Fertility in Mozambique, 1950

Mozambique
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.00
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.00 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 278,306 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.00
Births
278,306
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
5,910,225
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1421.11.8%6,014
15-19126.110.5%30,028
20-24242.820.2%58,861
25-29254.021.1%62,514
30-34230.719.2%56,082
35-39184.115.3%40,350
40-44112.29.3%20,245
45-4929.12.4%4,011
50-541.90.2%198