Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mozambique, 1956

Mozambique
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mozambique was 6.17 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 301,461 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.17
Births
301,461
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
6,355,035
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
10-1422.11.8%7,298
15-19130.710.6%34,478
20-24250.420.3%61,498
25-29260.121.1%68,216
30-34235.919.1%59,204
35-39188.015.2%43,423
40-44115.19.3%22,539
45-4930.02.4%4,583
50-542.00.2%222