๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Mozambiquevs๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ Zimbabwe

Total Population
36,639,855
17,273,584
Mozambique is 2.1ร— Zimbabwe
Median age
17.6 years
19.3 years
1.7 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.71%
3.51%
0.8 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.83%
1.90%
0.93 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Mozambique ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ Zimbabwe
Mozambique Zimbabwe
Young Population 43.85%16,066,639 39.64%6,847,808
Working Age Population 53.44%19,580,723 56.85%9,819,514
Elderly Population 2.71%992,493 3.51%606,262

In 2026, the median age is 17.6 years in Mozambique and 19.3 years in Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe already reached Mozambiqueโ€™s current median age in 1950, about 76 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Mozambique is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 104,346,536.The total population of Zimbabwe is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 37,166,574.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Mozambique will be 61.1%, and 3.55% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Zimbabwe will be 59.2%, and 5.32% of the population will be elderly.

Mozambique Zimbabwe
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 2074โ€“2093 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2076 8 years later 2068
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) Not reached by 2100 2096
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100