Sex ratio at birth in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sex ratio at birth was 101.22 in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
101.22
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
224th
of 229 countries
All-time high
101.22
in 2023
All-time low
99.87
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Sex ratio at birth in Mozambique, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 101.22 for sex ratio at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Mozambique peaked at 101.22 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.87, in 1951.
That places Mozambique 224th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.02 | 99.87 | 100.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.17 | 100.09 | 100.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.26 | 100.21 | 100.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.42 | 100.34 | 100.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.27 | 100.01 | 100.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.35 | 100.02 | 100.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101 | 100.79 | 101.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.21 | 101.18 | 101.22 | 4 |
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More gender data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 617,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 625,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 598,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 605,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 591,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 572,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 578,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 558,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 564,146 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in Mozambique?
- Sex ratio at birth in Mozambique was 101.22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 101.22 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.87 in 1951.
- How does Mozambique rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Mozambique ranks 224th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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