Population ages 0-14 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population ages 0-14 was 44.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14 in Mozambique, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Mozambique is 44.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Mozambique peaked at 45.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1960.
That places Mozambique 7th 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.
Population ages 0-14 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.0% | — |
| 1961 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 44.6% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 45.3% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.0% | 41.0% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 43.3% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 45.3% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 44.8% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 45.1% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 45.3% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.2% | 45.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 559,063 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,100 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -28.34 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 213,930 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.62 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 63,215 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 70,429 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,590 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.94 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Mozambique?
- Population ages 0-14 in Mozambique was 44.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for population ages 0-14?
- Mozambique ranks 7th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.