Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Afghanistan
4.47 children per women
in 2023
Mozambique
4.35 children per women
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mozambique rank
12th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Afghanistan
- Mozambique
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.47 children per women against 4.35 children per women in Mozambique, a difference of 0.12 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.63 children per women | 3.58 children per women | 0.0499 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 4.15 children per women | 3.96 children per women | 0.1966 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 4.72 children per women | 4.15 children per women | 0.5716 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 5.2 children per women | 4.23 children per women | 0.9719 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 6.13 children per women | 4.5 children per women | 1.62 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 5.92 children per women | 4.67 children per women | 1.25 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.13 children per women | 4.72 children per women | 0.4059 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.58 children per women | 4.43 children per women | 0.1528 children per women | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
- Afghanistan, at 4.47 children per women against 4.35 children per women in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 0.12 children per women, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).