Mozambique vs Uganda: Age dependency ratio, young
Mozambique
83.2%
in 2025
Uganda
78.9%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
8th
Uganda rank
10th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Mozambique
- Uganda
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 83.2% against 78.9% in Uganda, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Mozambique ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.5% | 91.3% | 14.7% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 83.0% | 94.4% | 11.4% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 98.2% | 8.7% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 101.9% | 14.9% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 104.8% | 17.7% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 95.9% | 7.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 82.2% | 3.2% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Mozambique or Uganda?
- Mozambique, at 83.2% against 78.9% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Mozambique and Uganda?
- 4.3%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Uganda rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mozambique ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 10th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.