Algeria vs Mozambique: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Algeria
14.14 million people
in 2023
Mozambique
15.05 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
29th
Mozambique rank
27th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Algeria
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 15.05 million people against 14.14 million people in Algeria, a difference of 909,000 people.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 29th and Mozambique ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.32 million people | 2.57 million people | 1.74 million people | Algeria |
| 1960s | 5.77 million people | 3.09 million people | 2.67 million people | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.36 million people | 4.18 million people | 3.18 million people | Algeria |
| 1980s | 9.66 million people | 5.63 million people | 4.03 million people | Algeria |
| 1990s | 10.92 million people | 6.94 million people | 3.98 million people | Algeria |
| 2000s | 9.83 million people | 9.13 million people | 696,548 people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 11.48 million people | 11.99 million people | 509,055 people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 13.90 million people | 14.48 million people | 586,000 people | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Algeria or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 15.05 million people against 14.14 million people in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Algeria and Mozambique?
- 909,000 people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Mozambique rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Algeria ranks 29th and Mozambique ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.