Population ages 0-14, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population ages 0-14, total was 15.74 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Mozambique, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 15.74 million for population ages 0-14, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Mozambique peaked at 15.74 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.75 million, in 1960.
Mozambique ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.09 million | 2.75 million | 3.48 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.18 million | 3.57 million | 4.95 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.63 million | 5.13 million | 5.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.94 million | 5.98 million | 7.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.13 million | 8.17 million | 10.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.99 million | 10.52 million | 13.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.85 million | 13.91 million | 15.74 million | 6 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 64 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 298,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 306,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 308,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 315,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 317,076 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 323,329 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Mozambique?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Mozambique was 15.74 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 15.74 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Mozambique ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.