Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and Mozambique

Fertility rate in Liberia vs Mozambique chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Liberia was 3.95 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.76 in Mozambique in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Liberia vs Mozambique population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Liberia	Mozambique
1960	6.39	6.31
1961	6.45	6.37
1962	6.5	6.42
1963	6.56	6.47
1964	6.59	6.51
1965	6.62	6.54
1966	6.63	6.58
1967	6.65	6.61
1968	6.66	6.65
1969	6.64	6.67
1970	6.58	6.7
1971	6.54	6.7
1972	6.6	6.7
1973	6.65	6.7
1974	6.69	6.67
1975	6.74	6.66
1976	6.79	6.64
1977	6.84	6.62
1978	6.88	6.59
1979	6.92	6.56
1980	6.87	6.53
1981	6.83	6.48
1982	6.79	6.43
1983	6.76	6.43
1984	6.73	6.44
1985	6.69	6.43
1986	6.64	6.41
1987	6.57	6.39
1988	6.51	6.37
1989	6.43	6.35
1990	6.37	6.32
1991	6.32	6.28
1992	6.28	6.22
1993	6.25	6.15
1994	6.21	6.08
1995	6.17	6.02
1996	6.13	5.97
1997	6.08	5.93
1998	6.02	5.91
1999	5.95	5.88
2000	5.88	5.83
2001	5.77	5.76
2002	5.65	5.67
2003	5.55	5.6
2004	5.51	5.55
2005	5.52	5.5
2006	5.53	5.45
2007	5.46	5.47
2008	5.33	5.6
2009	5.17	5.68
2010	5.06	5.66
2011	4.97	5.6
2012	4.88	5.52
2013	4.75	5.43
2014	4.62	5.3
2015	4.52	5.25
2016	4.46	5.19
2017	4.4	5.13
2018	4.34	5.07
2019	4.26	5.02
2020	4.17	4.96
2021	4.09	4.91
2022	4.02	4.84
2023	3.95	4.76
2024	3.86	4.69
2025	3.79	4.62
2026	3.71	4.54
2027	3.64	4.46
2028	3.57	4.39
2029	3.51	4.3
2030	3.43	4.23
2031	3.38	4.14
2032	3.31	4.06
2033	3.25	3.97
2034	3.2	3.89
2035	3.15	3.82
2036	3.11	3.75
2037	3.06	3.67
2038	3.02	3.6
2039	2.98	3.53
2040	2.94	3.47
2041	2.91	3.4
2042	2.87	3.34
2043	2.83	3.28
2044	2.8	3.22
2045	2.77	3.16
2046	2.73	3.11
2047	2.7	3.06
2048	2.68	3.01
2049	2.65	2.97
2050	2.62	2.92

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	Mozambique
1960	41.1%	41%
1961	41.1%	41.2%
1962	41.2%	41.4%
1963	41.4%	41.6%
1964	41.7%	41.9%
1965	42%	42.2%
1966	42.2%	42.5%
1967	42.4%	42.7%
1968	42.6%	42.9%
1969	42.8%	43.1%
1970	42.9%	43.3%
1971	43%	43.4%
1972	43.2%	43.6%
1973	43.3%	43.7%
1974	43.4%	43.8%
1975	43.5%	44%
1976	43.6%	44.1%
1977	43.7%	44.3%
1978	43.8%	44.6%
1979	43.9%	44.9%
1980	44%	45.3%
1981	44.1%	45.6%
1982	44.2%	45.7%
1983	44.2%	45.8%
1984	44.2%	45.9%
1985	44.2%	45.9%
1986	44.3%	45.9%
1987	44.3%	45.9%
1988	44.2%	45.8%
1989	44.1%	45.7%
1990	44.1%	45.7%
1991	44.2%	45.6%
1992	44.1%	45.5%
1993	43.9%	45.4%
1994	43.8%	45.2%
1995	43.6%	45%
1996	43.4%	44.9%
1997	43.3%	44.8%
1998	43.2%	44.9%
1999	43.1%	45%
2000	43%	45.1%
2001	43%	45.1%
2002	42.9%	45.2%
2003	42.9%	45.3%
2004	42.9%	45.3%
2005	43%	45.3%
2006	43.1%	45.4%
2007	43.2%	45.4%
2008	43.2%	45.5%
2009	43.1%	45.6%
2010	43.1%	45.8%
2011	42.7%	45.8%
2012	42.4%	45.9%
2013	42.5%	45.8%
2014	42.5%	45.8%
2015	42.4%	45.7%
2016	42.3%	45.6%
2017	42.1%	45.5%
2018	42%	45.4%
2019	41.7%	45.3%
2020	41.4%	45.2%
2021	41%	45.1%
2022	40.5%	45%
2023	40%	44.8%
2024	39.5%	44.5%
2025	39.1%	44.2%
2026	38.6%	43.9%
2027	38.1%	43.5%
2028	37.7%	43.2%
2029	37.2%	42.9%
2030	36.9%	42.5%
2031	36.5%	42.2%
2032	36.2%	41.9%
2033	35.8%	41.5%
2034	35.5%	41.1%
2035	35.2%	40.7%
2036	34.9%	40.3%
2037	34.5%	39.9%
2038	34.2%	39.5%
2039	33.9%	39%
2040	33.6%	38.6%
2041	33.2%	38.2%
2042	32.9%	37.7%
2043	32.6%	37.3%
2044	32.3%	36.9%
2045	32%	36.4%
2046	31.6%	36%
2047	31.3%	35.6%
2048	31%	35.2%
2049	30.7%	34.8%
2050	30.4%	34.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 44.5% in Mozambique in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and Mozambique compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs Mozambique by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia and +3.08% in Mozambique. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Liberia	Mozambique
1960	25,713	165,774
1961	26,670	171,236
1962	27,679	176,297
1963	28,708	180,867
1964	29,592	182,334
1965	30,618	185,931
1966	31,454	189,218
1967	32,519	193,044
1968	33,536	197,623
1969	34,677	202,174
1970	35,196	207,385
1971	36,015	211,137
1972	37,860	215,793
1973	39,694	226,847
1974	41,499	240,665
1975	43,478	257,984
1976	45,528	273,924
1977	47,582	289,193
1978	49,813	310,403
1979	52,125	331,162
1980	53,452	349,586
1981	55,003	322,207
1982	56,127	321,493
1983	57,562	324,158
1984	59,460	304,524
1985	59,988	307,625
1986	61,924	332,609
1987	62,147	334,438
1988	62,703	349,480
1989	63,238	348,833
1990	52,770	353,290
1991	47,426	357,676
1992	50,204	362,373
1993	51,609	369,518
1994	52,101	384,821
1995	53,407	421,630
1996	56,392	442,559
1997	61,444	461,209
1998	72,146	474,453
1999	78,130	491,814
2000	83,143	506,162
2001	86,217	519,594
2002	88,643	529,867
2003	87,534	540,992
2004	91,755	554,973
2005	96,478	570,132
2006	104,099	586,009
2007	109,165	610,913
2008	112,032	654,920
2009	113,429	693,673
2010	114,249	719,025
2011	115,496	741,303
2012	121,973	763,088
2013	120,138	784,641
2014	116,667	799,778
2015	115,479	824,435
2016	118,852	850,430
2017	119,376	876,594
2018	120,231	903,176
2019	120,635	927,581
2020	120,632	945,952
2021	121,038	951,234
2022	123,747	1,003,689
2023	125,730	1,025,334

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs Mozambique

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 628 deaths per 100,000 live births in Liberia, compared to 99 deaths in Mozambique.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	Mozambique
1985	1,749	1,452
1986	1,678	1,355
1987	1,655	1,348
1988	1,647	1,259
1989	1,633	1,209
1990	2,146	1,150
1991	1,627	1,094
1992	1,643	1,046
1993	1,709	968
1994	1,811	902
1995	1,530	883
1996	1,438	819
1997	1,043	738
1998	962	694
1999	852	624
2000	786	547
2001	720	473
2002	700	398
2003	759	360
2004	645	321
2005	619	301
2006	647	298
2007	659	327
2008	663	365
2009	674	352
2010	712	305
2011	726	268
2012	728	218
2013	725	196
2014	801	210
2015	784	216
2016	690	202
2017	703	187
2018	707	159
2019	689	134
2020	664	123
2021	667	180
2022	634	104
2023	628	99

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia and 6.17% in Mozambique. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Liberia	Mozambique
1960	31.3%	-
1961	31.3%	-
1962	31.3%	-
1963	31.2%	26.5%
1964	31.1%	26.7%
1965	30.8%	26.8%
1966	30.6%	26.8%
1967	30.2%	26.9%
1968	29.8%	26.9%
1969	29.3%	26.9%
1970	28.8%	26.8%
1971	28.3%	26.7%
1972	27.8%	26.6%
1973	27.4%	26.4%
1974	26.9%	26.3%
1975	26.5%	26.1%
1976	26%	26%
1977	25.6%	25.8%
1978	25.3%	25.7%
1979	24.9%	25.7%
1980	24.6%	25.6%
1981	24.3%	25.6%
1982	24.1%	25.5%
1983	24%	25.3%
1984	24.1%	25.1%
1985	24.3%	24.8%
1986	24.7%	24.5%
1987	25.2%	24.2%
1988	25.8%	23.9%
1989	26.4%	23.6%
1990	26.8%	23.3%
1991	27%	23%
1992	26.9%	22.6%
1993	26.6%	22.1%
1994	25.9%	21.6%
1995	25.1%	20.9%
1996	24.1%	20.1%
1997	23%	19.2%
1998	21.8%	18.2%
1999	20.5%	17.2%
2000	19.2%	16.3%
2001	17.9%	15.4%
2002	16.7%	14.6%
2003	15.4%	13.9%
2004	14.3%	13.2%
2005	13.3%	12.5%
2006	12.5%	11.8%
2007	11.8%	11%
2008	11.3%	10.4%
2009	10.8%	9.75%
2010	10.4%	9.5%
2011	10.1%	9.05%
2012	9.82%	8.63%
2013	9.54%	8.26%
2014	9.5%	7.92%
2015	9.08%	7.51%
2016	8.83%	7.23%
2017	8.6%	7.09%
2018	8.4%	6.95%
2019	8.19%	6.83%
2020	7.97%	6.73%
2021	7.74%	6.58%
2022	7.51%	6.43%
2023	7.29%	6.17%