Least developed countries vs Mozambique: Age dependency ratio

Least developed countries
74.7%
in 2025
Mozambique
88.3%
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
9th
Mozambique rank
9th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 88.3% against 74.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 13.6%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 85.9% 82.0% 3.9% Least developed countries
1970s 90.9% 88.7% 2.1% Least developed countries
1980s 92.7% 95.6% 2.8% Mozambique
1990s 90.2% 92.6% 2.4% Mozambique
2000s 86.4% 92.3% 5.9% Mozambique
2010s 81.2% 93.8% 12.6% Mozambique
2020s 76.2% 90.6% 14.4% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Least developed countries or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 88.3% against 74.7% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Least developed countries and Mozambique?
13.6%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Mozambique?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Least developed countries and Mozambique rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Least developed countries ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.