Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Portugal

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Portugal 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 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Portugal 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	Portugal
1960	6.31	3.16
1961	6.37	3.21
1962	6.42	3.23
1963	6.47	3.12
1964	6.51	3.21
1965	6.54	3.15
1966	6.58	3.16
1967	6.61	3.16
1968	6.65	3.12
1969	6.67	3.12
1970	6.7	3.01
1971	6.7	3
1972	6.7	2.86
1973	6.7	2.77
1974	6.67	2.7
1975	6.66	2.75
1976	6.64	2.82
1977	6.62	2.69
1978	6.59	2.45
1979	6.56	2.31
1980	6.53	2.25
1981	6.48	2.13
1982	6.43	2.07
1983	6.43	1.95
1984	6.44	1.9
1985	6.43	1.72
1986	6.41	1.66
1987	6.39	1.62
1988	6.37	1.61
1989	6.35	1.57
1990	6.32	1.56
1991	6.28	1.56
1992	6.22	1.54
1993	6.15	1.52
1994	6.08	1.45
1995	6.02	1.41
1996	5.97	1.44
1997	5.93	1.47
1998	5.91	1.47
1999	5.88	1.5
2000	5.83	1.55
2001	5.76	1.45
2002	5.67	1.46
2003	5.6	1.44
2004	5.55	1.4
2005	5.5	1.41
2006	5.45	1.37
2007	5.47	1.35
2008	5.6	1.39
2009	5.68	1.34
2010	5.66	1.39
2011	5.6	1.35
2012	5.52	1.28
2013	5.43	1.21
2014	5.3	1.24
2015	5.25	1.31
2016	5.19	1.37
2017	5.13	1.38
2018	5.07	1.42
2019	5.02	1.44
2020	4.96	1.42
2021	4.91	1.35
2022	4.84	1.43
2023	4.76	1.44
2024	4.69	1.45
2025	4.62	1.45
2026	4.54	1.45
2027	4.46	1.46
2028	4.39	1.46
2029	4.3	1.46
2030	4.23	1.46
2031	4.14	1.47
2032	4.06	1.47
2033	3.97	1.47
2034	3.89	1.48
2035	3.82	1.48
2036	3.75	1.48
2037	3.67	1.48
2038	3.6	1.49
2039	3.53	1.49
2040	3.47	1.49
2041	3.4	1.49
2042	3.34	1.49
2043	3.28	1.49
2044	3.22	1.5
2045	3.16	1.5
2046	3.11	1.5
2047	3.06	1.5
2048	3.01	1.5
2049	2.97	1.5
2050	2.92	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	Portugal
1960	41%	29.3%
1961	41.2%	29.1%
1962	41.4%	29.1%
1963	41.6%	29.1%
1964	41.9%	29.1%
1965	42.2%	29.1%
1966	42.5%	29.2%
1967	42.7%	29.2%
1968	42.9%	29.2%
1969	43.1%	29.1%
1970	43.3%	28.7%
1971	43.4%	28.4%
1972	43.6%	28.2%
1973	43.7%	27.9%
1974	43.8%	27.7%
1975	44%	27.4%
1976	44.1%	27.2%
1977	44.3%	27.1%
1978	44.6%	26.8%
1979	44.9%	26.4%
1980	45.3%	25.9%
1981	45.6%	25.4%
1982	45.7%	25%
1983	45.8%	24.5%
1984	45.9%	24.1%
1985	45.9%	23.7%
1986	45.9%	23.1%
1987	45.9%	22.5%
1988	45.8%	21.9%
1989	45.7%	21.2%
1990	45.7%	20.5%
1991	45.6%	19.7%
1992	45.5%	19.1%
1993	45.4%	18.6%
1994	45.2%	18.2%
1995	45%	17.8%
1996	44.9%	17.4%
1997	44.8%	17.1%
1998	44.9%	16.8%
1999	45%	16.6%
2000	45.1%	16.4%
2001	45.1%	16.2%
2002	45.2%	16.1%
2003	45.3%	16.1%
2004	45.3%	16%
2005	45.3%	15.9%
2006	45.4%	15.8%
2007	45.4%	15.6%
2008	45.5%	15.5%
2009	45.6%	15.4%
2010	45.8%	15.2%
2011	45.8%	15%
2012	45.9%	14.9%
2013	45.8%	14.8%
2014	45.8%	14.6%
2015	45.7%	14.3%
2016	45.6%	14.1%
2017	45.5%	13.9%
2018	45.4%	13.7%
2019	45.3%	13.5%
2020	45.2%	13.3%
2021	45.1%	13.1%
2022	45%	13%
2023	44.8%	12.9%
2024	44.5%	12.8%
2025	44.2%	12.7%
2026	43.9%	12.6%
2027	43.5%	12.6%
2028	43.2%	12.6%
2029	42.9%	12.6%
2030	42.5%	12.7%
2031	42.2%	12.7%
2032	41.9%	12.7%
2033	41.5%	12.7%
2034	41.1%	12.7%
2035	40.7%	12.8%
2036	40.3%	12.9%
2037	39.9%	12.9%
2038	39.5%	13%
2039	39%	13%
2040	38.6%	13.1%
2041	38.2%	13.1%
2042	37.7%	13.2%
2043	37.3%	13.2%
2044	36.9%	13.3%
2045	36.4%	13.3%
2046	36%	13.4%
2047	35.6%	13.4%
2048	35.2%	13.4%
2049	34.8%	13.5%
2050	34.4%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and -0.29% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	165,774	118,693
1961	171,236	117,867
1962	176,297	123,217
1963	180,867	113,783
1964	182,334	120,170
1965	185,931	115,182
1966	189,218	107,171
1967	193,044	106,495
1968	197,623	100,737
1969	202,174	89,329
1970	207,385	87,672
1971	211,137	82,980
1972	215,793	83,715
1973	226,847	76,835
1974	240,665	74,412
1975	257,984	81,841
1976	273,924	85,138
1977	289,193	84,156
1978	310,403	70,731
1979	331,162	67,628
1980	349,586	63,481
1981	322,207	56,152
1982	321,493	58,479
1983	324,158	47,798
1984	304,524	45,983
1985	307,625	33,077
1986	332,609	31,102
1987	334,438	28,084
1988	349,480	24,047
1989	348,833	22,011
1990	353,290	13,976
1991	357,676	12,948
1992	362,373	13,933
1993	369,518	7,972
1994	384,821	9,991
1995	421,630	4,011
1996	442,559	4,026
1997	461,209	8,087
1998	474,453	7,112
1999	491,814	8,175
2000	506,162	15,435
2001	519,594	8,290
2002	529,867	8,335
2003	540,992	4,184
2004	554,973	7,339
2005	570,132	2,101
2006	586,009	3,156
2007	610,913	-1,055
2008	654,920	0
2009	693,673	-5,284
2010	719,025	-4,230
2011	741,303	-5,279
2012	763,088	-17,875
2013	784,641	-24,052
2014	799,778	-22,882
2015	824,435	-23,823
2016	850,430	-23,749
2017	876,594	-23,691
2018	903,176	-25,709
2019	927,581	-24,687
2020	945,952	-39,129
2021	951,234	-45,592
2022	1,003,689	-40,694
2023	1,025,334	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Portugal

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 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Portugal
1985	1,452	20
1986	1,355	19
1987	1,348	19
1988	1,259	18
1989	1,209	18
1990	1,150	17
1991	1,094	17
1992	1,046	16
1993	968	15
1994	902	13
1995	883	12
1996	819	12
1997	738	12
1998	694	11
1999	624	10
2000	547	9
2001	473	9
2002	398	9
2003	360	8
2004	321	8
2005	301	8
2006	298	8
2007	327	8
2008	365	9
2009	352	9
2010	305	10
2011	268	10
2012	218	10
2013	196	10
2014	210	11
2015	216	11
2016	202	12
2017	187	13
2018	159	14
2019	134	15
2020	123	14
2021	180	19
2022	104	16
2023	99	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 0.32% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	-	11.4%
1961	-	11%
1962	-	10.4%
1963	26.5%	9.76%
1964	26.7%	9.1%
1965	26.8%	8.53%
1966	26.8%	8.09%
1967	26.9%	7.76%
1968	26.9%	7.51%
1969	26.9%	7.22%
1970	26.8%	6.81%
1971	26.7%	6.3%
1972	26.6%	5.78%
1973	26.4%	5.27%
1974	26.3%	4.79%
1975	26.1%	4.35%
1976	26%	3.94%
1977	25.8%	3.57%
1978	25.7%	3.24%
1979	25.7%	2.97%
1980	25.6%	2.75%
1981	25.6%	2.58%
1982	25.5%	2.43%
1983	25.3%	2.29%
1984	25.1%	2.16%
1985	24.8%	2.04%
1986	24.5%	1.93%
1987	24.2%	1.82%
1988	23.9%	1.7%
1989	23.6%	1.59%
1990	23.3%	1.47%
1991	23%	1.36%
1992	22.6%	1.25%
1993	22.1%	1.14%
1994	21.6%	1.05%
1995	20.9%	0.98%
1996	20.1%	0.92%
1997	19.2%	0.86%
1998	18.2%	0.82%
1999	17.2%	0.77%
2000	16.3%	0.72%
2001	15.4%	0.66%
2002	14.6%	0.61%
2003	13.9%	0.55%
2004	13.2%	0.5%
2005	12.5%	0.47%
2006	11.8%	0.44%
2007	11%	0.42%
2008	10.4%	0.4%
2009	9.75%	0.39%
2010	9.5%	0.38%
2011	9.05%	0.37%
2012	8.63%	0.37%
2013	8.26%	0.36%
2014	7.92%	0.36%
2015	7.51%	0.36%
2016	7.23%	0.36%
2017	7.09%	0.36%
2018	6.95%	0.35%
2019	6.83%	0.35%
2020	6.73%	0.34%
2021	6.58%	0.33%
2022	6.43%	0.32%
2023	6.17%	0.32%