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
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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

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.