Population ages 15-64, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Population ages 15-64, total was 18.92 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Mozambique, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in Mozambique is 18.92 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Mozambique peaked at 18.92 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.76 million, in 1960.
Mozambique ranks 49th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 million | 3.76 million | 4.35 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.02 million | 4.44 million | 5.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.29 million | 5.86 million | 6.61 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.98 million | 6.72 million | 9.28 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.47 million | 9.47 million | 11.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.56 million | 11.85 million | 15.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.41 million | 16.01 million | 18.92 million | 6 |
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 454,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 429,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 427,932 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 442,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 440,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 465,444 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 474,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 462,653 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 1.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 451,684 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Mozambique?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Mozambique was 18.92 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.92 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 million in 1960.
- How does Mozambique rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Mozambique ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.