Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Saint Lucia 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 1.38 in Saint Lucia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Saint Lucia 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	Saint Lucia
1960	6.31	6.77
1961	6.37	6.84
1962	6.42	6.82
1963	6.47	6.72
1964	6.51	6.76
1965	6.54	6.69
1966	6.58	6.61
1967	6.61	6.51
1968	6.65	6.39
1969	6.67	6.25
1970	6.7	6.1
1971	6.7	5.95
1972	6.7	5.81
1973	6.7	5.69
1974	6.67	5.57
1975	6.66	5.36
1976	6.64	5.16
1977	6.62	4.97
1978	6.59	4.83
1979	6.56	4.58
1980	6.53	4.41
1981	6.48	4.28
1982	6.43	4.17
1983	6.43	4.08
1984	6.44	4.02
1985	6.43	3.97
1986	6.41	3.8
1987	6.39	3.61
1988	6.37	3.44
1989	6.35	3.31
1990	6.32	3.24
1991	6.28	3.19
1992	6.22	3.11
1993	6.15	3
1994	6.08	3.03
1995	6.02	3.03
1996	5.97	2.71
1997	5.93	2.74
1998	5.91	2.4
1999	5.88	2.5
2000	5.83	2.21
2001	5.76	2.13
2002	5.67	2.03
2003	5.6	1.94
2004	5.55	1.86
2005	5.5	1.81
2006	5.45	1.77
2007	5.47	1.7
2008	5.6	1.7
2009	5.68	1.74
2010	5.66	1.67
2011	5.6	1.5
2012	5.52	1.5
2013	5.43	1.5
2014	5.3	1.49
2015	5.25	1.47
2016	5.19	1.46
2017	5.13	1.45
2018	5.07	1.44
2019	5.02	1.42
2020	4.96	1.41
2021	4.91	1.4
2022	4.84	1.39
2023	4.76	1.38
2024	4.69	1.38
2025	4.62	1.38
2026	4.54	1.37
2027	4.46	1.37
2028	4.39	1.36
2029	4.3	1.36
2030	4.23	1.37
2031	4.14	1.37
2032	4.06	1.37
2033	3.97	1.37
2034	3.89	1.37
2035	3.82	1.38
2036	3.75	1.38
2037	3.67	1.38
2038	3.6	1.38
2039	3.53	1.38
2040	3.47	1.39
2041	3.4	1.39
2042	3.34	1.4
2043	3.28	1.4
2044	3.22	1.4
2045	3.16	1.41
2046	3.11	1.41
2047	3.06	1.41
2048	3.01	1.41
2049	2.97	1.42
2050	2.92	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	Saint Lucia
1960	41%	47.1%
1961	41.2%	48.1%
1962	41.4%	48.9%
1963	41.6%	49.6%
1964	41.9%	50.1%
1965	42.2%	50.5%
1966	42.5%	50.4%
1967	42.7%	50%
1968	42.9%	49.8%
1969	43.1%	50%
1970	43.3%	50.2%
1971	43.4%	50.4%
1972	43.6%	50.4%
1973	43.7%	50.2%
1974	43.8%	49.9%
1975	44%	49.5%
1976	44.1%	48.9%
1977	44.3%	47.9%
1978	44.6%	46.6%
1979	44.9%	45.5%
1980	45.3%	44.8%
1981	45.6%	44.3%
1982	45.7%	43.9%
1983	45.8%	43.5%
1984	45.9%	43.3%
1985	45.9%	43.1%
1986	45.9%	42.8%
1987	45.9%	42.6%
1988	45.8%	41.7%
1989	45.7%	40.2%
1990	45.7%	38.9%
1991	45.6%	38.1%
1992	45.5%	37.7%
1993	45.4%	37.3%
1994	45.2%	37%
1995	45%	36.7%
1996	44.9%	36.2%
1997	44.8%	35.7%
1998	44.9%	34.7%
1999	45%	33.5%
2000	45.1%	32.4%
2001	45.1%	31.4%
2002	45.2%	30.7%
2003	45.3%	30%
2004	45.3%	29.2%
2005	45.3%	28.4%
2006	45.4%	27.6%
2007	45.4%	26.8%
2008	45.5%	25.9%
2009	45.6%	25.1%
2010	45.8%	24.3%
2011	45.8%	23.5%
2012	45.9%	22.7%
2013	45.8%	22.1%
2014	45.8%	21.5%
2015	45.7%	20.9%
2016	45.6%	20.3%
2017	45.5%	19.9%
2018	45.4%	19.5%
2019	45.3%	19.1%
2020	45.2%	18.7%
2021	45.1%	18.5%
2022	45%	18.2%
2023	44.8%	17.9%
2024	44.5%	17.5%
2025	44.2%	17.2%
2026	43.9%	17.1%
2027	43.5%	16.9%
2028	43.2%	16.8%
2029	42.9%	16.6%
2030	42.5%	16.5%
2031	42.2%	16.3%
2032	41.9%	16.1%
2033	41.5%	15.9%
2034	41.1%	15.7%
2035	40.7%	15.6%
2036	40.3%	15.4%
2037	39.9%	15.2%
2038	39.5%	15%
2039	39%	14.8%
2040	38.6%	14.6%
2041	38.2%	14.4%
2042	37.7%	14.2%
2043	37.3%	14.1%
2044	36.9%	13.9%
2045	36.4%	13.7%
2046	36%	13.6%
2047	35.6%	13.4%
2048	35.2%	13.3%
2049	34.8%	13.1%
2050	34.4%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and +0.34% in Saint Lucia. 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	Saint Lucia
1960	165,774	3,202
1961	171,236	3,173
1962	176,297	3,124
1963	180,867	3,048
1964	182,334	3,074
1965	185,931	3,042
1966	189,218	3,028
1967	193,044	3,113
1968	197,623	3,154
1969	202,174	3,143
1970	207,385	3,093
1971	211,137	3,046
1972	215,793	3,028
1973	226,847	3,033
1974	240,665	3,106
1975	257,984	3,126
1976	273,924	3,166
1977	289,193	3,240
1978	310,403	3,340
1979	331,162	3,301
1980	349,586	3,275
1981	322,207	3,306
1982	321,493	3,360
1983	324,158	3,443
1984	304,524	3,526
1985	307,625	3,591
1986	332,609	3,496
1987	334,438	3,351
1988	349,480	3,229
1989	348,833	3,146
1990	353,290	3,061
1991	357,676	3,009
1992	362,373	2,981
1993	369,518	2,899
1994	384,821	2,976
1995	421,630	3,019
1996	442,559	2,649
1997	461,209	2,709
1998	474,453	2,294
1999	491,814	2,389
2000	506,162	1,967
2001	519,594	1,860
2002	529,867	1,774
2003	540,992	1,694
2004	554,973	1,615
2005	570,132	1,553
2006	586,009	1,511
2007	610,913	1,422
2008	654,920	1,369
2009	693,673	1,349
2010	719,025	1,176
2011	741,303	934
2012	763,088	916
2013	784,641	892
2014	799,778	852
2015	824,435	841
2016	850,430	767
2017	876,594	724
2018	903,176	694
2019	927,581	609
2020	945,952	562
2021	951,234	-15
2022	1,003,689	530
2023	1,025,334	475

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Saint Lucia

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 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Saint Lucia
1985	1,452	56
1986	1,355	57
1987	1,348	69
1988	1,259	71
1989	1,209	66
1990	1,150	72
1991	1,094	71
1992	1,046	58
1993	968	58
1994	902	60
1995	883	60
1996	819	72
1997	738	89
1998	694	89
1999	624	88
2000	547	83
2001	473	70
2002	398	62
2003	360	56
2004	321	54
2005	301	55
2006	298	53
2007	327	55
2008	365	55
2009	352	51
2010	305	56
2011	268	56
2012	218	55
2013	196	53
2014	210	49
2015	216	46
2016	202	46
2017	187	43
2018	159	41
2019	134	43
2020	123	43
2021	180	94
2022	104	48
2023	99	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. 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	Saint Lucia
1960	-	13.4%
1961	-	12.9%
1962	-	12.3%
1963	26.5%	11.6%
1964	26.7%	11%
1965	26.8%	10.3%
1966	26.8%	9.62%
1967	26.9%	8.96%
1968	26.9%	8.32%
1969	26.9%	7.7%
1970	26.8%	7.1%
1971	26.7%	6.54%
1972	26.6%	6.02%
1973	26.4%	5.53%
1974	26.3%	5.08%
1975	26.1%	4.67%
1976	26%	4.3%
1977	25.8%	3.97%
1978	25.7%	3.68%
1979	25.7%	3.42%
1980	25.6%	3.2%
1981	25.6%	3%
1982	25.5%	2.83%
1983	25.3%	2.68%
1984	25.1%	2.55%
1985	24.8%	2.44%
1986	24.5%	2.35%
1987	24.2%	2.27%
1988	23.9%	2.2%
1989	23.6%	2.14%
1990	23.3%	2.09%
1991	23%	2.05%
1992	22.6%	2.01%
1993	22.1%	1.98%
1994	21.6%	1.95%
1995	20.9%	1.92%
1996	20.1%	1.9%
1997	19.2%	1.88%
1998	18.2%	1.87%
1999	17.2%	1.86%
2000	16.3%	1.85%
2001	15.4%	1.84%
2002	14.6%	1.83%
2003	13.9%	1.83%
2004	13.2%	1.83%
2005	12.5%	1.83%
2006	11.8%	1.82%
2007	11%	1.82%
2008	10.4%	1.82%
2009	9.75%	1.81%
2010	9.5%	1.8%
2011	9.05%	1.79%
2012	8.63%	1.78%
2013	8.26%	1.77%
2014	7.92%	1.75%
2015	7.51%	1.74%
2016	7.23%	1.72%
2017	7.09%	1.7%
2018	6.95%	1.67%
2019	6.83%	1.65%
2020	6.73%	1.63%
2021	6.58%	1.6%
2022	6.43%	1.58%
2023	6.17%	1.55%