Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1952

Mozambique
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.06 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 285,926 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
285,926
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
6,050,759
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%6,339
15-19126.810.4%30,465
20-24246.020.3%60,757
25-29256.621.1%63,992
30-34232.919.2%57,180
35-39185.815.3%41,653
40-44113.39.3%21,121
45-4929.52.4%4,215
50-541.90.2%204