What is the population of Maputo?
Maputo has a city population of 1,254,837. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Mozambique · Africa
Maputo
Maputo City · Mozambique
City population
1,254,837
#1
in Mozambique
#410
worldwide
-25.966, 32.583
About Maputo
At 1.25 million residents, Maputo ranks among Africa's largest cities and is home to over half of Mozambique's urban population. The city sits at a relatively low elevation of 70 m on the continent's southeastern coast. Founded in 1781, Maputo has experienced rapid expansion, growing at 2.9% annually, with an exceptionally high population density of 3,249 people per km².
The city is served by Maputo Airport, which handles regional and international connections. Under the leadership of Mayor Eneas da Conceição Comiche, the metropolitan area encompasses 1.12 million residents across its broader region, reflecting Maputo's role as a major urban center in southern Africa.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
1,124,000
0.014% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+2.85%
Archive estimateDensity
3,249/km²
346 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Maputo City
Founded
1781
Leadership
Eneas da Conceição Comiche
Coordinates
-25.966, 32.583
Record updated
18 January 2024
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 66 in MozambiqueClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Maputo | 1.25M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Maputo AirportMPM
5 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Mozambique
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,910,225 |
| 1960 | 6,713,695 |
| 1970 | 8,250,506 |
| 1980 | 11,336,221 |
| 1990 | 13,094,537 |
| 2000 | 18,129,653 |
| 2010 | 22,999,235 |
| 2020 | 30,783,688 |
| 2030 | 40,846,755 |
| 2040 | 52,124,215 |
| 2050 | 63,530,952 |
| 2060 | 74,638,116 |
| 2070 | 84,572,376 |
| 2080 | 92,965,358 |
| 2090 | 99,654,091 |
| 2100 | 104,346,534 |
Maputo Population FAQ
Where is Maputo?
Maputo is in Maputo City, Mozambique. Its coordinates are -25.966, 32.583.
How big is Maputo compared with other cities in Mozambique?
It is the 1st largest of the 66 cities listed in Mozambique, holding 3.5% of the national population.