Fertility & birth rates in Luxembourg and Mozambique

Fertility rate in Luxembourg vs Mozambique chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Luxembourg was 1.25 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 Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Mozambique
1960	2.29	6.31
1961	-	6.37
1962	2.37	6.42
1963	-	6.47
1964	2.34	6.51
1965	2.42	6.54
1966	2.34	6.58
1967	2.24	6.61
1968	2.12	6.65
1969	2.02	6.67
1970	1.97	6.7
1971	1.95	6.7
1972	1.75	6.7
1973	1.58	6.7
1974	1.58	6.67
1975	1.55	6.66
1976	1.48	6.64
1977	1.5	6.62
1978	1.48	6.59
1979	1.48	6.56
1980	1.5	6.53
1981	1.55	6.48
1982	1.49	6.43
1983	1.43	6.43
1984	1.42	6.44
1985	1.38	6.43
1986	1.43	6.41
1987	1.4	6.39
1988	1.51	6.37
1989	1.52	6.35
1990	1.6	6.32
1991	1.6	6.28
1992	1.64	6.22
1993	1.7	6.15
1994	1.72	6.08
1995	1.7	6.02
1996	1.77	5.97
1997	1.71	5.93
1998	1.68	5.91
1999	1.74	5.88
2000	1.76	5.83
2001	1.66	5.76
2002	1.63	5.67
2003	1.62	5.6
2004	1.66	5.55
2005	1.63	5.5
2006	1.65	5.45
2007	1.61	5.47
2008	1.61	5.6
2009	1.59	5.68
2010	1.63	5.66
2011	1.52	5.6
2012	1.57	5.52
2013	1.55	5.43
2014	1.5	5.3
2015	1.47	5.25
2016	1.41	5.19
2017	1.39	5.13
2018	1.38	5.07
2019	1.34	5.02
2020	1.36	4.96
2021	1.38	4.91
2022	1.31	4.84
2023	1.25	4.76
2024	1.25	4.69
2025	1.26	4.62
2026	1.26	4.54
2027	1.27	4.46
2028	1.27	4.39
2029	1.28	4.3
2030	1.28	4.23
2031	1.29	4.14
2032	1.29	4.06
2033	1.29	3.97
2034	1.29	3.89
2035	1.3	3.82
2036	1.3	3.75
2037	1.3	3.67
2038	1.3	3.6
2039	1.3	3.53
2040	1.31	3.47
2041	1.31	3.4
2042	1.31	3.34
2043	1.31	3.28
2044	1.32	3.22
2045	1.32	3.16
2046	1.32	3.11
2047	1.32	3.06
2048	1.32	3.01
2049	1.33	2.97
2050	1.33	2.92

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Luxembourg	Mozambique
1960	21.2%	41%
1961	21.5%	41.2%
1962	21.7%	41.4%
1963	21.9%	41.6%
1964	22.1%	41.9%
1965	22.3%	42.2%
1966	22.5%	42.5%
1967	22.6%	42.7%
1968	22.5%	42.9%
1969	22.4%	43.1%
1970	22.2%	43.3%
1971	22%	43.4%
1972	21.6%	43.6%
1973	21.2%	43.7%
1974	20.9%	43.8%
1975	20.5%	44%
1976	20.2%	44.1%
1977	19.9%	44.3%
1978	19.5%	44.6%
1979	19.2%	44.9%
1980	18.8%	45.3%
1981	18.4%	45.6%
1982	18.1%	45.7%
1983	17.8%	45.8%
1984	17.5%	45.9%
1985	17.2%	45.9%
1986	17%	45.9%
1987	16.9%	45.9%
1988	17%	45.8%
1989	17.2%	45.7%
1990	17.4%	45.7%
1991	17.6%	45.6%
1992	17.8%	45.5%
1993	18%	45.4%
1994	18.3%	45.2%
1995	18.4%	45%
1996	18.6%	44.9%
1997	18.7%	44.8%
1998	18.8%	44.9%
1999	18.9%	45%
2000	18.9%	45.1%
2001	18.9%	45.1%
2002	18.9%	45.2%
2003	18.8%	45.3%
2004	18.7%	45.3%
2005	18.5%	45.3%
2006	18.4%	45.4%
2007	18.2%	45.4%
2008	18%	45.5%
2009	17.8%	45.6%
2010	17.7%	45.8%
2011	17.4%	45.8%
2012	17.1%	45.9%
2013	16.9%	45.8%
2014	16.7%	45.8%
2015	16.6%	45.7%
2016	16.4%	45.6%
2017	16.2%	45.5%
2018	16.1%	45.4%
2019	16%	45.3%
2020	16%	45.2%
2021	15.9%	45.1%
2022	15.9%	45%
2023	15.8%	44.8%
2024	15.8%	44.5%
2025	15.7%	44.2%
2026	15.7%	43.9%
2027	15.7%	43.5%
2028	15.6%	43.2%
2029	15.5%	42.9%
2030	15.4%	42.5%
2031	15.3%	42.2%
2032	15.2%	41.9%
2033	15.1%	41.5%
2034	15%	41.1%
2035	14.9%	40.7%
2036	14.7%	40.3%
2037	14.6%	39.9%
2038	14.5%	39.5%
2039	14.3%	39%
2040	14.2%	38.6%
2041	14%	38.2%
2042	13.9%	37.7%
2043	13.8%	37.3%
2044	13.7%	36.9%
2045	13.6%	36.4%
2046	13.5%	36%
2047	13.5%	35.6%
2048	13.5%	35.2%
2049	13.5%	34.8%
2050	13.5%	34.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Luxembourg and 44.5% in Mozambique in 2024, compared to 17.4% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Luxembourg and Mozambique compared.

Natural population change in Luxembourg vs Mozambique by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Mozambique
1960	1,319	165,774
1961	1,489	171,236
1962	1,091	176,297
1963	1,199	180,867
1964	1,377	182,334
1965	1,260	185,931
1966	1,168	189,218
1967	837	193,044
1968	604	197,623
1969	303	202,174
1970	272	207,385
1971	69	211,137
1972	-35	215,793
1973	-421	226,847
1974	-390	240,665
1975	-395	257,984
1976	-578	273,924
1977	-36	289,193
1978	-145	310,403
1979	72	331,162
1980	37	349,586
1981	329	322,207
1982	183	321,493
1983	37	324,158
1984	146	304,524
1985	74	307,625
1986	331	332,609
1987	222	334,438
1988	747	349,480
1989	679	348,833
1990	1,145	353,290
1991	1,239	357,676
1992	1,098	362,373
1993	1,470	369,518
1994	1,652	384,821
1995	1,634	421,630
1996	1,781	442,559
1997	1,552	461,209
1998	1,486	474,453
1999	1,808	491,814
2000	1,963	506,162
2001	1,766	519,594
2002	1,607	529,867
2003	1,220	540,992
2004	1,878	554,973
2005	1,721	570,132
2006	1,748	586,009
2007	1,584	610,913
2008	2,003	654,920
2009	1,991	693,673
2010	2,129	719,025
2011	1,814	741,303
2012	2,124	763,088
2013	2,336	784,641
2014	2,225	799,778
2015	2,107	824,435
2016	2,095	850,430
2017	1,968	876,594
2018	1,945	903,176
2019	1,922	927,581
2020	1,828	945,952
2021	2,240	951,234
2022	2,024	1,003,689
2023	1,933	1,025,334

Maternal mortality chart: Luxembourg vs Mozambique

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Luxembourg, compared to 99 deaths in Mozambique.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Luxembourg	Mozambique
1985	24	1,452
1986	24	1,355
1987	23	1,348
1988	24	1,259
1989	21	1,209
1990	24	1,150
1991	25	1,094
1992	26	1,046
1993	20	968
1994	20	902
1995	22	883
1996	23	819
1997	22	738
1998	18	694
1999	21	624
2000	18	547
2001	19	473
2002	17	398
2003	15	360
2004	17	321
2005	17	301
2006	16	298
2007	14	327
2008	13	365
2009	15	352
2010	17	305
2011	13	268
2012	13	218
2013	15	196
2014	13	210
2015	13	216
2016	13	202
2017	15	187
2018	9	159
2019	12	134
2020	6	123
2021	6	180
2022	6	104
2023	11	99

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Mozambique
1960	3.72%	-
1961	3.54%	-
1962	3.36%	-
1963	3.2%	26.5%
1964	3.04%	26.7%
1965	2.89%	26.8%
1966	2.75%	26.8%
1967	2.61%	26.9%
1968	2.48%	26.9%
1969	2.36%	26.9%
1970	2.24%	26.8%
1971	2.11%	26.7%
1972	1.99%	26.6%
1973	1.88%	26.4%
1974	1.77%	26.3%
1975	1.67%	26.1%
1976	1.58%	26%
1977	1.51%	25.8%
1978	1.44%	25.7%
1979	1.39%	25.7%
1980	1.34%	25.6%
1981	1.29%	25.6%
1982	1.25%	25.5%
1983	1.21%	25.3%
1984	1.16%	25.1%
1985	1.12%	24.8%
1986	1.07%	24.5%
1987	1.02%	24.2%
1988	0.97%	23.9%
1989	0.93%	23.6%
1990	0.88%	23.3%
1991	0.83%	23%
1992	0.78%	22.6%
1993	0.73%	22.1%
1994	0.68%	21.6%
1995	0.64%	20.9%
1996	0.6%	20.1%
1997	0.56%	19.2%
1998	0.53%	18.2%
1999	0.5%	17.2%
2000	0.47%	16.3%
2001	0.44%	15.4%
2002	0.42%	14.6%
2003	0.39%	13.9%
2004	0.37%	13.2%
2005	0.35%	12.5%
2006	0.33%	11.8%
2007	0.31%	11%
2008	0.3%	10.4%
2009	0.29%	9.75%
2010	0.28%	9.5%
2011	0.27%	9.05%
2012	0.27%	8.63%
2013	0.26%	8.26%
2014	0.26%	7.92%
2015	0.26%	7.51%
2016	0.25%	7.23%
2017	0.25%	7.09%
2018	0.25%	6.95%
2019	0.25%	6.83%
2020	0.25%	6.73%
2021	0.24%	6.58%
2022	0.24%	6.43%
2023	0.23%	6.17%