Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and North Korea

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mozambique was 4.76 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mozambique	North Korea
1960	6.31	3.57
1961	6.37	3.26
1962	6.42	3.41
1963	6.47	3.63
1964	6.51	3.55
1965	6.54	3.56
1966	6.58	3.71
1967	6.61	4.05
1968	6.65	3.87
1969	6.67	3.86
1970	6.7	3.85
1971	6.7	3.74
1972	6.7	3.89
1973	6.7	3.35
1974	6.67	3.14
1975	6.66	3.05
1976	6.64	2.84
1977	6.62	2.77
1978	6.59	2.79
1979	6.56	2.85
1980	6.53	2.84
1981	6.48	2.92
1982	6.43	2.85
1983	6.43	2.78
1984	6.44	2.71
1985	6.43	2.65
1986	6.41	2.59
1987	6.39	2.53
1988	6.37	2.47
1989	6.35	2.41
1990	6.32	2.39
1991	6.28	2.35
1992	6.22	2.29
1993	6.15	2.22
1994	6.08	2.18
1995	6.02	2.15
1996	5.97	2.09
1997	5.93	2.03
1998	5.91	1.99
1999	5.88	1.97
2000	5.83	1.94
2001	5.76	1.94
2002	5.67	1.92
2003	5.6	1.91
2004	5.55	1.9
2005	5.5	1.87
2006	5.45	1.94
2007	5.47	1.94
2008	5.6	1.97
2009	5.68	1.91
2010	5.66	1.89
2011	5.6	1.88
2012	5.52	1.88
2013	5.43	1.88
2014	5.3	1.87
2015	5.25	1.86
2016	5.19	1.86
2017	5.13	1.85
2018	5.07	1.83
2019	5.02	1.83
2020	4.96	1.82
2021	4.91	1.81
2022	4.84	1.8
2023	4.76	1.78
2024	4.69	1.78
2025	4.62	1.77
2026	4.54	1.75
2027	4.46	1.74
2028	4.39	1.73
2029	4.3	1.73
2030	4.23	1.72
2031	4.14	1.72
2032	4.06	1.71
2033	3.97	1.71
2034	3.89	1.71
2035	3.82	1.7
2036	3.75	1.7
2037	3.67	1.7
2038	3.6	1.69
2039	3.53	1.69
2040	3.47	1.69
2041	3.4	1.69
2042	3.34	1.69
2043	3.28	1.69
2044	3.22	1.68
2045	3.16	1.68
2046	3.11	1.68
2047	3.06	1.68
2048	3.01	1.67
2049	2.97	1.67
2050	2.92	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	North Korea
1960	41%	37.5%
1961	41.2%	37%
1962	41.4%	36.6%
1963	41.6%	36.5%
1964	41.9%	36.6%
1965	42.2%	36.7%
1966	42.5%	37.3%
1967	42.7%	38.3%
1968	42.9%	39.2%
1969	43.1%	39.8%
1970	43.3%	40.1%
1971	43.4%	40.3%
1972	43.6%	40.2%
1973	43.7%	39.8%
1974	43.8%	39.3%
1975	44%	38.8%
1976	44.1%	38.3%
1977	44.3%	37.7%
1978	44.6%	36.9%
1979	44.9%	36%
1980	45.3%	35.1%
1981	45.6%	34.2%
1982	45.7%	33.1%
1983	45.8%	32%
1984	45.9%	30.9%
1985	45.9%	29.9%
1986	45.9%	29%
1987	45.9%	28%
1988	45.8%	27.3%
1989	45.7%	26.8%
1990	45.7%	26.5%
1991	45.6%	26.4%
1992	45.5%	26.3%
1993	45.4%	26.4%
1994	45.2%	26.4%
1995	45%	26.4%
1996	44.9%	26.3%
1997	44.8%	26.2%
1998	44.9%	26%
1999	45%	25.8%
2000	45.1%	25.6%
2001	45.1%	25.3%
2002	45.2%	25%
2003	45.3%	24.6%
2004	45.3%	24.3%
2005	45.3%	23.9%
2006	45.4%	23.4%
2007	45.4%	23%
2008	45.5%	22.5%
2009	45.6%	22.1%
2010	45.8%	21.6%
2011	45.8%	21.2%
2012	45.9%	20.8%
2013	45.8%	20.4%
2014	45.8%	20.1%
2015	45.7%	19.8%
2016	45.6%	19.6%
2017	45.5%	19.4%
2018	45.4%	19.2%
2019	45.3%	19.1%
2020	45.2%	19.1%
2021	45.1%	19.1%
2022	45%	19%
2023	44.8%	19%
2024	44.5%	18.9%
2025	44.2%	18.9%
2026	43.9%	18.9%
2027	43.5%	18.8%
2028	43.2%	18.7%
2029	42.9%	18.6%
2030	42.5%	18.5%
2031	42.2%	18.3%
2032	41.9%	18.1%
2033	41.5%	17.9%
2034	41.1%	17.6%
2035	40.7%	17.4%
2036	40.3%	17.1%
2037	39.9%	16.8%
2038	39.5%	16.6%
2039	39%	16.3%
2040	38.6%	16.1%
2041	38.2%	15.9%
2042	37.7%	15.7%
2043	37.3%	15.5%
2044	36.9%	15.4%
2045	36.4%	15.3%
2046	36%	15.2%
2047	35.6%	15.2%
2048	35.2%	15.2%
2049	34.8%	15.2%
2050	34.4%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and +0.42% in North Korea. 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
	Mozambique	North Korea
1960	165,774	277,717
1961	171,236	257,788
1962	176,297	286,534
1963	180,867	321,805
1964	182,334	323,623
1965	185,931	335,587
1966	189,218	363,882
1967	193,044	414,632
1968	197,623	399,837
1969	202,174	404,189
1970	207,385	406,129
1971	211,137	393,220
1972	215,793	411,997
1973	226,847	338,600
1974	240,665	306,902
1975	257,984	288,966
1976	273,924	255,841
1977	289,193	242,870
1978	310,403	243,533
1979	331,162	251,409
1980	349,586	255,206
1981	322,207	273,800
1982	321,493	276,332
1983	324,158	279,046
1984	304,524	282,987
1985	307,625	287,714
1986	332,609	293,227
1987	334,438	296,030
1988	349,480	299,305
1989	348,833	303,078
1990	353,290	312,460
1991	357,676	320,551
1992	362,373	324,002
1993	369,518	320,880
1994	384,821	320,861
1995	421,630	233,381
1996	442,559	226,095
1997	461,209	211,325
1998	474,453	197,589
1999	491,814	181,613
2000	506,162	161,591
2001	519,594	143,321
2002	529,867	119,504
2003	540,992	178,775
2004	554,973	155,838
2005	570,132	132,765
2006	586,009	129,171
2007	610,913	120,521
2008	654,920	122,015
2009	693,673	111,530
2010	719,025	112,443
2011	741,303	114,798
2012	763,088	118,773
2013	784,641	122,519
2014	799,778	127,078
2015	824,435	127,365
2016	850,430	125,048
2017	876,594	120,181
2018	903,176	113,164
2019	927,581	106,208
2020	945,952	95,920
2021	951,234	99,710
2022	1,003,689	96,495
2023	1,025,334	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 99 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mozambique, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	North Korea
1985	1,452	76
1986	1,355	68
1987	1,348	62
1988	1,259	55
1989	1,209	49
1990	1,150	43
1991	1,094	38
1992	1,046	37
1993	968	46
1994	902	57
1995	883	127
1996	819	128
1997	738	128
1998	694	129
1999	624	129
2000	547	129
2001	473	130
2002	398	131
2003	360	76
2004	321	77
2005	301	78
2006	298	80
2007	327	80
2008	365	79
2009	352	78
2010	305	77
2011	268	76
2012	218	76
2013	196	75
2014	210	73
2015	216	72
2016	202	71
2017	187	70
2018	159	69
2019	134	66
2020	123	66
2021	180	72
2022	104	67
2023	99	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 1.8% in North Korea. 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
	Mozambique	North Korea
1960	-	11.6%
1961	-	11.2%
1962	-	10.8%
1963	26.5%	10.4%
1964	26.7%	9.92%
1965	26.8%	9.46%
1966	26.8%	8.96%
1967	26.9%	8.45%
1968	26.9%	7.94%
1969	26.9%	7.45%
1970	26.8%	6.99%
1971	26.7%	6.58%
1972	26.6%	6.2%
1973	26.4%	5.86%
1974	26.3%	5.56%
1975	26.1%	5.28%
1976	26%	5.03%
1977	25.8%	4.8%
1978	25.7%	4.59%
1979	25.7%	4.4%
1980	25.6%	4.22%
1981	25.6%	4.05%
1982	25.5%	3.91%
1983	25.3%	3.8%
1984	25.1%	3.71%
1985	24.8%	3.68%
1986	24.5%	3.68%
1987	24.2%	3.78%
1988	23.9%	3.83%
1989	23.6%	3.95%
1990	23.3%	4.07%
1991	23%	4.18%
1992	22.6%	4.25%
1993	22.1%	4.27%
1994	21.6%	4.25%
1995	20.9%	10.8%
1996	20.1%	10.6%
1997	19.2%	10.5%
1998	18.2%	10.3%
1999	17.2%	10.2%
2000	16.3%	10%
2001	15.4%	9.9%
2002	14.6%	9.78%
2003	13.9%	3.45%
2004	13.2%	3.38%
2005	12.5%	3.33%
2006	11.8%	3.28%
2007	11%	3.24%
2008	10.4%	3.1%
2009	9.75%	3%
2010	9.5%	2.87%
2011	9.05%	2.72%
2012	8.63%	2.57%
2013	8.26%	2.41%
2014	7.92%	2.26%
2015	7.51%	2.14%
2016	7.23%	2.06%
2017	7.09%	1.91%
2018	6.95%	1.84%
2019	6.83%	1.77%
2020	6.73%	1.74%
2021	6.58%	1.74%
2022	6.43%	1.77%
2023	6.17%	1.8%