Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Mozambique

Share of population aged 65 and over in Mozambique in 2025 — 2.7%. Ranked 201 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2025 2.7% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 201of 217
Period maximum 3.1%1984
Period minimum 2.7%2004

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Mozambique, 1960–20252.62.833.219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.1%1962: 3%1964: 3%1966: 3%1968: 3%1970: 3%1972: 3%1974: 3%1976: 3.1%1978: 3.1%1980: 3.1%1982: 3.1%1984: 3.1%1986: 3.1%1988: 3.1%1990: 3%1992: 2.9%1994: 2.9%1996: 2.8%1998: 2.8%2000: 2.7%2002: 2.7%2004: 2.7%2006: 2.7%2008: 2.7%2010: 2.7%2012: 2.7%2014: 2.7%2016: 2.8%2018: 2.8%2020: 2.8%2022: 2.8%2024: 2.8%2025: 2.7%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 2.7%
World 10.4%
Eastern Africa computed 3%
Low-income countries computed 3.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.7 −0 pp
2024 2.8 −0 pp
2023 2.8 −0 pp
2022 2.8 −0 pp
2021 2.8 −0 pp
2020 2.8 +0 pp
2019 2.8 +0 pp
2018 2.8 +0 pp
2017 2.8 +0 pp
2016 2.8 +0 pp
2015 2.7 +0 pp
2014 2.7 +0 pp
2013 2.7 +0 pp
2012 2.7 +0 pp
2011 2.7 +0 pp
2010 2.7 +0 pp
2009 2.7 +0 pp
2008 2.7 +0 pp
2007 2.7 +0 pp
2006 2.7 +0 pp
2005 2.7 +0 pp
2004 2.7 −0 pp
2003 2.7 −0 pp
2002 2.7 −0 pp
2001 2.7 −0 pp
2000 2.7 −0 pp
1999 2.7 −0 pp
1998 2.8 −0 pp
1997 2.8 −0 pp
1996 2.8 −0 pp
1995 2.9 −0 pp
1994 2.9 −0 pp
1993 2.9 −0 pp
1992 2.9 −0 pp
1991 3 −0 pp
1990 3 −0 pp
1989 3.1 −0 pp
1988 3.1 −0 pp
1987 3.1 −0 pp
1986 3.1 −0 pp
1985 3.1 −0 pp
1984 3.1 +0 pp
1983 3.1 +0 pp
1982 3.1 +0 pp
1981 3.1 +0 pp
1980 3.1 +0 pp
1979 3.1 +0 pp
1978 3.1 +0 pp
1977 3.1 +0 pp
1976 3.1 +0 pp
1975 3 +0 pp
1974 3 +0 pp
1973 3 +0 pp
1972 3 +0 pp
1971 3 +0 pp
1970 3 +0 pp
1969 3 +0 pp
1968 3 −0 pp
1967 3 −0 pp
1966 3 −0 pp
1965 3 −0 pp
1964 3 −0 pp
1963 3 −0 pp
1962 3 −0 pp
1961 3.1 −0 pp
1960 3.1

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.