Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1953

Mozambique
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.09 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 289,307 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
289,307
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
6,123,118
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
10-1421.21.7%6,548
15-19127.210.4%31,058
20-24247.220.3%61,161
25-29257.321.1%64,800
30-34233.519.2%57,565
35-39186.315.3%42,158
40-44113.79.3%21,496
45-4929.62.4%4,311
50-541.90.2%208