Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Mozambique
Mozambique: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 4.76 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.76 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.7 live births per woman
in 1971
All-time low
4.76 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Mozambique stood at 4.76 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Mozambique peaked at 6.7 live births per woman in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.76 live births per woman, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 10th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.03 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 6.06 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 6.09 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 6.12 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 6.14 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 6.17 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.17 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.19 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.25 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 6.31 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 6.37 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 6.42 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 6.51 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.58 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.61 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.67 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.7 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.67 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 6.64 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.62 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 6.59 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 6.56 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 6.53 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.43 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.43 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.44 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.43 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.41 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.39 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.37 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 6.35 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.32 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.28 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.22 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.15 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.08 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.02 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.97 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.93 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.91 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.88 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.83 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.75 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.67 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.6 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.55 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.45 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.47 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.68 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.66 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.52 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.43 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.25 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.19 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.13 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.07 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.02 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.96 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.91 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.84 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.76 live births per woman | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.51 live births per woman | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.65 live births per woman | 6.56 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.08 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 live births per woman | 5.45 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 live births per woman | 5.02 live births per woman | 5.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.87 live births per woman | 4.76 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 7 Angola 5.12 live births per woman compare
- 8 Burundi 4.88 live births per woman compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.84 live births per woman compare
- 11 Mauritania 4.7 live births per woman compare
- 12 Mayotte 4.62 live births per woman compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.61 live births per woman compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,281 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 278,480 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,278 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,822 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Mozambique?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Mozambique was 4.76 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 live births per woman in 1971.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.