Mozambique vs New Zealand: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Mozambique
930,568 people
in 2023
New Zealand
868,185 people
in 2023
Mozambique rank
81st
New Zealand rank
83rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Mozambique
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 930,568 people against 868,185 people in New Zealand, a difference of 62,383 people.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 81st and New Zealand ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 193,383 people | 190,910 people | 2,473 people | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 221,829 people | 219,276 people | 2,553 people | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 288,028 people | 268,601 people | 19,427 people | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 383,018 people | 333,957 people | 49,061 people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 439,866 people | 415,965 people | 23,901 people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 539,888 people | 495,644 people | 44,244 people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 721,779 people | 660,530 people | 61,249 people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 896,557 people | 830,368 people | 66,189 people | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Mozambique or New Zealand?
- Mozambique, at 930,568 people against 868,185 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mozambique and New Zealand?
- 62,383 people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and New Zealand rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mozambique ranks 81st and New Zealand ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.