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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Mozambique

Share of population under 15 in Mozambique in 2025 — 44.2%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2025 44.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 7of 217
Period maximum 45.9%1987
Period minimum 41%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Mozambique, 1960–20254042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41%1962: 41.4%1964: 41.9%1966: 42.5%1968: 42.9%1970: 43.3%1972: 43.6%1974: 43.8%1976: 44.1%1978: 44.6%1980: 45.3%1982: 45.7%1984: 45.9%1986: 45.9%1988: 45.8%1990: 45.7%1992: 45.5%1994: 45.2%1996: 44.9%1998: 44.9%2000: 45.1%2002: 45.2%2004: 45.3%2006: 45.4%2008: 45.5%2010: 45.8%2012: 45.9%2014: 45.8%2016: 45.6%2018: 45.4%2020: 45.2%2022: 45%2024: 44.5%2025: 44.2%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mozambique 44.2%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.2 −0.3 pp
2024 44.5 −0.3 pp
2023 44.8 −0.2 pp
2022 45 −0.1 pp
2021 45.1 −0.1 pp
2020 45.2 −0.1 pp
2019 45.3 −0.1 pp
2018 45.4 −0.1 pp
2017 45.5 −0.1 pp
2016 45.6 −0.1 pp
2015 45.7 −0.1 pp
2014 45.8 −0.1 pp
2013 45.8 −0 pp
2012 45.9 +0 pp
2011 45.8 +0.1 pp
2010 45.8 +0.1 pp
2009 45.6 +0.1 pp
2008 45.5 +0.1 pp
2007 45.4 +0 pp
2006 45.4 +0 pp
2005 45.3 +0 pp
2004 45.3 +0 pp
2003 45.3 +0.1 pp
2002 45.2 +0.1 pp
2001 45.1 +0.1 pp
2000 45.1 +0.1 pp
1999 45 +0.1 pp
1998 44.9 +0.1 pp
1997 44.8 −0 pp
1996 44.9 −0.2 pp
1995 45 −0.2 pp
1994 45.2 −0.2 pp
1993 45.4 −0.1 pp
1992 45.5 −0.1 pp
1991 45.6 −0.1 pp
1990 45.7 −0.1 pp
1989 45.7 −0.1 pp
1988 45.8 −0 pp
1987 45.9 +0 pp
1986 45.9 +0 pp
1985 45.9 +0 pp
1984 45.9 +0 pp
1983 45.8 +0.1 pp
1982 45.7 +0.2 pp
1981 45.6 +0.3 pp
1980 45.3 +0.4 pp
1979 44.9 +0.3 pp
1978 44.6 +0.3 pp
1977 44.3 +0.2 pp
1976 44.1 +0.2 pp
1975 44 +0.1 pp
1974 43.8 +0.1 pp
1973 43.7 +0.1 pp
1972 43.6 +0.2 pp
1971 43.4 +0.2 pp
1970 43.3 +0.2 pp
1969 43.1 +0.2 pp
1968 42.9 +0.2 pp
1967 42.7 +0.2 pp
1966 42.5 +0.3 pp
1965 42.2 +0.3 pp
1964 41.9 +0.3 pp
1963 41.6 +0.2 pp
1962 41.4 +0.2 pp
1961 41.2 +0.2 pp
1960 41 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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