Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Panama

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Panama 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	Panama
1960	6.31	5.83
1961	6.37	5.87
1962	6.42	5.87
1963	6.47	5.87
1964	6.51	5.81
1965	6.54	5.73
1966	6.58	5.65
1967	6.61	5.53
1968	6.65	5.41
1969	6.67	5.29
1970	6.7	5.18
1971	6.7	5.05
1972	6.7	4.91
1973	6.7	4.74
1974	6.67	4.58
1975	6.66	4.41
1976	6.64	4.26
1977	6.62	4.12
1978	6.59	3.98
1979	6.56	3.88
1980	6.53	3.8
1981	6.48	3.72
1982	6.43	3.66
1983	6.43	3.6
1984	6.44	3.52
1985	6.43	3.43
1986	6.41	3.34
1987	6.39	3.25
1988	6.37	3.17
1989	6.35	3.12
1990	6.32	3.07
1991	6.28	3
1992	6.22	2.95
1993	6.15	2.91
1994	6.08	2.88
1995	6.02	2.85
1996	5.97	2.83
1997	5.93	2.81
1998	5.91	2.79
1999	5.88	2.77
2000	5.83	2.74
2001	5.76	2.72
2002	5.67	2.7
2003	5.6	2.68
2004	5.55	2.68
2005	5.5	2.64
2006	5.45	2.62
2007	5.47	2.61
2008	5.6	2.61
2009	5.68	2.59
2010	5.66	2.59
2011	5.6	2.6
2012	5.52	2.59
2013	5.43	2.57
2014	5.3	2.55
2015	5.25	2.53
2016	5.19	2.5
2017	5.13	2.46
2018	5.07	2.4
2019	5.02	2.29
2020	4.96	2.18
2021	4.91	2.15
2022	4.84	2.14
2023	4.76	2.12
2024	4.69	2.11
2025	4.62	2.09
2026	4.54	2.07
2027	4.46	2.06
2028	4.39	2.04
2029	4.3	2.02
2030	4.23	2.01
2031	4.14	2
2032	4.06	1.99
2033	3.97	1.97
2034	3.89	1.96
2035	3.82	1.95
2036	3.75	1.95
2037	3.67	1.94
2038	3.6	1.93
2039	3.53	1.92
2040	3.47	1.91
2041	3.4	1.91
2042	3.34	1.9
2043	3.28	1.89
2044	3.22	1.89
2045	3.16	1.88
2046	3.11	1.88
2047	3.06	1.87
2048	3.01	1.87
2049	2.97	1.86
2050	2.92	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	Panama
1960	41%	44.2%
1961	41.2%	44.3%
1962	41.4%	44.5%
1963	41.6%	44.6%
1964	41.9%	44.7%
1965	42.2%	44.8%
1966	42.5%	44.8%
1967	42.7%	44.8%
1968	42.9%	44.7%
1969	43.1%	44.6%
1970	43.3%	44.5%
1971	43.4%	44.3%
1972	43.6%	44.1%
1973	43.7%	43.9%
1974	43.8%	43.6%
1975	44%	43.3%
1976	44.1%	42.9%
1977	44.3%	42.4%
1978	44.6%	41.9%
1979	44.9%	41.4%
1980	45.3%	40.8%
1981	45.6%	40.3%
1982	45.7%	39.8%
1983	45.8%	39.3%
1984	45.9%	38.8%
1985	45.9%	38.3%
1986	45.9%	37.8%
1987	45.9%	37.4%
1988	45.8%	36.9%
1989	45.7%	36.5%
1990	45.7%	36.1%
1991	45.6%	35.7%
1992	45.5%	35.3%
1993	45.4%	34.9%
1994	45.2%	34.6%
1995	45%	34.2%
1996	44.9%	33.9%
1997	44.8%	33.5%
1998	44.9%	33.1%
1999	45%	32.8%
2000	45.1%	32.4%
2001	45.1%	32%
2002	45.2%	31.6%
2003	45.3%	31.3%
2004	45.3%	31%
2005	45.3%	30.6%
2006	45.4%	30.3%
2007	45.4%	30%
2008	45.5%	29.7%
2009	45.6%	29.5%
2010	45.8%	29.2%
2011	45.8%	28.9%
2012	45.9%	28.7%
2013	45.8%	28.4%
2014	45.8%	28.2%
2015	45.7%	27.9%
2016	45.6%	27.6%
2017	45.5%	27.4%
2018	45.4%	27.1%
2019	45.3%	26.7%
2020	45.2%	26.4%
2021	45.1%	26%
2022	45%	25.7%
2023	44.8%	25.3%
2024	44.5%	24.9%
2025	44.2%	24.5%
2026	43.9%	24.1%
2027	43.5%	23.8%
2028	43.2%	23.4%
2029	42.9%	23%
2030	42.5%	22.6%
2031	42.2%	22.2%
2032	41.9%	21.9%
2033	41.5%	21.6%
2034	41.1%	21.3%
2035	40.7%	21%
2036	40.3%	20.9%
2037	39.9%	20.7%
2038	39.5%	20.5%
2039	39%	20.3%
2040	38.6%	20.1%
2041	38.2%	20%
2042	37.7%	19.8%
2043	37.3%	19.6%
2044	36.9%	19.4%
2045	36.4%	19.3%
2046	36%	19.1%
2047	35.6%	18.9%
2048	35.2%	18.8%
2049	34.8%	18.6%
2050	34.4%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Panama compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	165,774	35,431
1961	171,236	37,100
1962	176,297	38,537
1963	180,867	39,872
1964	182,334	40,806
1965	185,931	41,604
1966	189,218	42,457
1967	193,044	43,054
1968	197,623	43,641
1969	202,174	44,278
1970	207,385	45,075
1971	211,137	45,867
1972	215,793	46,311
1973	226,847	46,540
1974	240,665	46,932
1975	257,984	47,149
1976	273,924	47,307
1977	289,193	47,438
1978	310,403	47,694
1979	331,162	48,362
1980	349,586	49,077
1981	322,207	50,018
1982	321,493	50,858
1983	324,158	51,880
1984	304,524	52,436
1985	307,625	52,573
1986	332,609	52,681
1987	334,438	52,690
1988	349,480	52,767
1989	348,833	52,295
1990	353,290	53,451
1991	357,676	53,079
1992	362,373	53,186
1993	369,518	53,591
1994	384,821	53,845
1995	421,630	54,069
1996	442,559	54,512
1997	461,209	55,060
1998	474,453	55,482
1999	491,814	55,911
2000	506,162	56,236
2001	519,594	56,654
2002	529,867	57,011
2003	540,992	57,458
2004	554,973	58,281
2005	570,132	58,014
2006	586,009	58,067
2007	610,913	58,454
2008	654,920	58,961
2009	693,673	59,168
2010	719,025	59,418
2011	741,303	60,411
2012	763,088	60,471
2013	784,641	60,295
2014	799,778	60,227
2015	824,435	59,896
2016	850,430	59,454
2017	876,594	58,607
2018	903,176	57,508
2019	927,581	54,420
2020	945,952	46,599
2021	951,234	46,747
2022	1,003,689	50,556
2023	1,025,334	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Panama
1985	1,452	95
1986	1,355	94
1987	1,348	93
1988	1,259	93
1989	1,209	96
1990	1,150	89
1991	1,094	87
1992	1,046	85
1993	968	81
1994	902	78
1995	883	77
1996	819	73
1997	738	70
1998	694	68
1999	624	65
2000	547	64
2001	473	62
2002	398	59
2003	360	58
2004	321	57
2005	301	57
2006	298	56
2007	327	55
2008	365	55
2009	352	55
2010	305	56
2011	268	55
2012	218	53
2013	196	52
2014	210	49
2015	216	48
2016	202	47
2017	187	47
2018	159	43
2019	134	41
2020	123	74
2021	180	59
2022	104	40
2023	99	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	-	9.31%
1961	-	9.04%
1962	-	8.78%
1963	26.5%	8.52%
1964	26.7%	8.28%
1965	26.8%	8.05%
1966	26.8%	7.83%
1967	26.9%	7.62%
1968	26.9%	7.38%
1969	26.9%	7.1%
1970	26.8%	6.78%
1971	26.7%	6.43%
1972	26.6%	6.07%
1973	26.4%	5.72%
1974	26.3%	5.41%
1975	26.1%	5.15%
1976	26%	4.93%
1977	25.8%	4.76%
1978	25.7%	4.61%
1979	25.7%	4.47%
1980	25.6%	4.34%
1981	25.6%	4.19%
1982	25.5%	4.05%
1983	25.3%	3.9%
1984	25.1%	3.75%
1985	24.8%	3.61%
1986	24.5%	3.47%
1987	24.2%	3.35%
1988	23.9%	3.24%
1989	23.6%	3.14%
1990	23.3%	3.05%
1991	23%	2.97%
1992	22.6%	2.91%
1993	22.1%	2.87%
1994	21.6%	2.83%
1995	20.9%	2.8%
1996	20.1%	2.77%
1997	19.2%	2.73%
1998	18.2%	2.68%
1999	17.2%	2.63%
2000	16.3%	2.56%
2001	15.4%	2.49%
2002	14.6%	2.41%
2003	13.9%	2.33%
2004	13.2%	2.25%
2005	12.5%	2.17%
2006	11.8%	2.1%
2007	11%	2.03%
2008	10.4%	1.97%
2009	9.75%	1.91%
2010	9.5%	1.86%
2011	9.05%	1.81%
2012	8.63%	1.77%
2013	8.26%	1.75%
2014	7.92%	1.73%
2015	7.51%	1.72%
2016	7.23%	1.7%
2017	7.09%	1.68%
2018	6.95%	1.65%
2019	6.83%	1.59%
2020	6.73%	1.52%
2021	6.58%	1.45%
2022	6.43%	1.39%
2023	6.17%	1.33%