Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Sri Lanka 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 1.97 in Sri Lanka in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Sri Lanka 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	Sri Lanka
1960	6.31	5.35
1961	6.37	5.24
1962	6.42	5.18
1963	6.47	5.12
1964	6.51	5.06
1965	6.54	4.93
1966	6.58	4.83
1967	6.61	4.79
1968	6.65	4.66
1969	6.67	4.5
1970	6.7	4.39
1971	6.7	4.27
1972	6.7	4.16
1973	6.7	4
1974	6.67	3.86
1975	6.66	3.82
1976	6.64	3.78
1977	6.62	3.74
1978	6.59	3.81
1979	6.56	3.82
1980	6.53	3.73
1981	6.48	3.65
1982	6.43	3.32
1983	6.43	3.11
1984	6.44	3.01
1985	6.43	2.9
1986	6.41	2.74
1987	6.39	2.64
1988	6.37	2.57
1989	6.35	2.58
1990	6.32	2.54
1991	6.28	2.51
1992	6.22	2.49
1993	6.15	2.44
1994	6.08	2.4
1995	6.02	2.35
1996	5.97	2.29
1997	5.93	2.22
1998	5.91	2.14
1999	5.88	2.14
2000	5.83	2.21
2001	5.76	2.28
2002	5.67	2.31
2003	5.6	2.3
2004	5.55	2.27
2005	5.5	2.26
2006	5.45	2.29
2007	5.47	2.3
2008	5.6	2.23
2009	5.68	2.18
2010	5.66	2.13
2011	5.6	2.14
2012	5.52	2.17
2013	5.43	2.18
2014	5.3	2.13
2015	5.25	2.09
2016	5.19	2.06
2017	5.13	2.04
2018	5.07	2.03
2019	5.02	2.02
2020	4.96	2.01
2021	4.91	2
2022	4.84	1.98
2023	4.76	1.97
2024	4.69	1.95
2025	4.62	1.94
2026	4.54	1.93
2027	4.46	1.91
2028	4.39	1.9
2029	4.3	1.89
2030	4.23	1.88
2031	4.14	1.87
2032	4.06	1.86
2033	3.97	1.85
2034	3.89	1.85
2035	3.82	1.84
2036	3.75	1.83
2037	3.67	1.83
2038	3.6	1.82
2039	3.53	1.81
2040	3.47	1.81
2041	3.4	1.8
2042	3.34	1.8
2043	3.28	1.8
2044	3.22	1.79
2045	3.16	1.79
2046	3.11	1.79
2047	3.06	1.78
2048	3.01	1.78
2049	2.97	1.77
2050	2.92	1.77

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	Sri Lanka
1960	41%	41%
1961	41.2%	40.9%
1962	41.4%	40.8%
1963	41.6%	40.7%
1964	41.9%	40.6%
1965	42.2%	40.5%
1966	42.5%	40.4%
1967	42.7%	40.3%
1968	42.9%	40.1%
1969	43.1%	39.9%
1970	43.3%	39.7%
1971	43.4%	39.5%
1972	43.6%	39.2%
1973	43.7%	38.8%
1974	43.8%	38.4%
1975	44%	38%
1976	44.1%	37.6%
1977	44.3%	37.2%
1978	44.6%	36.9%
1979	44.9%	36.7%
1980	45.3%	36.4%
1981	45.6%	36.2%
1982	45.7%	36%
1983	45.8%	35.8%
1984	45.9%	35.5%
1985	45.9%	35.2%
1986	45.9%	34.6%
1987	45.9%	34%
1988	45.8%	33.5%
1989	45.7%	33%
1990	45.7%	32.5%
1991	45.6%	32.1%
1992	45.5%	31.4%
1993	45.4%	30.6%
1994	45.2%	29.9%
1995	45%	29.2%
1996	44.9%	28.6%
1997	44.8%	28.2%
1998	44.9%	27.8%
1999	45%	27.4%
2000	45.1%	27%
2001	45.1%	26.6%
2002	45.2%	26.3%
2003	45.3%	26.1%
2004	45.3%	26%
2005	45.3%	25.8%
2006	45.4%	25.7%
2007	45.4%	25.7%
2008	45.5%	25.6%
2009	45.6%	25.5%
2010	45.8%	25.4%
2011	45.8%	25.3%
2012	45.9%	25.2%
2013	45.8%	25%
2014	45.8%	24.9%
2015	45.7%	24.7%
2016	45.6%	24.5%
2017	45.5%	24.2%
2018	45.4%	24%
2019	45.3%	23.7%
2020	45.2%	23.3%
2021	45.1%	23%
2022	45%	22.7%
2023	44.8%	22.4%
2024	44.5%	22%
2025	44.2%	21.7%
2026	43.9%	21.4%
2027	43.5%	21.1%
2028	43.2%	20.8%
2029	42.9%	20.5%
2030	42.5%	20.2%
2031	42.2%	20%
2032	41.9%	19.8%
2033	41.5%	19.6%
2034	41.1%	19.4%
2035	40.7%	19.2%
2036	40.3%	19.1%
2037	39.9%	18.9%
2038	39.5%	18.8%
2039	39%	18.7%
2040	38.6%	18.6%
2041	38.2%	18.4%
2042	37.7%	18.3%
2043	37.3%	18.2%
2044	36.9%	18.1%
2045	36.4%	18%
2046	36%	17.9%
2047	35.6%	17.7%
2048	35.2%	17.6%
2049	34.8%	17.5%
2050	34.4%	17.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Sri Lanka compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Sri Lanka by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and +0.75% in Sri Lanka. 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	Sri Lanka
1960	165,774	247,631
1961	171,236	251,087
1962	176,297	256,719
1963	180,867	262,880
1964	182,334	269,584
1965	185,931	272,422
1966	189,218	275,549
1967	193,044	284,738
1968	197,623	286,642
1969	202,174	286,218
1970	207,385	286,719
1971	211,137	281,200
1972	215,793	282,494
1973	226,847	278,577
1974	240,665	275,521
1975	257,984	282,496
1976	273,924	291,816
1977	289,193	300,038
1978	310,403	317,055
1979	331,162	329,791
1980	349,586	328,155
1981	322,207	328,096
1982	321,493	300,030
1983	324,158	277,768
1984	304,524	263,175
1985	307,625	247,836
1986	332,609	233,782
1987	334,438	226,414
1988	349,480	219,184
1989	348,833	212,401
1990	353,290	224,454
1991	357,676	218,117
1992	362,373	222,230
1993	369,518	226,257
1994	384,821	228,904
1995	421,630	221,957
1996	442,559	215,290
1997	461,209	208,193
1998	474,453	201,059
1999	491,814	206,876
2000	506,162	227,060
2001	519,594	244,377
2002	529,867	252,840
2003	540,992	252,008
2004	554,973	212,527
2005	570,132	248,683
2006	586,009	248,706
2007	610,913	248,287
2008	654,920	232,225
2009	693,673	200,175
2010	719,025	224,325
2011	741,303	224,461
2012	763,088	229,138
2013	784,641	221,021
2014	799,778	211,541
2015	824,435	201,815
2016	850,430	194,232
2017	876,594	187,993
2018	903,176	183,610
2019	927,581	172,243
2020	945,952	170,968
2021	951,234	121,858
2022	1,003,689	95,378
2023	1,025,334	66,111

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Sri Lanka

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 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Sri Lanka
1985	1,452	68
1986	1,355	66
1987	1,348	64
1988	1,259	62
1989	1,209	61
1990	1,150	59
1991	1,094	57
1992	1,046	54
1993	968	51
1994	902	49
1995	883	48
1996	819	47
1997	738	45
1998	694	43
1999	624	41
2000	547	39
2001	473	37
2002	398	36
2003	360	35
2004	321	37
2005	301	32
2006	298	32
2007	327	31
2008	365	30
2009	352	28
2010	305	26
2011	268	25
2012	218	24
2013	196	23
2014	210	23
2015	216	22
2016	202	22
2017	187	21
2018	159	21
2019	134	20
2020	123	23
2021	180	34
2022	104	22
2023	99	18

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 0.61% in Sri Lanka. 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	Sri Lanka
1960	-	9.41%
1961	-	8.95%
1962	-	8.66%
1963	26.5%	8.48%
1964	26.7%	8.3%
1965	26.8%	8.07%
1966	26.8%	7.81%
1967	26.9%	7.55%
1968	26.9%	7.32%
1969	26.9%	7.14%
1970	26.8%	7.02%
1971	26.7%	6.94%
1972	26.6%	6.86%
1973	26.4%	6.77%
1974	26.3%	6.62%
1975	26.1%	6.41%
1976	26%	6.12%
1977	25.8%	5.77%
1978	25.7%	5.38%
1979	25.7%	4.99%
1980	25.6%	4.63%
1981	25.6%	4.29%
1982	25.5%	3.98%
1983	25.3%	3.67%
1984	25.1%	3.35%
1985	24.8%	3.02%
1986	24.5%	2.74%
1987	24.2%	2.54%
1988	23.9%	2.41%
1989	23.6%	2.74%
1990	23.3%	2.33%
1991	23%	2.32%
1992	22.6%	2.29%
1993	22.1%	2.22%
1994	21.6%	2.14%
1995	20.9%	2.05%
1996	20.1%	1.95%
1997	19.2%	1.86%
1998	18.2%	1.76%
1999	17.2%	1.69%
2000	16.3%	1.63%
2001	15.4%	1.58%
2002	14.6%	1.55%
2003	13.9%	1.52%
2004	13.2%	2.88%
2005	12.5%	1.4%
2006	11.8%	1.33%
2007	11%	1.26%
2008	10.4%	1.2%
2009	9.75%	2.08%
2010	9.5%	1.12%
2011	9.05%	1.08%
2012	8.63%	1.03%
2013	8.26%	0.98%
2014	7.92%	0.92%
2015	7.51%	0.87%
2016	7.23%	0.83%
2017	7.09%	0.79%
2018	6.95%	0.76%
2019	6.83%	0.72%
2020	6.73%	0.69%
2021	6.58%	0.66%
2022	6.43%	0.64%
2023	6.17%	0.61%