Fertility & birth rates in Mozambique and Vanuatu

Fertility rate in Mozambique vs Vanuatu 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 3.6 in Vanuatu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mozambique vs Vanuatu 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	Vanuatu
1960	6.31	6.78
1961	6.37	6.73
1962	6.42	6.67
1963	6.47	6.62
1964	6.51	6.57
1965	6.54	6.52
1966	6.58	6.51
1967	6.61	6.51
1968	6.65	6.46
1969	6.67	6.41
1970	6.7	6.35
1971	6.7	6.29
1972	6.7	6.23
1973	6.7	6.15
1974	6.67	6.06
1975	6.66	5.98
1976	6.64	5.89
1977	6.62	5.81
1978	6.59	5.77
1979	6.56	5.73
1980	6.53	5.69
1981	6.48	5.65
1982	6.43	5.6
1983	6.43	5.55
1984	6.44	5.49
1985	6.43	5.43
1986	6.41	5.38
1987	6.39	5.33
1988	6.37	5.27
1989	6.35	5.21
1990	6.32	5.17
1991	6.28	5.13
1992	6.22	5.09
1993	6.15	5.02
1994	6.08	4.94
1995	6.02	4.85
1996	5.97	4.75
1997	5.93	4.66
1998	5.91	4.6
1999	5.88	4.56
2000	5.83	4.54
2001	5.76	4.5
2002	5.67	4.38
2003	5.6	4.29
2004	5.55	4.21
2005	5.5	4.13
2006	5.45	4.1
2007	5.47	4.12
2008	5.6	4.16
2009	5.68	4.16
2010	5.66	4.13
2011	5.6	4.09
2012	5.52	4.06
2013	5.43	4.04
2014	5.3	4
2015	5.25	3.95
2016	5.19	3.92
2017	5.13	3.88
2018	5.07	3.83
2019	5.02	3.79
2020	4.96	3.74
2021	4.91	3.7
2022	4.84	3.65
2023	4.76	3.6
2024	4.69	3.57
2025	4.62	3.53
2026	4.54	3.5
2027	4.46	3.46
2028	4.39	3.42
2029	4.3	3.39
2030	4.23	3.35
2031	4.14	3.32
2032	4.06	3.28
2033	3.97	3.25
2034	3.89	3.21
2035	3.82	3.18
2036	3.75	3.15
2037	3.67	3.13
2038	3.6	3.1
2039	3.53	3.08
2040	3.47	3.05
2041	3.4	3.03
2042	3.34	3
2043	3.28	2.97
2044	3.22	2.94
2045	3.16	2.92
2046	3.11	2.9
2047	3.06	2.88
2048	3.01	2.85
2049	2.97	2.83
2050	2.92	2.8

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mozambique	Vanuatu
1960	41%	44.6%
1961	41.2%	44.8%
1962	41.4%	45.1%
1963	41.6%	45.2%
1964	41.9%	45.4%
1965	42.2%	45.5%
1966	42.5%	45.7%
1967	42.7%	45.8%
1968	42.9%	45.8%
1969	43.1%	45.8%
1970	43.3%	45.7%
1971	43.4%	45.7%
1972	43.6%	45.6%
1973	43.7%	45.5%
1974	43.8%	45.5%
1975	44%	45.4%
1976	44.1%	45.2%
1977	44.3%	45.1%
1978	44.6%	45%
1979	44.9%	44.5%
1980	45.3%	44%
1981	45.6%	43.9%
1982	45.7%	44%
1983	45.8%	44%
1984	45.9%	44.1%
1985	45.9%	44.2%
1986	45.9%	44.2%
1987	45.9%	44.1%
1988	45.8%	44.1%
1989	45.7%	44%
1990	45.7%	43.9%
1991	45.6%	43.9%
1992	45.5%	44.1%
1993	45.4%	44.8%
1994	45.2%	45.2%
1995	45%	45%
1996	44.9%	44.8%
1997	44.8%	44.4%
1998	44.9%	44%
1999	45%	43.5%
2000	45.1%	42.9%
2001	45.1%	42.4%
2002	45.2%	41.8%
2003	45.3%	41.3%
2004	45.3%	40.7%
2005	45.3%	40.2%
2006	45.4%	39.6%
2007	45.4%	39.2%
2008	45.5%	38.8%
2009	45.6%	38.5%
2010	45.8%	38.2%
2011	45.8%	38.1%
2012	45.9%	38.2%
2013	45.8%	38.2%
2014	45.8%	38.4%
2015	45.7%	38.5%
2016	45.6%	38.7%
2017	45.5%	38.8%
2018	45.4%	38.9%
2019	45.3%	39%
2020	45.2%	39%
2021	45.1%	39%
2022	45%	38.8%
2023	44.8%	38.6%
2024	44.5%	38.3%
2025	44.2%	38%
2026	43.9%	37.6%
2027	43.5%	37.1%
2028	43.2%	36.7%
2029	42.9%	36.2%
2030	42.5%	35.8%
2031	42.2%	35.3%
2032	41.9%	34.9%
2033	41.5%	34.5%
2034	41.1%	34.1%
2035	40.7%	33.7%
2036	40.3%	33.4%
2037	39.9%	33.2%
2038	39.5%	32.9%
2039	39%	32.7%
2040	38.6%	32.5%
2041	38.2%	32.3%
2042	37.7%	32.2%
2043	37.3%	32%
2044	36.9%	31.8%
2045	36.4%	31.6%
2046	36%	31.5%
2047	35.6%	31.3%
2048	35.2%	31.1%
2049	34.8%	30.9%
2050	34.4%	30.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.5% of the population in Mozambique and 38.3% in Vanuatu in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mozambique and Vanuatu compared.

Natural population change in Mozambique vs Vanuatu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.08% in Mozambique and +2.53% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	165,774	1,796
1961	171,236	1,872
1962	176,297	1,947
1963	180,867	2,025
1964	182,334	2,098
1965	185,931	2,180
1966	189,218	2,278
1967	193,044	2,384
1968	197,623	2,470
1969	202,174	2,529
1970	207,385	2,597
1971	211,137	2,685
1972	215,793	2,775
1973	226,847	2,876
1974	240,665	2,968
1975	257,984	3,074
1976	273,924	3,174
1977	289,193	3,285
1978	310,403	3,428
1979	331,162	3,590
1980	349,586	3,383
1981	322,207	3,592
1982	321,493	3,778
1983	324,158	3,944
1984	304,524	4,088
1985	307,625	4,219
1986	332,609	4,360
1987	334,438	4,427
1988	349,480	4,577
1989	348,833	4,656
1990	353,290	4,762
1991	357,676	4,859
1992	362,373	4,941
1993	369,518	4,973
1994	384,821	4,973
1995	421,630	4,945
1996	442,559	4,897
1997	461,209	4,854
1998	474,453	4,866
1999	491,814	4,871
2000	506,162	5,026
2001	519,594	5,144
2002	529,867	5,181
2003	540,992	5,258
2004	554,973	5,353
2005	570,132	5,454
2006	586,009	5,606
2007	610,913	5,842
2008	654,920	6,138
2009	693,673	6,362
2010	719,025	6,548
2011	741,303	6,715
2012	763,088	6,877
2013	784,641	7,036
2014	799,778	7,143
2015	824,435	7,220
2016	850,430	7,315
2017	876,594	7,371
2018	903,176	7,379
2019	927,581	7,364
2020	945,952	7,233
2021	951,234	7,199
2022	1,003,689	7,358
2023	1,025,334	7,359

Maternal mortality chart: Mozambique vs Vanuatu

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 100 deaths in Vanuatu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mozambique	Vanuatu
1985	1,452	211
1986	1,355	194
1987	1,348	200
1988	1,259	172
1989	1,209	162
1990	1,150	151
1991	1,094	140
1992	1,046	140
1993	968	133
1994	902	131
1995	883	131
1996	819	129
1997	738	131
1998	694	134
1999	624	146
2000	547	133
2001	473	132
2002	398	128
2003	360	131
2004	321	131
2005	301	127
2006	298	123
2007	327	120
2008	365	117
2009	352	114
2010	305	114
2011	268	112
2012	218	109
2013	196	110
2014	210	110
2015	216	109
2016	202	107
2017	187	107
2018	159	108
2019	134	105
2020	123	107
2021	180	124
2022	104	105
2023	99	100

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.17% in Mozambique and 1.68% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	-	15.2%
1961	-	14.7%
1962	-	14.3%
1963	26.5%	13.8%
1964	26.7%	13.4%
1965	26.8%	12.9%
1966	26.8%	12.4%
1967	26.9%	12%
1968	26.9%	11.5%
1969	26.9%	11%
1970	26.8%	10.6%
1971	26.7%	10.2%
1972	26.6%	9.73%
1973	26.4%	9.34%
1974	26.3%	8.95%
1975	26.1%	8.58%
1976	26%	8.21%
1977	25.8%	7.84%
1978	25.7%	7.45%
1979	25.7%	7.07%
1980	25.6%	6.67%
1981	25.6%	6.27%
1982	25.5%	5.87%
1983	25.3%	5.48%
1984	25.1%	5.12%
1985	24.8%	4.78%
1986	24.5%	4.47%
1987	24.2%	4.2%
1988	23.9%	3.96%
1989	23.6%	3.76%
1990	23.3%	3.58%
1991	23%	3.43%
1992	22.6%	3.29%
1993	22.1%	3.18%
1994	21.6%	3.08%
1995	20.9%	3%
1996	20.1%	2.92%
1997	19.2%	2.86%
1998	18.2%	2.79%
1999	17.2%	2.74%
2000	16.3%	2.68%
2001	15.4%	2.63%
2002	14.6%	2.58%
2003	13.9%	2.54%
2004	13.2%	2.5%
2005	12.5%	2.45%
2006	11.8%	2.4%
2007	11%	2.34%
2008	10.4%	2.27%
2009	9.75%	2.2%
2010	9.5%	2.12%
2011	9.05%	2.05%
2012	8.63%	1.99%
2013	8.26%	1.94%
2014	7.92%	1.9%
2015	7.51%	1.87%
2016	7.23%	1.84%
2017	7.09%	1.82%
2018	6.95%	1.8%
2019	6.83%	1.78%
2020	6.73%	1.77%
2021	6.58%	1.74%
2022	6.43%	1.71%
2023	6.17%	1.68%