Adolescent birth rate in Mozambique

The adolescent birth rate in Mozambique was 151.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1968.

Measure: Adolescent birth rate Unit: Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Mozambique, 2024 151.9 Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Change from 2023 −1.6per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2023: 153.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
World, 2024 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 Official aggregate
Position in 2024 3rd of 217 See the full ranking

Adolescent birth rate in Mozambique over time

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Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Adolescent birth rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19), 2000 to 2024
Period MozambiqueWorld
2024 151.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2023 153.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2022 155.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 39.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2021 156.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 39.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2020 159.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 40.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2019 161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 41.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2018 163.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 42.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2017 165.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 43.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2016 167.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 44.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2015 168.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 46.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2014 170.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 49.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2013 170.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 51.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2012 167.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2011 164.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2010 161.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2009 160.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2008 158.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 53.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2007 155.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2006 156.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 52.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2005 157.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 53.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2004 157.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 57.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2003 161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 61.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2002 165.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 63.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2001 167.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 65.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2000 168.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 66.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.6 from 153.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 170.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, the figure has changed by −18.5.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Mozambique has the 3rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.ADO.TFRT · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Mozambique
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects