Mozambique vs Niger: Age dependency ratio, old
Mozambique
5.1%
in 2025
Niger
5.1%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
198th
Niger rank
199th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Mozambique
- Niger
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Niger, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 198th and Niger ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 3.4% | 2.3% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.0% | 2.1% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 1.2% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Mozambique or Niger?
- Mozambique, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Mozambique and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Niger rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Mozambique ranks 198th and Niger ranks 199th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.