Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Norway

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Norway 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 1.4 in Norway in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Norway 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	Norway
1960	6.31	2.85
1961	6.37	2.94
1962	6.42	2.91
1963	6.47	2.93
1964	6.51	2.98
1965	6.54	2.94
1966	6.58	2.9
1967	6.61	2.81
1968	6.65	2.75
1969	6.67	2.7
1970	6.7	2.5
1971	6.7	2.49
1972	6.7	2.38
1973	6.7	2.23
1974	6.67	2.13
1975	6.66	1.98
1976	6.64	1.86
1977	6.62	1.75
1978	6.59	1.77
1979	6.56	1.75
1980	6.53	1.72
1981	6.48	1.7
1982	6.43	1.71
1983	6.43	1.66
1984	6.44	1.66
1985	6.43	1.68
1986	6.41	1.71
1987	6.39	1.74
1988	6.37	1.84
1989	6.35	1.89
1990	6.32	1.93
1991	6.28	1.92
1992	6.22	1.88
1993	6.15	1.86
1994	6.08	1.87
1995	6.02	1.87
1996	5.97	1.89
1997	5.93	1.86
1998	5.91	1.81
1999	5.88	1.85
2000	5.83	1.85
2001	5.76	1.78
2002	5.67	1.75
2003	5.6	1.8
2004	5.55	1.83
2005	5.5	1.84
2006	5.45	1.9
2007	5.47	1.9
2008	5.6	1.96
2009	5.68	1.98
2010	5.66	1.95
2011	5.6	1.88
2012	5.52	1.85
2013	5.43	1.78
2014	5.3	1.75
2015	5.25	1.72
2016	5.19	1.71
2017	5.13	1.62
2018	5.07	1.56
2019	5.02	1.53
2020	4.96	1.48
2021	4.91	1.55
2022	4.84	1.41
2023	4.76	1.4
2024	4.69	1.41
2025	4.62	1.41
2026	4.54	1.41
2027	4.46	1.42
2028	4.39	1.42
2029	4.3	1.43
2030	4.23	1.43
2031	4.14	1.43
2032	4.06	1.44
2033	3.97	1.44
2034	3.89	1.45
2035	3.82	1.45
2036	3.75	1.45
2037	3.67	1.46
2038	3.6	1.46
2039	3.53	1.46
2040	3.47	1.47
2041	3.4	1.47
2042	3.34	1.47
2043	3.28	1.48
2044	3.22	1.48
2045	3.16	1.48
2046	3.11	1.48
2047	3.06	1.48
2048	3.01	1.49
2049	2.97	1.49
2050	2.92	1.49

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	Norway
1960	41%	25.9%
1961	41.2%	25.6%
1962	41.4%	25.2%
1963	41.6%	25%
1964	41.9%	24.8%
1965	42.2%	24.8%
1966	42.5%	24.7%
1967	42.7%	24.7%
1968	42.9%	24.6%
1969	43.1%	24.5%
1970	43.3%	24.5%
1971	43.4%	24.4%
1972	43.6%	24.3%
1973	43.7%	24.2%
1974	43.8%	24%
1975	44%	23.8%
1976	44.1%	23.5%
1977	44.3%	23.3%
1978	44.6%	22.9%
1979	44.9%	22.6%
1980	45.3%	22.2%
1981	45.6%	21.8%
1982	45.7%	21.3%
1983	45.8%	20.9%
1984	45.9%	20.4%
1985	45.9%	20%
1986	45.9%	19.6%
1987	45.9%	19.3%
1988	45.8%	19.1%
1989	45.7%	19%
1990	45.7%	18.9%
1991	45.6%	19%
1992	45.5%	19.1%
1993	45.4%	19.3%
1994	45.2%	19.4%
1995	45%	19.5%
1996	44.9%	19.6%
1997	44.8%	19.7%
1998	44.9%	19.8%
1999	45%	19.9%
2000	45.1%	20%
2001	45.1%	20%
2002	45.2%	20%
2003	45.3%	19.9%
2004	45.3%	19.8%
2005	45.3%	19.6%
2006	45.4%	19.4%
2007	45.4%	19.3%
2008	45.5%	19.1%
2009	45.6%	18.9%
2010	45.8%	18.8%
2011	45.8%	18.6%
2012	45.9%	18.4%
2013	45.8%	18.3%
2014	45.8%	18.1%
2015	45.7%	18%
2016	45.6%	17.9%
2017	45.5%	17.8%
2018	45.4%	17.6%
2019	45.3%	17.4%
2020	45.2%	17.2%
2021	45.1%	17%
2022	45%	16.8%
2023	44.8%	16.5%
2024	44.5%	16.2%
2025	44.2%	15.9%
2026	43.9%	15.7%
2027	43.5%	15.4%
2028	43.2%	15.2%
2029	42.9%	15%
2030	42.5%	14.8%
2031	42.2%	14.7%
2032	41.9%	14.5%
2033	41.5%	14.4%
2034	41.1%	14.3%
2035	40.7%	14.2%
2036	40.3%	14.1%
2037	39.9%	14%
2038	39.5%	14%
2039	39%	14%
2040	38.6%	13.9%
2041	38.2%	13.9%
2042	37.7%	13.9%
2043	37.3%	13.9%
2044	36.9%	13.9%
2045	36.4%	13.9%
2046	36%	13.9%
2047	35.6%	13.9%
2048	35.2%	13.9%
2049	34.8%	13.9%
2050	34.4%	13.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 16.2% in Norway in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 18.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Norway compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Norway by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and +0.26% in Norway. 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	Norway
1960	165,774	29,366
1961	171,236	29,239
1962	176,297	28,020
1963	180,867	26,766
1964	182,334	30,293
1965	185,931	31,275
1966	189,218	31,150
1967	193,044	30,276
1968	197,623	29,387
1969	202,174	28,858
1970	207,385	25,968
1971	211,137	26,541
1972	215,793	24,777
1973	226,847	21,387
1974	240,665	20,324
1975	257,984	16,430
1976	273,924	13,286
1977	289,193	11,321
1978	310,403	11,364
1979	331,162	10,181
1980	349,586	9,806
1981	322,207	9,020
1982	321,493	9,875
1983	324,158	7,844
1984	304,524	7,452
1985	307,625	6,644
1986	332,609	8,751
1987	334,438	9,212
1988	349,480	12,207
1989	348,833	13,949
1990	353,290	14,845
1991	357,676	16,194
1992	362,373	15,431
1993	369,518	12,936
1994	384,821	16,045
1995	421,630	14,821
1996	442,559	17,087
1997	461,209	15,418
1998	474,453	14,181
1999	491,814	14,278
2000	506,162	15,269
2001	519,594	13,090
2002	529,867	10,892
2003	540,992	14,151
2004	554,973	15,612
2005	570,132	15,719
2006	586,009	17,244
2007	610,913	16,482
2008	654,920	19,073
2009	693,673	20,280
2010	719,025	20,046
2011	741,303	18,822
2012	763,088	18,066
2013	784,641	17,779
2014	799,778	18,494
2015	824,435	18,160
2016	850,430	17,797
2017	876,594	15,831
2018	903,176	14,342
2019	927,581	13,904
2020	945,952	12,372
2021	951,234	14,062
2022	1,003,689	5,457
2023	1,025,334	8,280

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Norway

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 1 deaths in Norway.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Norway
1985	1,452	9
1986	1,355	9
1987	1,348	9
1988	1,259	9
1989	1,209	9
1990	1,150	9
1991	1,094	8
1992	1,046	8
1993	968	7
1994	902	7
1995	883	6
1996	819	6
1997	738	5
1998	694	5
1999	624	5
2000	547	5
2001	473	5
2002	398	5
2003	360	5
2004	321	6
2005	301	6
2006	298	5
2007	327	5
2008	365	5
2009	352	4
2010	305	4
2011	268	4
2012	218	3
2013	196	3
2014	210	2
2015	216	2
2016	202	2
2017	187	2
2018	159	2
2019	134	2
2020	123	2
2021	180	2
2022	104	3
2023	99	1

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 0.24% in Norway. 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	Norway
1960	-	2.26%
1961	-	2.21%
1962	-	2.15%
1963	26.5%	2.1%
1964	26.7%	2.04%
1965	26.8%	1.97%
1966	26.8%	1.9%
1967	26.9%	1.82%
1968	26.9%	1.75%
1969	26.9%	1.69%
1970	26.8%	1.62%
1971	26.7%	1.56%
1972	26.6%	1.5%
1973	26.4%	1.43%
1974	26.3%	1.36%
1975	26.1%	1.29%
1976	26%	1.22%
1977	25.8%	1.15%
1978	25.7%	1.09%
1979	25.7%	1.04%
1980	25.6%	1.01%
1981	25.6%	0.99%
1982	25.5%	0.99%
1983	25.3%	1%
1984	25.1%	1.01%
1985	24.8%	1.02%
1986	24.5%	1.02%
1987	24.2%	1.01%
1988	23.9%	0.98%
1989	23.6%	0.93%
1990	23.3%	0.87%
1991	23%	0.79%
1992	22.6%	0.72%
1993	22.1%	0.66%
1994	21.6%	0.61%
1995	20.9%	0.57%
1996	20.1%	0.54%
1997	19.2%	0.52%
1998	18.2%	0.51%
1999	17.2%	0.5%
2000	16.3%	0.49%
2001	15.4%	0.47%
2002	14.6%	0.46%
2003	13.9%	0.44%
2004	13.2%	0.42%
2005	12.5%	0.41%
2006	11.8%	0.39%
2007	11%	0.37%
2008	10.4%	0.36%
2009	9.75%	0.34%
2010	9.5%	0.33%
2011	9.05%	0.31%
2012	8.63%	0.3%
2013	8.26%	0.29%
2014	7.92%	0.28%
2015	7.51%	0.27%
2016	7.23%	0.26%
2017	7.09%	0.25%
2018	6.95%	0.25%
2019	6.83%	0.24%
2020	6.73%	0.24%
2021	6.58%	0.23%
2022	6.43%	0.23%
2023	6.17%	0.24%