Fertility in Mozambique, 1951

Mozambique
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.03
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.03 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 282,142 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
282,142
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
5,978,156
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
10-1421.11.7%6,183
15-19126.610.5%30,116
20-24244.420.2%59,960
25-29255.321.1%63,236
30-34231.819.2%56,668
35-39185.015.3%41,002
40-44112.79.3%20,670
45-4929.32.4%4,105
50-541.90.2%201