Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Uzbekistan

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Uzbekistan 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 3.5 in Uzbekistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Uzbekistan 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	Uzbekistan
1960	6.31	6.61
1961	6.37	6.75
1962	6.42	6.88
1963	6.47	6.81
1964	6.51	6.82
1965	6.54	6.81
1966	6.58	6.66
1967	6.61	6.57
1968	6.65	6.39
1969	6.67	6.34
1970	6.7	6.31
1971	6.7	6.28
1972	6.7	6.25
1973	6.7	6.16
1974	6.67	6.05
1975	6.66	5.92
1976	6.64	5.75
1977	6.62	5.54
1978	6.59	5.28
1979	6.56	5.16
1980	6.53	5.04
1981	6.48	4.91
1982	6.43	4.82
1983	6.43	4.71
1984	6.44	4.73
1985	6.43	4.69
1986	6.41	4.68
1987	6.39	4.53
1988	6.37	4.26
1989	6.35	4.1
1990	6.32	4.12
1991	6.28	4.19
1992	6.22	4.06
1993	6.15	3.86
1994	6.08	3.66
1995	6.02	3.57
1996	5.97	3.39
1997	5.93	3.19
1998	5.91	2.99
1999	5.88	2.83
2000	5.83	2.7
2001	5.76	2.61
2002	5.67	2.58
2003	5.6	2.5
2004	5.55	2.5
2005	5.5	2.44
2006	5.45	2.46
2007	5.47	2.57
2008	5.6	2.64
2009	5.68	2.56
2010	5.66	2.44
2011	5.6	2.35
2012	5.52	2.34
2013	5.43	2.44
2014	5.3	2.55
2015	5.25	2.58
2016	5.19	2.56
2017	5.13	2.57
2018	5.07	2.71
2019	5.02	2.87
2020	4.96	3.06
2021	4.91	3.27
2022	4.84	3.4
2023	4.76	3.5
2024	4.69	3.49
2025	4.62	3.45
2026	4.54	3.4
2027	4.46	3.36
2028	4.39	3.31
2029	4.3	3.27
2030	4.23	3.22
2031	4.14	3.18
2032	4.06	3.13
2033	3.97	3.09
2034	3.89	3.05
2035	3.82	3.01
2036	3.75	2.98
2037	3.67	2.94
2038	3.6	2.91
2039	3.53	2.87
2040	3.47	2.84
2041	3.4	2.81
2042	3.34	2.78
2043	3.28	2.75
2044	3.22	2.72
2045	3.16	2.69
2046	3.11	2.66
2047	3.06	2.63
2048	3.01	2.6
2049	2.97	2.58
2050	2.92	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	Uzbekistan
1960	41%	39.8%
1961	41.2%	41.2%
1962	41.4%	42.4%
1963	41.6%	43.4%
1964	41.9%	44.2%
1965	42.2%	44.7%
1966	42.5%	44.8%
1967	42.7%	44.9%
1968	42.9%	44.8%
1969	43.1%	44.7%
1970	43.3%	44.6%
1971	43.4%	44.4%
1972	43.6%	44.3%
1973	43.7%	44%
1974	43.8%	43.7%
1975	44%	43.3%
1976	44.1%	42.8%
1977	44.3%	42.3%
1978	44.6%	41.7%
1979	44.9%	41.2%
1980	45.3%	40.8%
1981	45.6%	40.5%
1982	45.7%	40.3%
1983	45.8%	40.1%
1984	45.9%	40.1%
1985	45.9%	40.1%
1986	45.9%	40.1%
1987	45.9%	40.1%
1988	45.8%	40%
1989	45.7%	39.9%
1990	45.7%	39.9%
1991	45.6%	39.9%
1992	45.5%	39.8%
1993	45.4%	39.8%
1994	45.2%	39.7%
1995	45%	39.4%
1996	44.9%	39.2%
1997	44.8%	38.8%
1998	44.9%	38.2%
1999	45%	37.5%
2000	45.1%	36.7%
2001	45.1%	35.8%
2002	45.2%	34.9%
2003	45.3%	34%
2004	45.3%	33.1%
2005	45.3%	32.3%
2006	45.4%	31.4%
2007	45.4%	30.6%
2008	45.5%	29.9%
2009	45.6%	29.4%
2010	45.8%	28.9%
2011	45.8%	28.5%
2012	45.9%	28.2%
2013	45.8%	28.1%
2014	45.8%	28.1%
2015	45.7%	28.3%
2016	45.6%	28.5%
2017	45.5%	28.8%
2018	45.4%	29%
2019	45.3%	29.3%
2020	45.2%	29.7%
2021	45.1%	30.2%
2022	45%	30.6%
2023	44.8%	30.9%
2024	44.5%	31.1%
2025	44.2%	31.3%
2026	43.9%	31.5%
2027	43.5%	31.6%
2028	43.2%	31.6%
2029	42.9%	31.6%
2030	42.5%	31.4%
2031	42.2%	31.3%
2032	41.9%	31.1%
2033	41.5%	30.9%
2034	41.1%	30.6%
2035	40.7%	30.3%
2036	40.3%	29.8%
2037	39.9%	29.3%
2038	39.5%	28.8%
2039	39%	28.3%
2040	38.6%	28%
2041	38.2%	27.6%
2042	37.7%	27.4%
2043	37.3%	27.2%
2044	36.9%	27%
2045	36.4%	26.9%
2046	36%	26.8%
2047	35.6%	26.8%
2048	35.2%	26.7%
2049	34.8%	26.7%
2050	34.4%	26.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 31.1% in Uzbekistan in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 39.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Uzbekistan compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Uzbekistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and +1.87% in Uzbekistan. 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	Uzbekistan
1960	165,774	267,165
1961	171,236	279,841
1962	176,297	292,788
1963	180,867	293,432
1964	182,334	298,790
1965	185,931	302,264
1966	189,218	297,844
1967	193,044	298,350
1968	197,623	295,651
1969	202,174	302,833
1970	207,385	313,216
1971	211,137	323,171
1972	215,793	333,230
1973	226,847	341,807
1974	240,665	350,422
1975	257,984	357,382
1976	273,924	363,110
1977	289,193	369,572
1978	310,403	372,068
1979	331,162	387,754
1980	349,586	401,557
1981	322,207	413,897
1982	321,493	431,389
1983	324,158	454,464
1984	304,524	485,617
1985	307,625	508,893
1986	332,609	533,234
1987	334,438	537,292
1988	349,480	525,126
1989	348,833	522,323
1990	353,290	540,581
1991	357,676	557,886
1992	362,373	548,793
1993	369,518	527,557
1994	384,821	502,279
1995	421,630	493,966
1996	442,559	471,010
1997	461,209	441,631
1998	474,453	408,532
1999	491,814	385,448
2000	506,162	365,138
2001	519,594	356,483
2002	529,867	359,231
2003	540,992	355,098
2004	554,973	363,994
2005	570,132	363,462
2006	586,009	383,265
2007	610,913	426,880
2008	654,920	461,665
2009	693,673	471,839
2010	719,025	461,293
2011	741,303	454,858
2012	763,088	463,333
2013	784,641	501,742
2014	799,778	536,881
2015	824,435	552,781
2016	850,430	549,045
2017	876,594	548,372
2018	903,176	585,119
2019	927,581	618,154
2020	945,952	643,750
2021	951,234	689,325
2022	1,003,689	715,410
2023	1,025,334	722,280

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Uzbekistan

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 26 deaths in Uzbekistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Uzbekistan
1985	1,452	72
1986	1,355	69
1987	1,348	63
1988	1,259	58
1989	1,209	53
1990	1,150	50
1991	1,094	47
1992	1,046	46
1993	968	47
1994	902	49
1995	883	46
1996	819	44
1997	738	42
1998	694	42
1999	624	43
2000	547	42
2001	473	42
2002	398	41
2003	360	40
2004	321	39
2005	301	39
2006	298	38
2007	327	37
2008	365	35
2009	352	34
2010	305	34
2011	268	33
2012	218	33
2013	196	32
2014	210	32
2015	216	31
2016	202	31
2017	187	30
2018	159	29
2019	134	29
2020	123	29
2021	180	28
2022	104	27
2023	99	26

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 1.33% in Uzbekistan. 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	Uzbekistan
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%	12.5%
1980	25.6%	11.7%
1981	25.6%	10.9%
1982	25.5%	10.2%
1983	25.3%	9.5%
1984	25.1%	8.91%
1985	24.8%	8.4%
1986	24.5%	7.96%
1987	24.2%	7.59%
1988	23.9%	7.31%
1989	23.6%	7.13%
1990	23.3%	7.04%
1991	23%	7.01%
1992	22.6%	7.01%
1993	22.1%	6.99%
1994	21.6%	6.95%
1995	20.9%	6.91%
1996	20.1%	6.83%
1997	19.2%	6.72%
1998	18.2%	6.57%
1999	17.2%	6.38%
2000	16.3%	6.15%
2001	15.4%	5.88%
2002	14.6%	5.57%
2003	13.9%	5.25%
2004	13.2%	4.92%
2005	12.5%	4.57%
2006	11.8%	4.24%
2007	11%	3.9%
2008	10.4%	3.59%
2009	9.75%	3.29%
2010	9.5%	3.01%
2011	9.05%	2.75%
2012	8.63%	2.52%
2013	8.26%	2.32%
2014	7.92%	2.14%
2015	7.51%	1.98%
2016	7.23%	1.85%
2017	7.09%	1.73%
2018	6.95%	1.64%
2019	6.83%	1.56%
2020	6.73%	1.5%
2021	6.58%	1.44%
2022	6.43%	1.38%
2023	6.17%	1.33%