Population, age 16, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population, age 16, total was 582,359 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Mozambique, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, total in Mozambique is 582,359, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Mozambique peaked at 582,359 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 316,480, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351,333 | 316,480 | 386,943 | 10 |
| 2000s | 444,316 | 395,849 | 496,312 | 10 |
| 2010s | 539,965 | 509,194 | 582,359 | 5 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.2% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 133,644 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.69 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Mozambique?
- Population, age 16, total in Mozambique was 582,359 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 582,359 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 316,480 in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for population, age 16, total?
- Mozambique ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.