Mozambique birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Mozambique chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Mozambique is 4.76, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.15 — a -22.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mozambique	World
1960	6.31	4.69
1961	6.37	4.56
1962	6.42	5.02
1963	6.47	5.31
1964	6.51	5.13
1965	6.54	5.08
1966	6.58	4.97
1967	6.61	4.87
1968	6.65	4.98
1969	6.67	4.88
1970	6.7	4.84
1971	6.7	4.69
1972	6.7	4.55
1973	6.7	4.42
1974	6.67	4.26
1975	6.66	4.07
1976	6.64	3.97
1977	6.62	3.84
1978	6.59	3.77
1979	6.56	3.76
1980	6.53	3.73
1981	6.48	3.71
1982	6.43	3.72
1983	6.43	3.59
1984	6.44	3.57
1985	6.43	3.53
1986	6.41	3.51
1987	6.39	3.48
1988	6.37	3.39
1989	6.35	3.35
1990	6.32	3.31
1991	6.28	3.13
1992	6.22	3.04
1993	6.15	2.97
1994	6.08	2.92
1995	6.02	2.87
1996	5.97	2.82
1997	5.93	2.78
1998	5.91	2.75
1999	5.88	2.72
2000	5.83	2.73
2001	5.76	2.69
2002	5.67	2.66
2003	5.6	2.64
2004	5.55	2.63
2005	5.5	2.61
2006	5.45	2.61
2007	5.47	2.6
2008	5.6	2.6
2009	5.68	2.59
2010	5.66	2.57
2011	5.6	2.55
2012	5.52	2.56
2013	5.43	2.53
2014	5.3	2.52
2015	5.25	2.49
2016	5.19	2.49
2017	5.13	2.46
2018	5.07	2.39
2019	5.02	2.35
2020	4.96	2.28
2021	4.91	2.25
2022	4.84	2.22
2023	4.76	2.2
2024	4.69	2.19
2025	4.62	2.18
2026	4.54	2.18
2027	4.46	2.17
2028	4.39	2.16
2029	4.3	2.15
2030	4.23	2.14
2031	4.14	2.13
2032	4.06	2.12
2033	3.97	2.12
2034	3.89	2.11
2035	3.82	2.1
2036	3.75	2.09
2037	3.67	2.09
2038	3.6	2.08
2039	3.53	2.08
2040	3.47	2.08
2041	3.4	2.07
2042	3.34	2.07
2043	3.28	2.07
2044	3.22	2.07
2045	3.16	2.06
2046	3.11	2.06
2047	3.06	2.06
2048	3.01	2.05
2049	2.97	2.05
2050	2.92	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 23% were to women under 20 years old, 48.2% to women ages 20-29, and 28.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 18.7%, 42.1%, and 39.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Mozambique by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Mozambique	World
1960	41%	37.4%
1961	41.2%	37.5%
1962	41.4%	37.6%
1963	41.6%	37.8%
1964	41.9%	38%
1965	42.2%	38%
1966	42.5%	38%
1967	42.7%	38%
1968	42.9%	37.9%
1969	43.1%	37.8%
1970	43.3%	37.7%
1971	43.4%	37.6%
1972	43.6%	37.5%
1973	43.7%	37.3%
1974	43.8%	37.2%
1975	44%	37.1%
1976	44.1%	36.9%
1977	44.3%	36.7%
1978	44.6%	36.3%
1979	44.9%	35.9%
1980	45.3%	35.5%
1981	45.6%	35.2%
1982	45.7%	34.9%
1983	45.8%	34.6%
1984	45.9%	34.3%
1985	45.9%	34%
1986	45.9%	33.8%
1987	45.9%	33.6%
1988	45.8%	33.4%
1989	45.7%	33.2%
1990	45.7%	33%
1991	45.6%	32.9%
1992	45.5%	32.7%
1993	45.4%	32.5%
1994	45.2%	32.3%
1995	45%	32.1%
1996	44.9%	31.8%
1997	44.8%	31.5%
1998	44.9%	31.1%
1999	45%	30.8%
2000	45.1%	30.4%
2001	45.1%	30%
2002	45.2%	29.6%
2003	45.3%	29.2%
2004	45.3%	28.8%
2005	45.3%	28.5%
2006	45.4%	28.1%
2007	45.4%	27.9%
2008	45.5%	27.6%
2009	45.6%	27.5%
2010	45.8%	27.3%
2011	45.8%	27.1%
2012	45.9%	27%
2013	45.8%	26.9%
2014	45.8%	26.8%
2015	45.7%	26.6%
2016	45.6%	26.5%
2017	45.5%	26.4%
2018	45.4%	26.2%
2019	45.3%	26%
2020	45.2%	25.8%
2021	45.1%	25.6%
2022	45%	25.3%
2023	44.8%	25%
2024	44.5%	24.7%
2025	44.2%	24.4%
2026	43.9%	24.1%
2027	43.5%	23.8%
2028	43.2%	23.4%
2029	42.9%	23.1%
2030	42.5%	22.8%
2031	42.2%	22.6%
2032	41.9%	22.3%
2033	41.5%	22.1%
2034	41.1%	21.9%
2035	40.7%	21.7%
2036	40.3%	21.6%
2037	39.9%	21.5%
2038	39.5%	21.4%
2039	39%	21.3%
2040	38.6%	21.2%
2041	38.2%	21.1%
2042	37.7%	21%
2043	37.3%	21%
2044	36.9%	20.9%
2045	36.4%	20.8%
2046	36%	20.7%
2047	35.6%	20.7%
2048	35.2%	20.6%
2049	34.8%	20.5%
2050	34.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Mozambique was 41% in 1960, 45.4% in 1993, and 44.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Mozambique.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Mozambique, excluding migration, has been +3.08% annually. On average, 910,820 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Mozambique
1960	165,774
1961	171,236
1962	176,297
1963	180,867
1964	182,334
1965	185,931
1966	189,218
1967	193,044
1968	197,623
1969	202,174
1970	207,385
1971	211,137
1972	215,793
1973	226,847
1974	240,665
1975	257,984
1976	273,924
1977	289,193
1978	310,403
1979	331,162
1980	349,586
1981	322,207
1982	321,493
1983	324,158
1984	304,524
1985	307,625
1986	332,609
1987	334,438
1988	349,480
1989	348,833
1990	353,290
1991	357,676
1992	362,373
1993	369,518
1994	384,821
1995	421,630
1996	442,559
1997	461,209
1998	474,453
1999	491,814
2000	506,162
2001	519,594
2002	529,867
2003	540,992
2004	554,973
2005	570,132
2006	586,009
2007	610,913
2008	654,920
2009	693,673
2010	719,025
2011	741,303
2012	763,088
2013	784,641
2014	799,778
2015	824,435
2016	850,430
2017	876,594
2018	903,176
2019	927,581
2020	945,952
2021	951,234
2022	1,003,689
2023	1,025,334

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Mozambique was 99 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.1% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -81.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	World
1985	1,452	460
1986	1,355	438
1987	1,348	429
1988	1,259	414
1989	1,209	401
1990	1,150	391
1991	1,094	395
1992	1,046	395
1993	968	389
1994	902	382
1995	883	371
1996	819	366
1997	738	358
1998	694	360
1999	624	340
2000	547	328
2001	473	321
2002	398	311
2003	360	301
2004	321	291
2005	301	283
2006	298	276
2007	327	269
2008	365	264
2009	352	258
2010	305	253
2011	268	247
2012	218	239
2013	196	235
2014	210	231
2015	216	228
2016	202	220
2017	187	215
2018	159	211
2019	134	207
2020	123	211
2021	180	242
2022	104	203
2023	99	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Mozambique was 61.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 6.17% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 163 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Mozambique	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	26.5%	17.5%
1964	26.7%	17.7%
1965	26.8%	17.5%
1966	26.8%	17.3%
1967	26.9%	17%
1968	26.9%	16.5%
1969	26.9%	15.5%
1970	26.8%	15.2%
1971	26.7%	15.1%
1972	26.6%	14.4%
1973	26.4%	14.1%
1974	26.3%	13.7%
1975	26.1%	13.4%
1976	26%	13%
1977	25.8%	12.5%
1978	25.7%	12.1%
1979	25.7%	11.7%
1980	25.6%	11.4%
1981	25.6%	11%
1982	25.5%	10.8%
1983	25.3%	10.6%
1984	25.1%	10.4%
1985	24.8%	10.1%
1986	24.5%	9.81%
1987	24.2%	9.47%
1988	23.9%	9.31%
1989	23.6%	9.02%
1990	23.3%	8.81%
1991	23%	8.66%
1992	22.6%	8.46%
1993	22.1%	8.19%
1994	21.6%	7.98%
1995	20.9%	7.76%
1996	20.1%	7.52%
1997	19.2%	7.28%
1998	18.2%	7.05%
1999	17.2%	6.76%
2000	16.3%	6.48%
2001	15.4%	6.21%
2002	14.6%	5.94%
2003	13.9%	5.65%
2004	13.2%	5.43%
2005	12.5%	5.16%
2006	11.8%	4.92%
2007	11%	4.7%
2008	10.4%	4.5%
2009	9.75%	4.31%
2010	9.5%	4.11%
2011	9.05%	3.97%
2012	8.63%	3.77%
2013	8.26%	3.61%
2014	7.92%	3.48%
2015	7.51%	3.35%
2016	7.23%	3.23%
2017	7.09%	3.11%
2018	6.95%	2.97%
2019	6.83%	2.86%
2020	6.73%	2.75%
2021	6.58%	2.66%
2022	6.43%	2.59%
2023	6.17%	2.49%