IDA only vs Mozambique: Age dependency ratio
IDA only
72.6%
in 2025
Mozambique
88.3%
in 2025
IDA only rank
10th
Mozambique rank
9th
Age dependency ratio over time
- IDA only
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 88.3% against 72.6% in IDA only, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA only ahead.
IDA only ranks 10th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.7% | 82.0% | 4.7% | IDA only |
| 1970s | 90.9% | 88.7% | 2.2% | IDA only |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 95.6% | 3.5% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 92.6% | 3.6% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 92.3% | 8.0% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 93.8% | 14.7% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 90.6% | 16.5% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, IDA only or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 88.3% against 72.6% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between IDA only and Mozambique?
- 15.7%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Mozambique?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA only and Mozambique rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- IDA only ranks 10th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.