Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 12,336 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mozambique, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 12,336 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mozambique peaked at 12,336 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,411, in 1960.
Mozambique ranks 52nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,411 | — |
| 1965 | 4,836 | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 5,330 | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 5,944 | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 6,782 | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 7,320 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 7,194 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 8,805 | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 9,997 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 11,087 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 12,336 | +11.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 12,336 is above the median for low income countries, which is 8,279, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 12,336 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,418, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,624 | 4,411 | 4,836 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5,637 | 5,330 | 5,944 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7,051 | 6,782 | 7,320 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8,000 | 7,194 | 8,805 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10,542 | 9,997 | 11,087 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12,336 | 12,336 | 12,336 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 49 Netherlands 13,722 compare
- 50 Yemen 13,540 compare
- 51 Chile 13,319 compare
- 53 Cote d'Ivoire 11,857 compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 11,633 compare
- 55 Cameroon 10,766 compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,281 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 278,480 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,278 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,822 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mozambique?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mozambique was 12,336 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 12,336 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,411 in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Mozambique ranks 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.