Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	6.31	5.15
1961	6.37	5.09
1962	6.42	5
1963	6.47	4.91
1964	6.51	4.83
1965	6.54	4.73
1966	6.58	4.64
1967	6.61	4.49
1968	6.65	4.36
1969	6.67	4.23
1970	6.7	4.08
1971	6.7	3.94
1972	6.7	3.81
1973	6.7	3.71
1974	6.67	3.63
1975	6.66	3.58
1976	6.64	3.55
1977	6.62	3.56
1978	6.59	3.59
1979	6.56	3.65
1980	6.53	3.73
1981	6.48	3.8
1982	6.43	3.88
1983	6.43	3.91
1984	6.44	3.95
1985	6.43	3.97
1986	6.41	3.97
1987	6.39	3.94
1988	6.37	3.88
1989	6.35	3.8
1990	6.32	3.75
1991	6.28	3.79
1992	6.22	3.86
1993	6.15	3.92
1994	6.08	3.92
1995	6.02	3.96
1996	5.97	3.95
1997	5.93	3.95
1998	5.91	3.95
1999	5.88	3.92
2000	5.83	3.84
2001	5.76	3.75
2002	5.67	3.64
2003	5.6	3.58
2004	5.55	3.55
2005	5.5	3.55
2006	5.45	3.53
2007	5.47	3.45
2008	5.6	3.42
2009	5.68	3.43
2010	5.66	3.44
2011	5.6	3.46
2012	5.52	3.47
2013	5.43	3.39
2014	5.3	3.33
2015	5.25	3.31
2016	5.19	3.3
2017	5.13	3.3
2018	5.07	3.33
2019	5.02	3.33
2020	4.96	3.31
2021	4.91	3.28
2022	4.84	3.24
2023	4.76	3.21
2024	4.69	3.17
2025	4.62	3.14
2026	4.54	3.1
2027	4.46	3.06
2028	4.39	3.03
2029	4.3	3
2030	4.23	2.97
2031	4.14	2.94
2032	4.06	2.91
2033	3.97	2.88
2034	3.89	2.84
2035	3.82	2.82
2036	3.75	2.79
2037	3.67	2.77
2038	3.6	2.74
2039	3.53	2.72
2040	3.47	2.69
2041	3.4	2.67
2042	3.34	2.65
2043	3.28	2.63
2044	3.22	2.61
2045	3.16	2.58
2046	3.11	2.57
2047	3.06	2.54
2048	3.01	2.52
2049	2.97	2.5
2050	2.92	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	Tuvalu
1960	41%	41%
1961	41.2%	42.1%
1962	41.4%	43.1%
1963	41.6%	43.9%
1964	41.9%	44.1%
1965	42.2%	43.9%
1966	42.5%	43.9%
1967	42.7%	44.1%
1968	42.9%	44.3%
1969	43.1%	43.9%
1970	43.3%	43.2%
1971	43.4%	42.3%
1972	43.6%	41.3%
1973	43.7%	40.2%
1974	43.8%	39.4%
1975	44%	38.9%
1976	44.1%	38.1%
1977	44.3%	37%
1978	44.6%	35.5%
1979	44.9%	34.5%
1980	45.3%	34%
1981	45.6%	33.4%
1982	45.7%	32.8%
1983	45.8%	32.1%
1984	45.9%	31.6%
1985	45.9%	31.7%
1986	45.9%	32.3%
1987	45.9%	32.9%
1988	45.8%	33.5%
1989	45.7%	34.1%
1990	45.7%	34.5%
1991	45.6%	35%
1992	45.5%	35.4%
1993	45.4%	35.9%
1994	45.2%	36.1%
1995	45%	36.2%
1996	44.9%	36.3%
1997	44.8%	36.3%
1998	44.9%	36.3%
1999	45%	36.2%
2000	45.1%	36.3%
2001	45.1%	36.3%
2002	45.2%	36.3%
2003	45.3%	36%
2004	45.3%	35.5%
2005	45.3%	35%
2006	45.4%	34.5%
2007	45.4%	34%
2008	45.5%	33.5%
2009	45.6%	33.1%
2010	45.8%	32.8%
2011	45.8%	32.6%
2012	45.9%	32.5%
2013	45.8%	32.4%
2014	45.8%	32.1%
2015	45.7%	31.9%
2016	45.6%	31.8%
2017	45.5%	31.6%
2018	45.4%	31.6%
2019	45.3%	31.7%
2020	45.2%	31.7%
2021	45.1%	31.6%
2022	45%	32%
2023	44.8%	32.6%
2024	44.5%	32.9%
2025	44.2%	33%
2026	43.9%	32.9%
2027	43.5%	32.7%
2028	43.2%	32.3%
2029	42.9%	31.8%
2030	42.5%	31.2%
2031	42.2%	30.6%
2032	41.9%	29.9%
2033	41.5%	29.3%
2034	41.1%	28.7%
2035	40.7%	28.2%
2036	40.3%	27.8%
2037	39.9%	27.5%
2038	39.5%	27.1%
2039	39%	26.9%
2040	38.6%	26.9%
2041	38.2%	26.9%
2042	37.7%	26.9%
2043	37.3%	27%
2044	36.9%	27.1%
2045	36.4%	27.3%
2046	36%	27.4%
2047	35.6%	27.6%
2048	35.2%	27.7%
2049	34.8%	27.8%
2050	34.4%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	165,774	126
1961	171,236	120
1962	176,297	113
1963	180,867	106
1964	182,334	98
1965	185,931	93
1966	189,218	91
1967	193,044	92
1968	197,623	97
1969	202,174	102
1970	207,385	102
1971	211,137	101
1972	215,793	94
1973	226,847	101
1974	240,665	102
1975	257,984	108
1976	273,924	117
1977	289,193	128
1978	310,403	141
1979	331,162	158
1980	349,586	173
1981	322,207	186
1982	321,493	198
1983	324,158	206
1984	304,524	212
1985	307,625	215
1986	332,609	219
1987	334,438	219
1988	349,480	215
1989	348,833	208
1990	353,290	204
1991	357,676	203
1992	362,373	196
1993	369,518	202
1994	384,821	195
1995	421,630	191
1996	442,559	182
1997	461,209	177
1998	474,453	172
1999	491,814	166
2000	506,162	159
2001	519,594	151
2002	529,867	141
2003	540,992	136
2004	554,973	132
2005	570,132	131
2006	586,009	129
2007	610,913	125
2008	654,920	125
2009	693,673	130
2010	719,025	136
2011	741,303	142
2012	763,088	148
2013	784,641	148
2014	799,778	149
2015	824,435	153
2016	850,430	157
2017	876,594	163
2018	903,176	169
2019	927,581	166
2020	945,952	161
2021	951,234	151
2022	1,003,689	150
2023	1,025,334	137

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Tuvalu
1985	1,452	230
1986	1,355	226
1987	1,348	252
1988	1,259	300
1989	1,209	296
1990	1,150	291
1991	1,094	289
1992	1,046	312
1993	968	286
1994	902	284
1995	883	281
1996	819	277
1997	738	249
1998	694	245
1999	624	242
2000	547	237
2001	473	235
2002	398	234
2003	360	210
2004	321	209
2005	301	230
2006	298	226
2007	327	222
2008	365	219
2009	352	215
2010	305	213
2011	268	169
2012	218	168
2013	196	168
2014	210	168
2015	216	169
2016	202	170
2017	187	171
2018	159	153
2019	134	155
2020	123	206
2021	180	157
2022	104	220
2023	99	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	-	17.7%
1961	-	17%
1962	-	16.3%
1963	26.5%	15.6%
1964	26.7%	14.9%
1965	26.8%	14.2%
1966	26.8%	13.6%
1967	26.9%	12.9%
1968	26.9%	12.3%
1969	26.9%	11.7%
1970	26.8%	11.1%
1971	26.7%	10.5%
1972	26.6%	9.93%
1973	26.4%	9.37%
1974	26.3%	8.81%
1975	26.1%	8.31%
1976	26%	7.84%
1977	25.8%	7.43%
1978	25.7%	7.08%
1979	25.7%	6.76%
1980	25.6%	6.49%
1981	25.6%	6.26%
1982	25.5%	6.06%
1983	25.3%	5.9%
1984	25.1%	5.76%
1985	24.8%	5.66%
1986	24.5%	5.59%
1987	24.2%	5.53%
1988	23.9%	5.47%
1989	23.6%	5.42%
1990	23.3%	5.37%
1991	23%	5.31%
1992	22.6%	5.24%
1993	22.1%	5.15%
1994	21.6%	5.05%
1995	20.9%	4.94%
1996	20.1%	4.81%
1997	19.2%	4.67%
1998	18.2%	4.52%
1999	17.2%	4.39%
2000	16.3%	4.26%
2001	15.4%	4.16%
2002	14.6%	4.07%
2003	13.9%	3.98%
2004	13.2%	3.89%
2005	12.5%	3.8%
2006	11.8%	3.68%
2007	11%	3.56%
2008	10.4%	3.42%
2009	9.75%	3.28%
2010	9.5%	3.14%
2011	9.05%	3.02%
2012	8.63%	2.91%
2013	8.26%	2.8%
2014	7.92%	2.71%
2015	7.51%	2.61%
2016	7.23%	2.52%
2017	7.09%	2.43%
2018	6.95%	2.35%
2019	6.83%	2.27%
2020	6.73%	2.19%
2021	6.58%	2.12%
2022	6.43%	2.05%
2023	6.17%	1.99%