Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and Mozambique

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs Mozambique chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Montenegro was 1.74 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 Montenegro 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
	Montenegro	Mozambique
1960	3.53	6.31
1961	3.49	6.37
1962	3.44	6.42
1963	3.38	6.47
1964	3.28	6.51
1965	3.19	6.54
1966	3.09	6.58
1967	2.91	6.61
1968	2.8	6.65
1969	2.79	6.67
1970	2.69	6.7
1971	2.67	6.7
1972	2.61	6.7
1973	2.51	6.7
1974	2.43	6.67
1975	2.38	6.66
1976	2.35	6.64
1977	2.31	6.62
1978	2.25	6.59
1979	2.2	6.56
1980	2.22	6.53
1981	2.19	6.48
1982	2.19	6.43
1983	2.17	6.43
1984	2.14	6.44
1985	2.13	6.43
1986	2.09	6.41
1987	2.07	6.39
1988	2.01	6.37
1989	1.94	6.35
1990	1.95	6.32
1991	2.02	6.28
1992	2.01	6.22
1993	1.96	6.15
1994	1.94	6.08
1995	1.96	6.02
1996	1.92	5.97
1997	1.89	5.93
1998	1.89	5.91
1999	1.88	5.88
2000	1.9	5.83
2001	1.86	5.76
2002	1.81	5.67
2003	1.8	5.6
2004	1.73	5.55
2005	1.69	5.5
2006	1.73	5.45
2007	1.8	5.47
2008	1.89	5.6
2009	1.98	5.68
2010	1.7	5.66
2011	1.65	5.6
2012	1.72	5.52
2013	1.73	5.43
2014	1.75	5.3
2015	1.7	5.25
2016	1.8	5.19
2017	1.8	5.13
2018	1.8	5.07
2019	1.8	5.02
2020	1.75	4.96
2021	1.75	4.91
2022	1.8	4.84
2023	1.74	4.76
2024	1.74	4.69
2025	1.73	4.62
2026	1.73	4.54
2027	1.73	4.46
2028	1.73	4.39
2029	1.72	4.3
2030	1.72	4.23
2031	1.72	4.14
2032	1.71	4.06
2033	1.71	3.97
2034	1.71	3.89
2035	1.7	3.82
2036	1.7	3.75
2037	1.7	3.67
2038	1.69	3.6
2039	1.69	3.53
2040	1.69	3.47
2041	1.69	3.4
2042	1.68	3.34
2043	1.68	3.28
2044	1.68	3.22
2045	1.68	3.16
2046	1.68	3.11
2047	1.67	3.06
2048	1.67	3.01
2049	1.67	2.97
2050	1.67	2.92

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	Mozambique
1960	36.1%	41%
1961	36.3%	41.2%
1962	36.4%	41.4%
1963	36.2%	41.6%
1964	35.9%	41.9%
1965	35.5%	42.2%
1966	35.1%	42.5%
1967	34.5%	42.7%
1968	33.9%	42.9%
1969	33.3%	43.1%
1970	32.6%	43.3%
1971	32%	43.4%
1972	31.4%	43.6%
1973	30.9%	43.7%
1974	30.4%	43.8%
1975	29.9%	44%
1976	29.5%	44.1%
1977	29%	44.3%
1978	28.5%	44.6%
1979	28.1%	44.9%
1980	27.8%	45.3%
1981	27.5%	45.6%
1982	27.1%	45.7%
1983	26.9%	45.8%
1984	26.6%	45.9%
1985	26.4%	45.9%
1986	26.2%	45.9%
1987	26%	45.9%
1988	25.9%	45.8%
1989	25.7%	45.7%
1990	25.6%	45.7%
1991	25.4%	45.6%
1992	25.1%	45.5%
1993	24.7%	45.4%
1994	24.4%	45.2%
1995	24%	45%
1996	23.6%	44.9%
1997	23.2%	44.8%
1998	22.8%	44.9%
1999	22.4%	45%
2000	21.9%	45.1%
2001	21.5%	45.1%
2002	21.2%	45.2%
2003	20.9%	45.3%
2004	20.6%	45.3%
2005	20.4%	45.3%
2006	20.1%	45.4%
2007	19.9%	45.4%
2008	19.6%	45.5%
2009	19.4%	45.6%
2010	19.2%	45.8%
2011	19%	45.8%
2012	18.8%	45.9%
2013	18.7%	45.8%
2014	18.6%	45.8%
2015	18.6%	45.7%
2016	18.6%	45.6%
2017	18.5%	45.5%
2018	18.4%	45.4%
2019	18.4%	45.3%
2020	18.4%	45.2%
2021	18.5%	45.1%
2022	18.5%	45%
2023	18.3%	44.8%
2024	18.1%	44.5%
2025	17.9%	44.2%
2026	17.7%	43.9%
2027	17.5%	43.5%
2028	17.2%	43.2%
2029	17%	42.9%
2030	16.8%	42.5%
2031	16.6%	42.2%
2032	16.3%	41.9%
2033	16.2%	41.5%
2034	16%	41.1%
2035	15.8%	40.7%
2036	15.7%	40.3%
2037	15.5%	39.9%
2038	15.4%	39.5%
2039	15.3%	39%
2040	15.2%	38.6%
2041	15.1%	38.2%
2042	15.1%	37.7%
2043	15%	37.3%
2044	15%	36.9%
2045	15%	36.4%
2046	14.9%	36%
2047	14.9%	35.6%
2048	14.9%	35.2%
2049	14.9%	34.8%
2050	14.8%	34.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 44.5% in Mozambique in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and Mozambique compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs Mozambique by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro 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
	Montenegro	Mozambique
1960	9,144	165,774
1961	9,278	171,236
1962	9,402	176,297
1963	9,449	180,867
1964	9,227	182,334
1965	9,010	185,931
1966	8,661	189,218
1967	7,961	193,044
1968	7,497	197,623
1969	7,449	202,174
1970	7,069	207,385
1971	7,168	211,137
1972	7,252	215,793
1973	7,096	226,847
1974	6,919	240,665
1975	6,878	257,984
1976	6,845	273,924
1977	6,650	289,193
1978	6,408	310,403
1979	6,139	331,162
1980	6,383	349,586
1981	6,275	322,207
1982	6,419	321,493
1983	6,482	324,158
1984	6,337	304,524
1985	6,283	307,625
1986	6,097	332,609
1987	5,958	334,438
1988	5,529	349,480
1989	5,129	348,833
1990	5,010	353,290
1991	5,191	357,676
1992	5,015	362,373
1993	4,638	369,518
1994	4,381	384,821
1995	4,527	421,630
1996	4,155	442,559
1997	3,597	461,209
1998	3,889	474,453
1999	3,454	491,814
2000	3,751	506,162
2001	3,462	519,594
2002	2,988	529,867
2003	2,632	540,992
2004	2,146	554,973
2005	1,536	570,132
2006	1,599	586,009
2007	1,848	610,913
2008	2,530	654,920
2009	2,783	693,673
2010	1,797	719,025
2011	1,365	741,303
2012	1,554	763,088
2013	1,557	784,641
2014	1,560	799,778
2015	1,062	824,435
2016	1,125	850,430
2017	939	876,594
2018	752	903,176
2019	627	927,581
2020	-188	945,952
2021	-2,062	951,234
2022	0	1,003,689
2023	686	1,025,334

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs Mozambique

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Montenegro, compared to 99 deaths in Mozambique.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	Mozambique
1985	11	1,452
1986	11	1,355
1987	10	1,348
1988	10	1,259
1989	10	1,209
1990	10	1,150
1991	11	1,094
1992	11	1,046
1993	11	968
1994	11	902
1995	11	883
1996	12	819
1997	12	738
1998	12	694
1999	12	624
2000	11	547
2001	11	473
2002	10	398
2003	10	360
2004	9	321
2005	8	301
2006	8	298
2007	8	327
2008	8	365
2009	8	352
2010	7	305
2011	7	268
2012	7	218
2013	7	196
2014	7	210
2015	7	216
2016	6	202
2017	7	187
2018	7	159
2019	6	134
2020	15	123
2021	15	180
2022	13	104
2023	6	99

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro 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
	Montenegro	Mozambique
1963	-	26.5%
1964	-	26.7%
1965	-	26.8%
1966	-	26.8%
1967	-	26.9%
1968	-	26.9%
1969	-	26.9%
1970	-	26.8%
1971	-	26.7%
1972	-	26.6%
1973	-	26.4%
1974	-	26.3%
1975	-	26.1%
1976	-	26%
1977	-	25.8%
1978	-	25.7%
1979	-	25.7%
1980	-	25.6%
1981	-	25.6%
1982	-	25.5%
1983	-	25.3%
1984	2.72%	25.1%
1985	2.48%	24.8%
1986	2.25%	24.5%
1987	2.05%	24.2%
1988	1.89%	23.9%
1989	1.75%	23.6%
1990	1.65%	23.3%
1991	1.58%	23%
1992	1.54%	22.6%
1993	1.52%	22.1%
1994	1.51%	21.6%
1995	1.51%	20.9%
1996	1.51%	20.1%
1997	1.51%	19.2%
1998	1.49%	18.2%
1999	1.46%	17.2%
2000	1.42%	16.3%
2001	1.37%	15.4%
2002	1.3%	14.6%
2003	1.22%	13.9%
2004	1.14%	13.2%
2005	1.06%	12.5%
2006	0.97%	11.8%
2007	0.89%	11%
2008	0.8%	10.4%
2009	0.73%	9.75%
2010	0.66%	9.5%
2011	0.59%	9.05%
2012	0.54%	8.63%
2013	0.49%	8.26%
2014	0.45%	7.92%
2015	0.41%	7.51%
2016	0.38%	7.23%
2017	0.36%	7.09%
2018	0.33%	6.95%
2019	0.32%	6.83%
2020	0.3%	6.73%
2021	0.28%	6.58%
2022	0.27%	6.43%
2023	0.26%	6.17%