Mozambique vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Age dependency ratio
Mozambique
88.3%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
78.1%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Mozambique
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 88.3% against 78.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Mozambique ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.0% | 87.9% | 5.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 88.7% | 92.8% | 4.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 94.9% | 0.7% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 93.3% | 0.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 90.5% | 1.9% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 86.8% | 7.0% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 80.5% | 10.2% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Mozambique or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Mozambique, at 88.3% against 78.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 10.2%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Mozambique ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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.