Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Sierra Leone 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 3.79 in Sierra Leone in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Sierra Leone 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	Sierra Leone
1960	6.31	6.18
1961	6.37	6.21
1962	6.42	6.22
1963	6.47	6.26
1964	6.51	6.29
1965	6.54	6.31
1966	6.58	6.35
1967	6.61	6.38
1968	6.65	6.39
1969	6.67	6.39
1970	6.7	6.41
1971	6.7	6.43
1972	6.7	6.45
1973	6.7	6.47
1974	6.67	6.53
1975	6.66	6.55
1976	6.64	6.55
1977	6.62	6.57
1978	6.59	6.59
1979	6.56	6.58
1980	6.53	6.56
1981	6.48	6.55
1982	6.43	6.56
1983	6.43	6.57
1984	6.44	6.59
1985	6.43	6.59
1986	6.41	6.6
1987	6.39	6.61
1988	6.37	6.59
1989	6.35	6.57
1990	6.32	6.57
1991	6.28	6.55
1992	6.22	6.56
1993	6.15	6.57
1994	6.08	6.56
1995	6.02	6.56
1996	5.97	6.55
1997	5.93	6.53
1998	5.91	6.5
1999	5.88	6.42
2000	5.83	6.36
2001	5.76	6.31
2002	5.67	6.23
2003	5.6	6.09
2004	5.55	5.92
2005	5.5	5.81
2006	5.45	5.74
2007	5.47	5.64
2008	5.6	5.56
2009	5.68	5.45
2010	5.66	5.33
2011	5.6	5.21
2012	5.52	5.06
2013	5.43	4.87
2014	5.3	4.7
2015	5.25	4.55
2016	5.19	4.47
2017	5.13	4.39
2018	5.07	4.29
2019	5.02	4.19
2020	4.96	4.08
2021	4.91	3.98
2022	4.84	3.88
2023	4.76	3.79
2024	4.69	3.7
2025	4.62	3.61
2026	4.54	3.53
2027	4.46	3.47
2028	4.39	3.37
2029	4.3	3.3
2030	4.23	3.23
2031	4.14	3.18
2032	4.06	3.12
2033	3.97	3.07
2034	3.89	3.02
2035	3.82	2.97
2036	3.75	2.92
2037	3.67	2.88
2038	3.6	2.84
2039	3.53	2.79
2040	3.47	2.76
2041	3.4	2.72
2042	3.34	2.68
2043	3.28	2.65
2044	3.22	2.62
2045	3.16	2.58
2046	3.11	2.55
2047	3.06	2.53
2048	3.01	2.5
2049	2.97	2.47
2050	2.92	2.45

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	Sierra Leone
1960	41%	38.2%
1961	41.2%	38.3%
1962	41.4%	38.3%
1963	41.6%	38.5%
1964	41.9%	38.8%
1965	42.2%	39.1%
1966	42.5%	39.4%
1967	42.7%	39.6%
1968	42.9%	39.9%
1969	43.1%	40.1%
1970	43.3%	40.3%
1971	43.4%	40.6%
1972	43.6%	40.7%
1973	43.7%	40.9%
1974	43.8%	41.1%
1975	44%	41.3%
1976	44.1%	41.4%
1977	44.3%	41.6%
1978	44.6%	41.7%
1979	44.9%	41.8%
1980	45.3%	41.9%
1981	45.6%	42%
1982	45.7%	42.1%
1983	45.8%	42.2%
1984	45.9%	42.3%
1985	45.9%	42.5%
1986	45.9%	42.6%
1987	45.9%	42.7%
1988	45.8%	42.8%
1989	45.7%	42.9%
1990	45.7%	42.9%
1991	45.6%	43%
1992	45.5%	43.1%
1993	45.4%	43.2%
1994	45.2%	43.3%
1995	45%	43.4%
1996	44.9%	43.5%
1997	44.8%	43.5%
1998	44.9%	43.6%
1999	45%	43.7%
2000	45.1%	43.8%
2001	45.1%	43.9%
2002	45.2%	43.9%
2003	45.3%	43.9%
2004	45.3%	43.9%
2005	45.3%	43.8%
2006	45.4%	43.7%
2007	45.4%	43.6%
2008	45.5%	43.5%
2009	45.6%	43.4%
2010	45.8%	43.2%
2011	45.8%	43%
2012	45.9%	42.8%
2013	45.8%	42.5%
2014	45.8%	42.2%
2015	45.7%	41.8%
2016	45.6%	41.4%
2017	45.5%	41%
2018	45.4%	40.6%
2019	45.3%	40.2%
2020	45.2%	39.8%
2021	45.1%	39.4%
2022	45%	39%
2023	44.8%	38.5%
2024	44.5%	38.1%
2025	44.2%	37.7%
2026	43.9%	37.2%
2027	43.5%	36.8%
2028	43.2%	36.3%
2029	42.9%	35.9%
2030	42.5%	35.5%
2031	42.2%	35.2%
2032	41.9%	34.8%
2033	41.5%	34.4%
2034	41.1%	34%
2035	40.7%	33.6%
2036	40.3%	33.2%
2037	39.9%	32.8%
2038	39.5%	32.4%
2039	39%	32%
2040	38.6%	31.6%
2041	38.2%	31.2%
2042	37.7%	30.9%
2043	37.3%	30.5%
2044	36.9%	30.2%
2045	36.4%	29.8%
2046	36%	29.5%
2047	35.6%	29.2%
2048	35.2%	28.8%
2049	34.8%	28.5%
2050	34.4%	28.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 38.1% in Sierra Leone in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Sierra Leone compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Sierra Leone by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and +2.31% in Sierra Leone. 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	Sierra Leone
1960	165,774	38,192
1961	171,236	40,022
1962	176,297	41,603
1963	180,867	43,569
1964	182,334	45,487
1965	185,931	47,223
1966	189,218	49,486
1967	193,044	51,734
1968	197,623	53,126
1969	202,174	54,768
1970	207,385	56,513
1971	211,137	58,484
1972	215,793	60,279
1973	226,847	62,443
1974	240,665	65,357
1975	257,984	67,560
1976	273,924	69,506
1977	289,193	71,663
1978	310,403	74,130
1979	331,162	75,992
1980	349,586	77,932
1981	322,207	80,111
1982	321,493	82,457
1983	324,158	84,628
1984	304,524	87,072
1985	307,625	88,869
1986	332,609	90,902
1987	334,438	94,235
1988	349,480	96,344
1989	348,833	98,298
1990	353,290	100,778
1991	357,676	105,477
1992	362,373	103,251
1993	369,518	103,317
1994	384,821	101,486
1995	421,630	100,885
1996	442,559	104,140
1997	461,209	105,433
1998	474,453	103,906
1999	491,814	102,295
2000	506,162	110,754
2001	519,594	116,647
2002	529,867	126,429
2003	540,992	130,312
2004	554,973	132,661
2005	570,132	137,234
2006	586,009	144,127
2007	610,913	145,740
2008	654,920	149,855
2009	693,673	152,669
2010	719,025	155,338
2011	741,303	158,858
2012	763,088	160,915
2013	784,641	161,265
2014	799,778	160,137
2015	824,435	162,275
2016	850,430	168,784
2017	876,594	173,259
2018	903,176	178,772
2019	927,581	181,068
2020	945,952	181,015
2021	951,234	183,326
2022	1,003,689	186,625
2023	1,025,334	188,788

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Sierra Leone

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 354 deaths in Sierra Leone.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Sierra Leone
1985	1,452	1,506
1986	1,355	1,530
1987	1,348	1,533
1988	1,259	1,549
1989	1,209	1,575
1990	1,150	1,572
1991	1,094	1,699
1992	1,046	1,681
1993	968	1,696
1994	902	1,755
1995	883	1,777
1996	819	1,726
1997	738	1,721
1998	694	1,753
1999	624	1,731
2000	547	1,603
2001	473	1,518
2002	398	1,492
2003	360	1,433
2004	321	1,366
2005	301	1,294
2006	298	1,168
2007	327	1,132
2008	365	1,093
2009	352	1,054
2010	305	1,018
2011	268	967
2012	218	915
2013	196	842
2014	210	821
2015	216	730
2016	202	633
2017	187	578
2018	159	491
2019	134	464
2020	123	422
2021	180	403
2022	104	370
2023	99	354

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 9.43% in Sierra Leone. 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	Sierra Leone
1960	-	39.1%
1961	-	38.5%
1962	-	38%
1963	26.5%	37.4%
1964	26.7%	36.8%
1965	26.8%	36.2%
1966	26.8%	35.6%
1967	26.9%	35%
1968	26.9%	34.5%
1969	26.9%	33.9%
1970	26.8%	33.4%
1971	26.7%	32.9%
1972	26.6%	32.3%
1973	26.4%	31.9%
1974	26.3%	31.4%
1975	26.1%	30.9%
1976	26%	30.5%
1977	25.8%	30%
1978	25.7%	29.6%
1979	25.7%	29.2%
1980	25.6%	28.9%
1981	25.6%	28.5%
1982	25.5%	28.1%
1983	25.3%	27.8%
1984	25.1%	27.5%
1985	24.8%	27.2%
1986	24.5%	26.9%
1987	24.2%	26.6%
1988	23.9%	26.4%
1989	23.6%	26.2%
1990	23.3%	25.9%
1991	23%	25.7%
1992	22.6%	25.5%
1993	22.1%	25.3%
1994	21.6%	25%
1995	20.9%	24.7%
1996	20.1%	24.3%
1997	19.2%	23.9%
1998	18.2%	23.4%
1999	17.2%	22.9%
2000	16.3%	22.4%
2001	15.4%	21.8%
2002	14.6%	21.3%
2003	13.9%	20.7%
2004	13.2%	20.1%
2005	12.5%	19.4%
2006	11.8%	18.8%
2007	11%	18.1%
2008	10.4%	17.3%
2009	9.75%	16.6%
2010	9.5%	15.9%
2011	9.05%	15.2%
2012	8.63%	14.5%
2013	8.26%	13.9%
2014	7.92%	13.7%
2015	7.51%	13.8%
2016	7.23%	12.3%
2017	7.09%	11.8%
2018	6.95%	11.3%
2019	6.83%	10.9%
2020	6.73%	10.5%
2021	6.58%	10.1%
2022	6.43%	9.77%
2023	6.17%	9.43%