Fertility in Mozambique, 1955

Mozambique
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.14
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.14 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 297,281 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
297,281
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
6,274,472
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
10-1421.81.8%7,057
15-19129.610.5%33,306
20-24249.820.3%61,242
25-29259.321.1%67,100
30-34235.219.1%58,595
35-39187.515.3%43,064
40-44114.69.3%22,206
45-4929.92.4%4,496
50-542.00.2%217