Mozambique Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age in Mozambique, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Mozambique was 19.9 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had decreased to 17.5 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 87th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Mozambique ranks 189th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Mozambique is expected to increase to 35.1 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Mozambique

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Mozambique
	Male	Female
80+	0.11%	0.16%
75-79	0.16%	0.3%
70-74	0.27%	0.58%
65-69	0.36%	0.81%
60-64	0.5%	0.88%
55-59	0.84%	1.01%
50-54	1.2%	1.39%
45-49	1.41%	1.77%
40-44	1.89%	2.24%
35-39	2.46%	2.75%
30-34	3.11%	3.32%
25-29	3.85%	4%
20-24	4.61%	4.69%
15-19	5.43%	5.45%
10-14	6.55%	6.52%
5-9	7.38%	7.32%
0-4	8.4%	8.31%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Mozambique has high demographic potential with 78.9% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 8/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Mozambique

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World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Mozambique	World
2100	66.2%	59.6%
2099	66.3%	59.6%
2098	66.4%	59.7%
2097	66.4%	59.7%
2096	66.5%	59.7%
2095	66.6%	59.7%
2094	66.7%	59.7%
2093	66.8%	59.8%
2092	66.8%	59.8%
2091	66.9%	59.8%
2090	66.9%	59.8%
2089	67%	59.8%
2088	67%	59.8%
2087	67.1%	59.8%
2086	67.1%	59.8%
2085	67.1%	59.9%
2084	67.1%	59.9%
2083	67.1%	60%
2082	67.1%	60.1%
2081	67.1%	60.3%
2080	67.1%	60.4%
2079	67%	60.6%
2078	67%	60.7%
2077	66.9%	60.9%
2076	66.9%	61%
2075	66.8%	61.1%
2074	66.7%	61.3%
2073	66.6%	61.4%
2072	66.5%	61.5%
2071	66.4%	61.6%
2070	66.2%	61.7%
2069	66.1%	61.8%
2068	65.9%	61.9%
2067	65.8%	62%
2066	65.6%	62%
2065	65.5%	62.1%
2064	65.3%	62.1%
2063	65.1%	62.1%
2062	65%	62.2%
2061	64.8%	62.2%
2060	64.6%	62.3%
2059	64.3%	62.3%
2058	64.1%	62.4%
2057	63.9%	62.4%
2056	63.6%	62.5%
2055	63.3%	62.7%
2054	63.1%	62.8%
2053	62.8%	62.9%
2052	62.5%	63.1%
2051	62.2%	63.2%
2050	61.9%	63.4%
2049	61.6%	63.5%
2048	61.3%	63.6%
2047	60.9%	63.8%
2046	60.6%	63.9%
2045	60.2%	64%
2044	59.9%	64.1%
2043	59.5%	64.2%
2042	59.1%	64.3%
2041	58.7%	64.4%
2040	58.3%	64.5%
2039	58%	64.7%
2038	57.6%	64.8%
2037	57.2%	64.9%
2036	56.8%	65.1%
2035	56.5%	65.2%
2034	56.1%	65.3%
2033	55.7%	65.4%
2032	55.4%	65.4%
2031	55%	65.4%
2030	54.7%	65.4%
2029	54.3%	65.4%
2028	54%	65.4%
2027	53.6%	65.4%
2026	53.3%	65.2%
2025	52.9%	65.1%
2024	52.8%	65.1%
2023	52.5%	65%
2022	52.3%	64.9%
2021	52.1%	64.9%
2020	52%	64.8%
2019	51.9%	64.9%
2018	51.8%	64.9%
2017	51.7%	65%
2016	51.7%	65.1%
2015	51.6%	65.1%
2014	51.5%	65.2%
2013	51.4%	65.2%
2012	51.4%	65.2%
2011	51.5%	65.2%
2010	51.5%	65.1%
2009	51.7%	65%
2008	51.8%	64.9%
2007	51.9%	64.7%
2006	52%	64.5%
2005	52%	64.3%
2004	52%	64%
2003	52.1%	63.7%
2002	52.1%	63.4%
2001	52.2%	63.1%
2000	52.2%	62.8%
1999	52.3%	62.5%
1998	52.4%	62.2%
1997	52.4%	61.9%
1996	52.3%	61.7%
1995	52.1%	61.5%
1994	51.9%	61.3%
1993	51.7%	61.2%
1992	51.5%	61.1%
1991	51.4%	61%
1990	51.3%	60.9%
1989	51.2%	60.8%
1988	51.1%	60.7%
1987	51%	60.5%
1986	51%	60.4%
1985	51%	60.1%
1984	51%	59.9%
1983	51%	59.6%
1982	51.1%	59.3%
1981	51.3%	59%
1980	51.7%	58.7%
1979	52%	58.4%
1978	52.4%	58%
1977	52.6%	57.7%
1976	52.8%	57.5%
1975	53%	57.4%
1974	53.1%	57.3%
1973	53.3%	57.3%
1972	53.4%	57.2%
1971	53.6%	57.1%
1970	53.8%	57%
1969	53.9%	56.9%
1968	54.1%	56.9%
1967	54.3%	56.9%
1966	54.6%	56.8%
1965	54.8%	56.9%
1964	55.1%	57%
1963	55.3%	57.2%
1962	55.5%	57.4%
1961	55.8%	57.5%
1960	55.9%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Mozambique changed from 52% to 52.8% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Mozambique decreased from 92.2% to 89.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Mozambique

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World

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Mozambique	World
2100	21.4%	16.5%
2099	21.5%	16.6%
2098	21.7%	16.6%
2097	21.8%	16.7%
2096	22%	16.8%
2095	22.1%	16.8%
2094	22.3%	16.9%
2093	22.5%	17%
2092	22.6%	17%
2091	22.8%	17.1%
2090	23%	17.2%
2089	23.2%	17.2%
2088	23.4%	17.3%
2087	23.6%	17.4%
2086	23.8%	17.4%
2085	24%	17.5%
2084	24.2%	17.5%
2083	24.4%	17.6%
2082	24.6%	17.7%
2081	24.9%	17.7%
2080	25.1%	17.8%
2079	25.3%	17.8%
2078	25.6%	17.9%
2077	25.8%	17.9%
2076	26.1%	18%
2075	26.4%	18%
2074	26.6%	18.1%
2073	26.9%	18.2%
2072	27.2%	18.2%
2071	27.4%	18.3%
2070	27.7%	18.3%
2069	28%	18.4%
2068	28.3%	18.5%
2067	28.6%	18.6%
2066	28.9%	18.6%
2065	29.2%	18.7%
2064	29.5%	18.8%
2063	29.9%	18.9%
2062	30.2%	19.1%
2061	30.5%	19.2%
2060	30.8%	19.3%
2059	31.2%	19.4%
2058	31.5%	19.5%
2057	31.9%	19.6%
2056	32.3%	19.8%
2055	32.6%	19.9%
2054	33%	20%
2053	33.4%	20.1%
2052	33.8%	20.2%
2051	34.2%	20.3%
2050	34.6%	20.4%
2049	35%	20.5%
2048	35.4%	20.6%
2047	35.8%	20.7%
2046	36.2%	20.8%
2045	36.7%	20.9%
2044	37.1%	20.9%
2043	37.5%	21%
2042	38%	21.1%
2041	38.4%	21.2%
2040	38.8%	21.2%
2039	39.2%	21.3%
2038	39.7%	21.4%
2037	40.1%	21.5%
2036	40.5%	21.6%
2035	40.9%	21.8%
2034	41.3%	22%
2033	41.7%	22.2%
2032	42%	22.4%
2031	42.4%	22.7%
2030	42.7%	23%
2029	43%	23.3%
2028	43.4%	23.6%
2027	43.7%	23.9%
2026	44%	24.2%
2025	44.3%	24.6%
2024	44.5%	24.7%
2023	44.8%	25%
2022	45%	25.3%
2021	45.1%	25.6%
2020	45.2%	25.8%
2019	45.3%	26%
2018	45.4%	26.2%
2017	45.5%	26.4%
2016	45.6%	26.5%
2015	45.7%	26.6%
2014	45.8%	26.8%
2013	45.8%	26.9%
2012	45.9%	27%
2011	45.8%	27.1%
2010	45.8%	27.3%
2009	45.6%	27.5%
2008	45.5%	27.6%
2007	45.4%	27.9%
2006	45.4%	28.1%
2005	45.3%	28.5%
2004	45.3%	28.8%
2003	45.3%	29.2%
2002	45.2%	29.6%
2001	45.1%	30%
2000	45.1%	30.4%
1999	45%	30.8%
1998	44.9%	31.1%
1997	44.8%	31.5%
1996	44.9%	31.8%
1995	45%	32.1%
1994	45.2%	32.3%
1993	45.4%	32.5%
1992	45.5%	32.7%
1991	45.6%	32.9%
1990	45.7%	33%
1989	45.7%	33.2%
1988	45.8%	33.4%
1987	45.9%	33.6%
1986	45.9%	33.8%
1985	45.9%	34%
1984	45.9%	34.3%
1983	45.8%	34.6%
1982	45.7%	34.9%
1981	45.6%	35.2%
1980	45.3%	35.5%
1979	44.9%	35.9%
1978	44.6%	36.3%
1977	44.3%	36.7%
1976	44.1%	36.9%
1975	44%	37.1%
1974	43.8%	37.2%
1973	43.7%	37.3%
1972	43.6%	37.5%
1971	43.4%	37.6%
1970	43.3%	37.7%
1969	43.1%	37.8%
1968	42.9%	37.9%
1967	42.7%	38%
1966	42.5%	38%
1965	42.2%	38%
1964	41.9%	38%
1963	41.6%	37.8%
1962	41.4%	37.6%
1961	41.2%	37.5%
1960	41%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Mozambique decreased from 45.3% to 44.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Mozambique	World
2100	12.4%	23.9%
2099	12.2%	23.8%
2098	12%	23.7%
2097	11.7%	23.6%
2096	11.5%	23.5%
2095	11.3%	23.4%
2094	11%	23.4%
2093	10.8%	23.3%
2092	10.5%	23.2%
2091	10.3%	23.1%
2090	10.1%	23.1%
2089	9.83%	23%
2088	9.6%	22.9%
2087	9.37%	22.8%
2086	9.14%	22.7%
2085	8.92%	22.6%
2084	8.7%	22.5%
2083	8.48%	22.4%
2082	8.27%	22.2%
2081	8.06%	22%
2080	7.86%	21.8%
2079	7.66%	21.6%
2078	7.45%	21.4%
2077	7.24%	21.2%
2076	7.04%	21%
2075	6.84%	20.8%
2074	6.64%	20.6%
2073	6.47%	20.4%
2072	6.31%	20.3%
2071	6.17%	20.1%
2070	6.02%	19.9%
2069	5.88%	19.8%
2068	5.74%	19.6%
2067	5.6%	19.5%
2066	5.45%	19.3%
2065	5.3%	19.2%
2064	5.15%	19.1%
2063	5.01%	18.9%
2062	4.87%	18.8%
2061	4.74%	18.6%
2060	4.61%	18.5%
2059	4.49%	18.3%
2058	4.36%	18.1%
2057	4.25%	17.9%
2056	4.13%	17.7%
2055	4.02%	17.5%
2054	3.91%	17.2%
2053	3.8%	17%
2052	3.7%	16.7%
2051	3.6%	16.4%
2050	3.51%	16.2%
2049	3.42%	16%
2048	3.34%	15.8%
2047	3.26%	15.5%
2046	3.19%	15.3%
2045	3.11%	15.1%
2044	3.03%	14.9%
2043	2.97%	14.8%
2042	2.93%	14.6%
2041	2.88%	14.4%
2040	2.84%	14.2%
2039	2.8%	14%
2038	2.75%	13.8%
2037	2.71%	13.5%
2036	2.67%	13.3%
2035	2.63%	13%
2034	2.6%	12.7%
2033	2.58%	12.4%
2032	2.58%	12.2%
2031	2.59%	11.9%
2030	2.61%	11.6%
2029	2.64%	11.3%
2028	2.67%	11%
2027	2.7%	10.7%
2026	2.72%	10.5%
2025	2.75%	10.3%
2024	2.75%	10.2%
2023	2.77%	9.98%
2022	2.77%	9.74%
2021	2.79%	9.53%
2020	2.81%	9.33%
2019	2.81%	9.1%
2018	2.79%	8.88%
2017	2.78%	8.65%
2016	2.76%	8.45%
2015	2.74%	8.26%
2014	2.73%	8.08%
2013	2.72%	7.92%
2012	2.71%	7.78%
2011	2.7%	7.66%
2010	2.7%	7.58%
2009	2.7%	7.52%
2008	2.69%	7.47%
2007	2.68%	7.41%
2006	2.67%	7.34%
2005	2.67%	7.26%
2004	2.67%	7.18%
2003	2.67%	7.1%
2002	2.68%	7.01%
2001	2.68%	6.92%
2000	2.7%	6.84%
1999	2.73%	6.76%
1998	2.77%	6.68%
1997	2.8%	6.61%
1996	2.83%	6.53%
1995	2.86%	6.45%
1994	2.88%	6.37%
1993	2.91%	6.29%
1992	2.95%	6.21%
1991	2.98%	6.14%
1990	3.02%	6.07%
1989	3.05%	6.01%
1988	3.08%	5.95%
1987	3.11%	5.91%
1986	3.13%	5.86%
1985	3.14%	5.82%
1984	3.15%	5.8%
1983	3.15%	5.79%
1982	3.14%	5.8%
1981	3.12%	5.81%
1980	3.09%	5.81%
1979	3.08%	5.77%
1978	3.07%	5.71%
1977	3.06%	5.65%
1976	3.05%	5.59%
1975	3.04%	5.53%
1974	3.03%	5.47%
1973	3.01%	5.42%
1972	3.01%	5.37%
1971	3%	5.32%
1970	2.99%	5.28%
1969	2.98%	5.24%
1968	2.98%	5.2%
1967	2.99%	5.16%
1966	2.99%	5.12%
1965	3.01%	5.08%
1964	3.02%	5.04%
1963	3.04%	5.02%
1962	3.05%	5.01%
1961	3.06%	4.99%
1960	3.07%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Mozambique increased from 2.67% to 2.75% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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