Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1954

Mozambique
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.12 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 293,321 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
293,321
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
6,196,978
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
10-1421.41.8%6,795
15-19128.310.5%32,055
20-24248.720.3%61,346
25-29258.421.1%65,925
30-34234.419.2%58,072
35-39187.015.3%42,650
40-44114.29.3%21,860
45-4929.82.4%4,405
50-541.90.2%212