Madagascar vs Mozambique
Madagascar vs Mozambique: Median age
Median age in 2023: 18.9 years in Madagascar and 16.3 years in Mozambique, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 2.6 years, or 1.16 times that in Mozambique.
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What the numbers say
- Madagascar has been higher since 2002.
- In 2023, Madagascar ranked 198 and Mozambique ranked 222 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Madagascar at 34.2 years and Mozambique at 34.2 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Madagascar | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.9 | 16.3 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 18.7 | 16.3 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 18.6 | 16.2 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 18.4 | 16.1 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 18.1 | 16 | 29 |
| 2017 | 17.9 | 16 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 17.7 | 15.9 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 27 |
| 2008 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 16.4 | 16 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 16.3 | 16 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 16.2 | 16 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 16.2 | 16 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 16 | 16.2 | 24 |
| 1994 | 16 | 16.1 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 15.9 | 16 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 15.8 | 16 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 22 |
| 1984 | 15.4 | 16 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 21 |
| 1976 | 15.5 | 17 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 15.5 | 18 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 15.5 | 18.1 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 15.5 | 18.3 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 15.5 | 18.4 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 15.6 | 18.6 | 21 |
| 1963 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 16.1 | 18.7 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 16.4 | 18.8 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 17.1 | 18.9 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 18.1 | 19 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 18.4 | 19 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 22 |
| 1952 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Madagascar | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1919–19.1 | 16.416.4–16.4 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 19.219–19.4 | 16.516.4–16.6 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 19.419–19.7 | 16.616.5–16.8 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 19.519–20.1 | 16.816.7–17 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 19.719–20.4 | 16.916.8–17.1 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 19.919.1–20.8 | 17.117–17.3 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 20.119.1–21.2 | 17.317.2–17.4 | 32 |
| 2031 | 20.319.1–21.5 | 17.417.5–17.5 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 20.519.1–21.9 | 17.617.6–17.7 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 20.719.1–22.3 | 17.817.7–18 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 20.919.1–22.7 | 1817.8–18.4 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 21.119.1–23.1 | 18.217.9–18.7 | 33 |
| 2036 | 21.219–23.5 | 18.418–19.1 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 21.419.1–23.9 | 18.618–19.5 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 21.619.1–24.3 | 18.818.1–19.9 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 21.819.1–24.7 | 1918.2–20.3 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 2219.1–25.1 | 19.218.2–20.7 | 34 |
| 2041 | 22.219.1–25.5 | 19.418.3–21.1 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 22.419.2–25.9 | 19.718.3–21.5 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 22.619.2–26.3 | 19.918.3–22 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 22.919.2–26.7 | 20.118.4–22.4 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 23.119.4–27.2 | 20.418.5–22.9 | 35 |
| 2046 | 23.319.5–27.6 | 20.618.7–23.3 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 23.519.6–28 | 20.918.8–23.8 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 23.719.8–28.4 | 21.118.9–24.2 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 2419.9–28.8 | 21.419–24.6 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 24.220–29.2 | 21.619.1–25 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 24.420.2–29.6 | 21.919.2–25.4 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 24.620.3–30.1 | 22.219.3–25.7 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 24.920.4–30.5 | 22.419.4–26.1 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 25.120.5–30.9 | 22.719.6–26.5 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 25.320.6–31.4 | 2319.7–26.8 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 25.520.8–31.8 | 23.219.8–27.2 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 25.720.9–32.2 | 23.519.9–27.5 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 2621–32.6 | 23.820–27.9 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 26.221.1–32.9 | 24.120.1–28.3 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 26.421.2–33.3 | 24.320.1–28.7 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 26.621.2–33.6 | 24.620.2–29 | 38 |
| 2062 | 26.821.3–33.9 | 24.920.3–29.4 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 2721.4–34.2 | 25.120.4–29.8 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 27.221.4–34.5 | 25.420.5–30.1 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 27.421.5–34.7 | 25.720.6–30.4 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 27.621.6–35 | 25.920.7–30.6 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 27.821.7–35.3 | 26.220.8–30.8 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 2821.8–35.5 | 26.520.9–31.1 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 28.221.9–35.7 | 26.721.1–31.3 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 28.522–35.9 | 2721.2–31.5 | 39 |
| 2071 | 28.722.1–36.2 | 27.321.4–31.7 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 28.922.2–36.4 | 27.521.5–31.9 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 29.122.4–36.6 | 27.821.7–32 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 29.322.5–36.8 | 2821.8–32.2 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 29.522.6–36.9 | 28.322–32.5 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 29.722.7–37.1 | 28.622.1–32.7 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 29.922.9–37.3 | 28.822.2–33 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 30.123–37.4 | 29.122.3–33.2 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 30.323.1–37.6 | 29.322.5–33.3 | 40 |
| 2080 | 30.523.2–37.7 | 29.622.7–33.4 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 30.723.4–37.9 | 29.822.8–33.5 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 30.823.5–38 | 30.122.9–33.7 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 3123.6–38.1 | 30.323–33.8 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 31.223.7–38.2 | 30.623.1–34 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 31.423.8–38.4 | 30.823.3–34.2 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 31.623.9–38.5 | 31.123.4–34.4 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 31.824–38.6 | 31.323.6–34.6 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 3224.2–38.7 | 31.523.7–34.8 | 41 |
| 2089 | 32.224.3–38.9 | 31.823.9–35 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 32.424.4–39 | 3224–35.1 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 32.624.6–39.1 | 32.224.2–35.4 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 32.724.7–39.1 | 32.524.4–35.7 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 32.924.9–39.2 | 32.724.5–35.9 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 33.125–39.3 | 32.924.7–36.1 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 33.325.1–39.3 | 33.124.8–36.3 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 33.525.3–39.4 | 33.324.9–36.5 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 33.725.4–39.4 | 33.625–36.6 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 33.925.6–39.5 | 33.825.2–36.8 | 42 |
| 2099 | 3425.7–39.5 | 3425.3–36.9 | 42 |
| 2100 | 34.225.8–39.5 | 34.225.4–37 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Madagascar vs Mozambique
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023Mozambique: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Mozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017Mozambique: 3.9% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Mozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023Mozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023Mozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023Mozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025Mozambique: 37.2% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023Mozambique: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Mozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025Mozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025Mozambique: $446M in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025Mozambique: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Mozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020Mozambique: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Mozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020Mozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025