matola and of the Districts of Boane and Marracuene.

Total population evolution, by province 1997 and 2007


Province
Populationvariation
1997
2007
1997-2007
Total
16,075,708
20,530,714
27.7
Niassa
808,572
1,178,117
45.7
Cabo Delgado
1,380,202
1,632,809
18.3
Nampula
3,063,456
4,076,642
33.1
Zambézia
3,096,400
3,892,854
25.7
Tete
1,226,008
1,832,339
49.5
Manica
1,039,463
1,418,927
36.5
Sofala
1,368,671
1,654,163
20.9
Inhambane
1,157,182
1,267,035
9.5
Gaza
1,116,903
1,219,013
9.1
Maputo Província
830,908
1,259,713
51.6
Maputo Cidade
987,943
1,099,102
11.3

source: INE Mozambique 2008

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