Age dependency ratio, young in Mozambique
Mozambique: Age dependency ratio, young was 83.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, young in Mozambique, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 83.2% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Mozambique peaked at 90.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1960.
That places Mozambique 8th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.3% | — |
| 1961 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 77.0% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 77.8% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 87.6% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 89.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 85.7% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 83.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.5% | 73.3% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.0% | 80.5% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 87.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 85.5% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 86.2% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.2% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 83.2% | 86.9% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.9878 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Mozambique?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Mozambique was 83.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mozambique ranks 8th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.