Angola vs Mozambique: Fertility rate: births per woman

Angola
5.12 live births per woman
in 2023
Mozambique
4.76 live births per woman
in 2023
Angola rank
7th
Mozambique rank
10th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Angola
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 5.12 live births per woman against 4.76 live births per woman in Mozambique, a difference of 0.36 live births per woman.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.

Angola ranks 7th and Mozambique ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 6.2 live births per woman 6.12 live births per woman 0.0813 live births per woman Angola
1960s 7.07 live births per woman 6.51 live births per woman 0.5522 live births per woman Angola
1970s 7.48 live births per woman 6.65 live births per woman 0.8226 live births per woman Angola
1980s 7.43 live births per woman 6.43 live births per woman 1 live births per woman Angola
1990s 6.96 live births per woman 6.08 live births per woman 0.8893 live births per woman Angola
2000s 6.47 live births per woman 5.61 live births per woman 0.8571 live births per woman Angola
2010s 5.82 live births per woman 5.32 live births per woman 0.5033 live births per woman Angola
2020s 5.25 live births per woman 4.87 live births per woman 0.3853 live births per woman Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Angola or Mozambique?
Angola, at 5.12 live births per woman against 4.76 live births per woman in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Angola and Mozambique?
0.36 live births per woman, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mozambique?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Mozambique rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Angola ranks 7th and Mozambique ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The 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.