Mali vs Mozambique: Age dependency ratio
Mali
92.9%
in 2025
Mozambique
88.3%
in 2025
Mali rank
6th
Mozambique rank
9th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mali
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mali currently reports 92.9% against 88.3% in Mozambique, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.9% | 82.0% | 5.1% | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 88.7% | 4.7% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 95.6% | 0.3% | Mali |
| 1990s | 102.0% | 92.6% | 9.4% | Mali |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 92.3% | 5.9% | Mali |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 93.8% | 7.7% | Mali |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 90.6% | 5.5% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mali or Mozambique?
- Mali, at 92.9% against 88.3% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mali and Mozambique?
- 4.6%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mozambique?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Mozambique rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mali ranks 6th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 218 countries.
- 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.