IDA total vs Mozambique: Age dependency ratio
IDA total
72.2%
in 2025
Mozambique
88.3%
in 2025
IDA total rank
11th
Mozambique rank
9th
Age dependency ratio over time
- IDA total
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 88.3% against 72.2% in IDA total, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 11th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.5% | 82.0% | 4.5% | IDA total |
| 1970s | 91.1% | 88.7% | 2.4% | IDA total |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 95.6% | 3.4% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 92.6% | 2.9% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 92.3% | 8.1% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 93.8% | 14.6% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 90.6% | 16.5% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, IDA total or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 88.3% against 72.2% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between IDA total and Mozambique?
- 16.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Mozambique?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Mozambique rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- IDA total ranks 11th 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.