Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Serbia

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Serbia 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 1.61 in Serbia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Serbia 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	Serbia
1960	6.31	2.15
1961	6.37	2.13
1962	6.42	2.11
1963	6.47	2.08
1964	6.51	2.07
1965	6.54	2.06
1966	6.58	2.04
1967	6.61	2.02
1968	6.65	2.01
1969	6.67	1.99
1970	6.7	1.97
1971	6.7	1.96
1972	6.7	1.95
1973	6.7	1.94
1974	6.67	1.93
1975	6.66	1.92
1976	6.64	1.91
1977	6.62	1.9
1978	6.59	1.89
1979	6.56	1.88
1980	6.53	1.86
1981	6.48	1.85
1982	6.43	1.84
1983	6.43	1.83
1984	6.44	1.81
1985	6.43	1.8
1986	6.41	1.78
1987	6.39	1.75
1988	6.37	1.72
1989	6.35	1.69
1990	6.32	1.65
1991	6.28	1.61
1992	6.22	1.57
1993	6.15	1.54
1994	6.08	1.51
1995	6.02	1.47
1996	5.97	1.44
1997	5.93	1.4
1998	5.91	1.37
1999	5.88	1.35
2000	5.83	1.48
2001	5.76	1.58
2002	5.67	1.57
2003	5.6	1.59
2004	5.55	1.57
2005	5.5	1.45
2006	5.45	1.43
2007	5.47	1.38
2008	5.6	1.4
2009	5.68	1.44
2010	5.66	1.4
2011	5.6	1.4
2012	5.52	1.45
2013	5.43	1.43
2014	5.3	1.46
2015	5.25	1.46
2016	5.19	1.46
2017	5.13	1.49
2018	5.07	1.49
2019	5.02	1.52
2020	4.96	1.48
2021	4.91	1.52
2022	4.84	1.59
2023	4.76	1.61
2024	4.69	1.61
2025	4.62	1.61
2026	4.54	1.62
2027	4.46	1.62
2028	4.39	1.62
2029	4.3	1.63
2030	4.23	1.63
2031	4.14	1.63
2032	4.06	1.63
2033	3.97	1.64
2034	3.89	1.64
2035	3.82	1.65
2036	3.75	1.65
2037	3.67	1.65
2038	3.6	1.65
2039	3.53	1.65
2040	3.47	1.65
2041	3.4	1.66
2042	3.34	1.66
2043	3.28	1.66
2044	3.22	1.66
2045	3.16	1.67
2046	3.11	1.67
2047	3.06	1.67
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	Serbia
1960	41%	27.2%
1961	41.2%	27.1%
1962	41.4%	27%
1963	41.6%	26.7%
1964	41.9%	26.3%
1965	42.2%	25.8%
1966	42.5%	25.3%
1967	42.7%	24.7%
1968	42.9%	24.1%
1969	43.1%	23.5%
1970	43.3%	23%
1971	43.4%	22.5%
1972	43.6%	22.2%
1973	43.7%	22%
1974	43.8%	21.7%
1975	44%	21.5%
1976	44.1%	21.3%
1977	44.3%	21%
1978	44.6%	20.9%
1979	44.9%	20.7%
1980	45.3%	20.6%
1981	45.6%	20.6%
1982	45.7%	20.6%
1983	45.8%	20.5%
1984	45.9%	20.5%
1985	45.9%	20.3%
1986	45.9%	20.2%
1987	45.9%	20%
1988	45.8%	19.8%
1989	45.7%	19.6%
1990	45.7%	19.3%
1991	45.6%	19.1%
1992	45.5%	18.8%
1993	45.4%	18.6%
1994	45.2%	18.3%
1995	45%	18%
1996	44.9%	17.7%
1997	44.8%	17.4%
1998	44.9%	17.1%
1999	45%	16.7%
2000	45.1%	16.4%
2001	45.1%	16.1%
2002	45.2%	15.8%
2003	45.3%	15.6%
2004	45.3%	15.4%
2005	45.3%	15.2%
2006	45.4%	15%
2007	45.4%	14.9%
2008	45.5%	14.7%
2009	45.6%	14.6%
2010	45.8%	14.5%
2011	45.8%	14.4%
2012	45.9%	14.3%
2013	45.8%	14.3%
2014	45.8%	14.3%
2015	45.7%	14.3%
2016	45.6%	14.3%
2017	45.5%	14.3%
2018	45.4%	14.3%
2019	45.3%	14.3%
2020	45.2%	14.3%
2021	45.1%	14.3%
2022	45%	14.4%
2023	44.8%	14.4%
2024	44.5%	14.3%
2025	44.2%	14.3%
2026	43.9%	14.2%
2027	43.5%	14.1%
2028	43.2%	14.1%
2029	42.9%	14%
2030	42.5%	13.9%
2031	42.2%	13.8%
2032	41.9%	13.7%
2033	41.5%	13.6%
2034	41.1%	13.5%
2035	40.7%	13.4%
2036	40.3%	13.3%
2037	39.9%	13.3%
2038	39.5%	13.2%
2039	39%	13.2%
2040	38.6%	13.1%
2041	38.2%	13.1%
2042	37.7%	13.1%
2043	37.3%	13.1%
2044	36.9%	13.1%
2045	36.4%	13.1%
2046	36%	13.1%
2047	35.6%	13.1%
2048	35.2%	13.1%
2049	34.8%	13.1%
2050	34.4%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Serbia compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Serbia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and -0.63% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1960	165,774	63,642
1961	171,236	61,065
1962	176,297	59,307
1963	180,867	55,580
1964	182,334	54,185
1965	185,931	53,383
1966	189,218	53,338
1967	193,044	53,120
1968	197,623	51,653
1969	202,174	50,304
1970	207,385	48,343
1971	211,137	47,424
1972	215,793	48,248
1973	226,847	49,596
1974	240,665	51,583
1975	257,984	52,502
1976	273,924	51,399
1977	289,193	48,105
1978	310,403	43,636
1979	331,162	39,022
1980	349,586	36,273
1981	322,207	34,304
1982	321,493	30,603
1983	324,158	27,515
1984	304,524	23,815
1985	307,625	22,090
1986	332,609	19,407
1987	334,438	16,711
1988	349,480	13,852
1989	348,833	11,872
1990	353,290	7,416
1991	357,676	2,210
1992	362,373	-3,779
1993	369,518	-5,703
1994	384,821	-7,157
1995	421,630	-7,628
1996	442,559	-16,007
1997	461,209	-18,389
1998	474,453	-23,006
1999	491,814	-29,408
2000	506,162	-30,065
2001	519,594	-20,259
2002	529,867	-24,750
2003	540,992	-24,686
2004	554,973	-26,121
2005	570,132	-34,227
2006	586,009	-31,870
2007	610,913	-34,693
2008	654,920	-33,590
2009	693,673	-33,676
2010	719,025	-34,999
2011	741,303	-36,906
2012	763,088	-35,288
2013	784,641	-34,399
2014	799,778	-34,946
2015	824,435	-37,605
2016	850,430	-35,998
2017	876,594	-39,317
2018	903,176	-37,707
2019	927,581	-36,810
2020	945,952	-55,193
2021	951,234	-74,494
2022	1,003,689	-46,651
2023	1,025,334	-36,427

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Serbia

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 11 deaths in Serbia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Serbia
1985	1,452	15
1986	1,355	15
1987	1,348	15
1988	1,259	14
1989	1,209	14
1990	1,150	14
1991	1,094	14
1992	1,046	15
1993	968	16
1994	902	16
1995	883	17
1996	819	17
1997	738	17
1998	694	19
1999	624	17
2000	547	16
2001	473	15
2002	398	14
2003	360	14
2004	321	13
2005	301	13
2006	298	12
2007	327	12
2008	365	12
2009	352	12
2010	305	13
2011	268	13
2012	218	13
2013	196	13
2014	210	13
2015	216	13
2016	202	13
2017	187	13
2018	159	12
2019	134	12
2020	123	16
2021	180	26
2022	104	14
2023	99	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 0.52% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1963	26.5%	-
1964	26.7%	-
1965	26.8%	-
1966	26.8%	-
1967	26.9%	-
1968	26.9%	-
1969	26.9%	-
1970	26.8%	-
1971	26.7%	-
1972	26.6%	-
1973	26.4%	-
1974	26.3%	-
1975	26.1%	-
1976	26%	-
1977	25.8%	-
1978	25.7%	-
1979	25.7%	-
1980	25.6%	-
1981	25.6%	-
1982	25.5%	-
1983	25.3%	-
1984	25.1%	4.07%
1985	24.8%	3.93%
1986	24.5%	3.78%
1987	24.2%	3.59%
1988	23.9%	3.36%
1989	23.6%	3.1%
1990	23.3%	2.85%
1991	23%	2.61%
1992	22.6%	2.43%
1993	22.1%	2.29%
1994	21.6%	2.14%
1995	20.9%	1.95%
1996	20.1%	1.74%
1997	19.2%	1.56%
1998	18.2%	1.42%
1999	17.2%	1.32%
2000	16.3%	1.26%
2001	15.4%	1.2%
2002	14.6%	1.14%
2003	13.9%	1.05%
2004	13.2%	0.97%
2005	12.5%	0.9%
2006	11.8%	0.85%
2007	11%	0.82%
2008	10.4%	0.79%
2009	9.75%	0.78%
2010	9.5%	0.76%
2011	9.05%	0.73%
2012	8.63%	0.71%
2013	8.26%	0.68%
2014	7.92%	0.66%
2015	7.51%	0.63%
2016	7.23%	0.61%
2017	7.09%	0.59%
2018	6.95%	0.58%
2019	6.83%	0.57%
2020	6.73%	0.55%
2021	6.58%	0.54%
2022	6.43%	0.53%
2023	6.17%	0.52%